Matthew Miele

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Matthew Miele
Born
New Jersey, U.S. [1]
Occupation(s)Director, screenwriter, producer, editor, author
Years active2000–present

Matthew Miele is an American director of both documentary and narrative films. He is best known for Always at The Carlyle (2018), Harry Benson: Shoot First (2016) and Scatter My Ashes at Bergdorf's (2013). [2] [3]

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Other films include Last Night in New York (2022), about the life of New York Social Diary's David Patrick Columbia and the social, historical and cultural domain of NYC that he has been reporting on for decades, [4] as well as Crazy About Tiffany's (2016). [5]

Most recently, Miele released his authorized documentary about filmmaker Alan J. Pakula titled Alan Pakula: Going for Truth on Amazon Prime Video, AppleTV and Google Play. [6] The film features Pakula collaborators such as Meryl Streep, Robert Redford, Julia Roberts, Harrison Ford, Jane Fonda, Dustin Hoffman, and Jeff Bridges. [7]

Upcoming films include Finding Satoshi, an investigative documentary diving into the origins of Bitcoin and its mysterious alleged creator known as Satoshi Nakamoto. [8] He has untitled documentaries about costume designer Bob Mackie, American television writer Alan Zweibel, and screenwriter Paddy Chayefsky currently in production. [9] [10] [11]

He is the writer and director of Gentleman Gangster (2010), Eavesdrop (2008) and Everything's Jake (2000).[ citation needed ]

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References

  1. Saito, Stephen (May 11, 2018). "Interview: Matthew Miele on Giving Himself a Room with a View in "Always at the Carlyle"". The Moveable Fest. Retrieved July 1, 2024.
  2. Busch, Anita (November 1, 2017). "'Always At The Carlyle' Feature Doc About Legendary Hotel Will Be Released By Good Deed Entertainment".
  3. McNary, Dave (January 5, 2016). "'Harry Benson: Shoot First' Documentary Bought by Magnolia".
  4. Siegler, Mara (February 5, 2022). "New doc focuses on NYC society chronicler David Patrick Columbia".
  5. Ford, Rebecca (January 9, 2014). "Tiffany & Co. Doc in the Works With Matthew Miele to Direct (Exclusive)".
  6. "Home". Alan Pakula.
  7. Jr, Mike Fleming (February 17, 2021). "Alan J. Pakula Docu In Play; A Poignant Reminder Of Understated Director & His Seminal Films Including 'All The President's Men,' 'Sophie's Choice' & 'Klute'".
  8. Donnelly, Matt (December 3, 2021). "Bitcoin's Mysterious Origins at Center of 'Finding Satoshi,' New Doc From Director Matthew Miele (EXCLUSIVE)".
  9. "The Cher Show Tony Nominee Bob Mackie Subject of New Documentary | Playbill".
  10. "Alan Zweibel".
  11. "AFI FEST Interview: ALAN PAKULA: GOING FOR TRUTH director Matthew Miele". American Film Institute.