Amanda McBaine

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Amanda McBaine
Occupation(s)Film director, producer
Years active2001–present
Spouse Jesse Moss

Amanda McBaine is an American film director and producer. She has co-directed and produced Boys State (2020), and The Mission (2023) with Jesse Moss. She has additionally produced The Overnighters (2014), The Bandit (2016), and Mayor Pete (2021).

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Career

McBaine served as a co-producer on Ghosts of Attica (2001), [1] and Speedo (2003). [2] She has also served as a producer on The Overnighters and The Bandit.directed by Jesse Moss. [3] [4]

In 2020, McBaine made her directorial debut with Boys State , a documentary revolving around a thousand teenage boys attending Boys State alongside Moss, which had its world premiere at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival. [5] It was released on August 14, 2020, by Apple TV+ and A24. [6] In 2023, McBaine directed alongside Moss, The Mission for National Geographic Documentary Films, revolving around John Allen Chau. [7]

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