Sean Stuart

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Sean Stuart (born June 16, 1978), is an Emmy and Grammy award-winning American documentary producer, writer, and director. [1] [2] He is president of Sutter Road Picture Company], and a partner at Company Name with actor/director Colin Hanks. He is best known for Sly, Challenger: The Final Flight , What's My Name: Muhammad Ali , Mike Judge Presents: Tales from the Tour Bus and All Things Must Pass: The Rise and Fall of Tower Records .

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Early life and education

Sean Stuart was raised in Sacramento, California. He attended Jesuit High School in Carmichael, California, and later enrolled at the University of Southern California, where he received a degree from the USC School of Cinematic Arts. While at USC, he played for the USC Trojans men's water polo team, winning the 1998 National Collegiate Men's Water Polo Championship. [3] [4]

Stuart's first job in the entertainment industry came shortly after graduation, when he worked as a production assistant on the original Spider-Man movie, directed by Sam Raimi.

Career

Early career and DirecTV

Sean Stuart began his career in television, where he played a key role in launching and running The 101 Network (later known as the Audience Network) at DirecTV. [5] [6] From 2005 to 2011, Stuart handled the day-to-day operations alongside his partners. The 101 Network was DirecTV's first original 24-hour broadcast venture.

During this period, Stuart and his team managed the network's production and broadcast of various high-profile projects, including three seasons of Friday Night Lights and the 2009 launch of The Dan Patrick Show , among other original programming. His contributions helped establish DirecTV as a competitive force in original content production. [7] [8]

Documentary filmmaking

Company Name with Colin Hanks

Soon after his departure from DirecTV, Stuart formed a new media venture, Company Name, with actor/director Colin Hanks, and began production on their first documentary film All Things Must Pass: The Rise and Fall of Tower Records . [9] [10] The film premiered at the South by Southwest (SXSW) Film Festival in 2015, and documented the history and eventual closure of Tower Records. [11] [12] [13]

In 2017, Stuart and Hanks produced Eagles of Death Metal: Nos Amis (Our Friends) , a documentary that followed the return of the band Eagles of Death Metal to Paris after the 2015 Bataclan Theatre attack. [14] The film focused on band members Josh Homme and Jesse Hughes as they resumed performing in Paris just months after the tragic event. The documentary aired on HBO and received two nominations at the 2017 Critics' Choice Documentary Awards. [15] [16]

Through their production company, Stuart and Hanks have produced numerous projects for ESPN and their 30 for 30 and FiveThirtyEight brands. Notable works include Say Hey, Willie Mays! [17] for HBO Sports and Thriller 40 with Sony Music for Paramount+. [18] The duo is currently producing the upcoming Untitled John Candy documentary with Maximum Effort for Amazon MGM Studios. [19] [20]

Sutter Road Picture Company

Stuart is the founder and president of Sutter Road Picture Company. Through Sutter Road, he has produced over 20 documentary films and television series. His work has received six Emmy Award nominations, including one win for What's My Name: Muhammad Ali in the Outstanding Sports Documentary category. [21] [22] He has won a Grammy Award for Jazz Fest: A New Orleans Story , which won Best Music Film at the 2023 Grammy Awards. [23] [24]

Stuart and Sutter Road's other recent films include Chowchilla, [25] Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes, [26] [27] Willie Nelson & Family, The Blue Angels, [28] Diane von Furstenberg: Woman in Charge [29] , and Road Diary: Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band. [30] [31]

Notable projects

In 2015, All Things Must Pass: The Rise and Fall of Tower Records had its world premiere at SXSW, featured in the festivals 24 Beats Per Second screening section. [32]

In 2019, Sean had two films premiere at SXSW: The Gift: The Journey of Johnny Cash [33] (directed by Thom Zimny), and Tread [34] (directed by Paul Solet).

In 2020, What's My Name: Muhammad Ali (directed by Antoine Fuqua) won three prestigious awards: a Sports Emmy Award for Outstanding Long Sports Documentary, [35] a PGA Award for Outstanding Sports Program, [36] and an Eddie Award for Best Edited Documentary: Non-Theatrical. [37]

Also in 2020, Challenger: The Final Flight was nominated for two News & Documentary Emmy Awards: Outstanding Historical Documentary, and Outstanding Editing: Documentary. [38] With Drawn Arms (directed by Glenn Kaino and Afshin Shahidi) was selected as the opening night film at Hamptons International Film Festival; [39] the film also received a nomination for Outstanding Social Issue Documentary at the News & Documentary Emmy Awards. [40]

In 2023, Sly was chosen as the closing night film at the Toronto International Film Festival. [41] Jazz Fest: A New Orleans Story won the Grammy Award for Best Music Film. [42]

In 2024, Diane von Furstenberg: Woman in Charge had its world premiere at Tribeca Film Festival. [43] Also having its world premiere in 2024 was Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes , which premiered at Cannes Film Festival. [44]

Filmography

TitleYearRoleType
Road Diary: Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band 2024ProducerFilm
Charlie Hustle & the Matter of Pete Rose (4 episodes)2024Executive ProducerTV Series
Diane von Furstenberg: Woman in Charge2024ProducerFilm
The Blue Angels 2024ProducerFilm
Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes 2024ProducerFilm
Willie Nelson & Family (4 episodes)2023Executive ProducerTV Series
Chowchilla 2023ProducerFilm
Thriller 40 2023ProducerFilm
Sly 2023ProducerFilm
Let There Be Drums!2022ProducerFilm
Bruce Springsteen: Don't Play That Song (Music Video)2022Executive ProducerMusic Video
Say Hey, Willie Mays!2022ProducerFilm
Bruce Springsteen: Do I Love You (Indeed I Do) (Music Video)2022Executive ProducerMusic Video
The Bond (4 episodes)2022Executive ProducerTV Series
Jazz Fest: A New Orleans Story 2022ProducerFilm
Four Seasons Total Documentary2021ProducerFilm (Short)
Wasted Days (Music Video)2021ProducerMusic Video
UFO (4 episodes)2021Executive ProducerTV Miniseries
Cat People (6 episodes)2021Executive ProducerTV Series
With Drawn Arms 2020ProducerFilm
Challenger: The Final Flight (4 episodes)2020Executive ProducerTV Miniseries
What's My Name: Muhammad Ali 2019ProducerFilm
The Gift: The Journey of Johnny Cash 2019ProducerFilm
Tread 2019ProducerFilm
Mike Judge Presents: Tales from the Tour Bus (16 episodes)2017–2018Executive ProducerTV Series
The Amazing Adventures of Wally and the Worm (Short)2017ProducerFilm (Short)
Ramblin' Freak2017ProducerFilm
Eagles of Death Metal: Nos Amis (Our Friends) 2017ProducerFilm
Pursuit2016ProducerTV Series
Human (9 episodes)2015–2016ProducerTV Series
Game Changers2015ProducerTV Series
Signals (2 episodes)2015Executive ProducerTV Series
All Things Must Pass 2015ProducerFilm
The Anti-Mascot (Short)2014ProducerFilm (Short)
20 Under 20: Transforming Tomorrow (TV Movie)2012ProducerTV Movie
3D Tourist (8 episodes)2011ProducerTV Series
The One About the Nun and the Priest (Short)2006ProducerFilm (Short)
311: Live in Concert, New Orleans - 3-11 Day 20042004Producer & DirectorFilm (Concert Video)

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