Derek Doneen
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Born | Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
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Years active | 2012–present |
Derek Doneen is an American documentary film director, editor and producer.[1] He is best known for his work on the feature documentary The Price of Free and the Netflix documentary series Heist.[2][3]
Life and career[]
Doneen was born in Los Angeles, California. He graduated from Chapman University's Dodge College of Film and Media Arts.[4] He started his career as an in-house filmmaker at Participant Media.[5] In 2018, he directed the feature documentary The Price of Free, about Nobel Prize winner Kailash Satyarthi, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival and won the Sundance Grand Jury Prize.[6] He was named one of Variety's 2018 top 10 documentary filmmakers and listed in DOC NYC's "40 Under 40" list for 2018.[7][8]
In 2021, Doneen co-directed the Netflix documentary series Heist, along with Nick Frew and Martin Desmond Roe, about the story of three heists.[3]
Filmography[]
Year | Title | Contribution | Note |
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2012 | The Story of Pines | Producer | Short film |
2013 | The Dream Is Now | Producer | Documentary |
2014 | Spent: Looking for Change | Director | Documentary |
2015 | Kobe Bryant's Muse | Editor | Documentary |
2016 | David Ortiz: The Last Walk Off | Editor | 1 episode |
Glimpse | Editor | Short film | |
2017 | Shot in the Dark | Producer | Documentary |
2018 | What Haunts Us | Editor | Documentary |
Religion of Sports | Director | Documentary | |
The Price of Free | Director | Documentary | |
2019 | Sweetheart Dancers | Editor | Documentary |
Paulette | Editor | Documentary | |
Why We Fight | Director | 1 episode | |
2021 | Heist | Director and producer | Documentary |
Awards and nominations[]
Year | Result | Award | Category | Work | Ref. |
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2018 | Won | Sundance Film Festival | Grand Jury Prize | The Price of Free | [6] |
Won | Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival | Special Jury Award | [9] | ||
Nominated | Best Film | ||||
Nominated | CPH:DOX | F:ACT Award | [10] | ||
Nominated | Politiken's Audience Award | ||||
Nominated | News & Documentary Emmy Awards | Outstanding Social Issue Documentary | [11] | ||
2019 | Nominated | Humanitas Prize | Documentaries - Special Awards Category | [12] |
References[]
- ^ "EXCLUSIVE - 'Heist' creator Derek Doneen aims to make you 'root for the bad guys a little bit'". meaww.com. Retrieved 2022-02-01.
- ^ "'The Price of Free' is a story of recovery, says director Derek Doneen". thehindu.com. Retrieved 2022-02-01.
- ^ a b "Why Netflix's 'Heist' Director Brought the 'Fun' to True Crime". thewrap.com. Retrieved 2022-02-01.
- ^ "Friday Focus: Alumni". blogs.chapman.edu. Retrieved 2022-02-01.
- ^ "Derek Doneen". filmindependent.org. Retrieved 2022-02-01.
- ^ a b "2018 SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL AWARDS ANNOUNCED". sundance.org. Retrieved 2022-02-01.
- ^ "Variety's 10 Documentarians to Watch in 2018". variety.com. Retrieved 2022-02-01.
- ^ "DOC NYC ANNOUNCES INAUGURAL "40 UNDER 40" LIST". docnyc.net. Retrieved 2022-02-01.
- ^ "'3 Faces', 'Shoplifters' win top prizes at Antalya Film Festival". screendaily.com. Retrieved 2022-02-01.
- ^ "CPH:DOX 2018, DOCUMENTARIES TO WIDEN OUR HORIZON". theyouth.info. Retrieved 2022-02-01.
- ^ "NOMINEES FOR THE 40th ANNUAL NEWS & DOCUMENTARY EMMY AWARDS ANNOUNCED" (PDF). cdn.emmyonline.org. Retrieved 2022-02-01.
- ^ "HUMANITAS PRIZE NOMINEES". humanitasprize.org. Retrieved 2022-02-01.
External links[]
- Living people
- American documentary film directors
- American documentary film producers
- People from California