Matthew Heineman

Personal Info

Known For Director

Gender Male

Birthday 1983-11-30 (41 years old)

Place of Birth Washington, District of Columbia, USA

Also Known As Мэттью Хайнеман

Matthew Heineman

Biography

Matthew Heineman (born November 30, 1983; Washington) is an American documentary filmmaker, director, and producer. His inspiration and fascination with American history led him to early success with the documentary film Cartel Land, which was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Film, a BAFTA Award for Best Documentary, and won three Primetime Emmy Awards. In 2009, Heineman founded his New York–based production company Our Time Projects, Inc., which would later release Our Time, his first documentary film about what it's like to be young in America, which he shot in the lower 48 states while traveling in an RV with three of his friends after graduating from college. His 2021 film The First Wave received the Pare Lorentz Award from the International Documentary Association, was shortlisted for an Academy Award, and was nominated for seven Emmy Awards, winning Best Documentary, Best Cinematography, and Best Editing. The 2022 film Retrograde was nominated for the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing at the Producers Guild of America Awards and won Outstanding Editing at the News and Documentary Emmy Awards.

Known For

Director

The Savant

as Director

2023
American Symphony

as Director

2022
Retrograde

as Director

2021
The First Wave

as Director

2021
Tiger

as Director

2020
2018
A Private War

as Director

2018
The Trade

as Director

2017
City of Ghosts

as Director

2016
The Third Man

as Director

2015
Cartel Land

as Director

2009
Our Time

as Director

2006

Producer

The Savant

as Executive Producer

2023
Transition

as Executive Producer

2023
American Symphony

as Producer

2022
Retrograde

as Producer

2021
The First Wave

as Producer

2021
Tiger

as Executive Producer

2020
2018
When Lambs Become Lions

as Executive Producer

2018
A Private War

as Producer

2018
The Trade

as Executive Producer

2017
City of Ghosts

as Producer

2016
The Third Man

as Producer

2015
Cartel Land

as Producer

2009
Our Time

as Producer

2006

Camera

2023
American Symphony

as Director of Photography

2022
Retrograde

as Director of Photography

2021
The First Wave

as Director of Photography

2020
The Boy from Medellín

as Director of Photography

2017
City of Ghosts

as Director of Photography

2015
Cartel Land

as Director of Photography

2009
Our Time

as Director of Photography

2006
Overcoming the Storm

as Director of Photography

Editor

2023
2022
Retrograde

as Editor

2021
The First Wave

as Editor

2017
City of Ghosts

as Editor

2015
Cartel Land

as Editor

2009
Our Time

as Editor

2006

Writer

2009
Our Time

as Writer

2006