Derek Doneen | |
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| Born | Derek Jonathanpope Doneen March 27, 1987 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
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| Years active | 2012–present |
| Website | Derekdoneen.com |
Derek Jonathanpope Doneen (born March 27, 1987) [1] is an American documentary film director, editor and producer. [2] He is best known for his work on the feature documentary The Price of Free and the Netflix documentary series Heist . [3] [4]
Doneen was born in Los Angeles, California on March 27, 1987. He graduated from Chapman University's Dodge College of Film and Media Arts. [5] He started his career as an in-house filmmaker at Participant Media. [6] 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. [7] He was named one of Variety's 2018 top 10 documentary filmmakers and listed in DOC NYC's "40 Under 40" list for 2018. [8] [9]
In 2021, Doneen co-directed the Netflix documentary series Heist , along with Nick Frew and Martin Desmond Roe, about the story of three heists. [4]
| 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 |
| 2022 | They Call Me Magic | Editor | Documentary |
| 2023 | BS High | Editor | Documentary |
| Year | Result | Award | Category | Work | Ref. |
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| 2018 | Won | Sundance Film Festival | Grand Jury Prize | The Price of Free | [7] |
| Won | Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival | Special Jury Award | [10] | ||
| Nominated | Best Film | ||||
| Nominated | CPH:DOX | F:ACT Award | [11] | ||
| Nominated | Politiken's Audience Award | ||||
| Nominated | News & Documentary Emmy Awards | Outstanding Social Issue Documentary | [12] | ||
| 2019 | Nominated | Humanitas Prize | Documentaries - Special Awards Category | [13] | |
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