Derek Doneen

Derek Doneen
Born
Derek Jonathan Doneen

(1987-03-27) March 27, 1987 (age 37)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupations
  • Director
  • editor
  • producer
Years active2012–present
WebsiteDerekdoneen.com

Derek Jonathan 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]

Life and career

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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]

Filmography

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Year Title Contribution Note
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
2024 Dancing for the Devil: The 7M TikTok Cult Director, Producer and Cinematographer Documentary
2024 Starting 5 Editor Documentary

Awards and nominations

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Year Result Award Category Work Ref.
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]

References

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  1. ^ "Derek Jonathanpope Doneen, Born 03/27/1987 in California | CaliforniaBirthIndex.org". www.californiabirthindex.org. Retrieved 2022-11-05.
  2. ^ "EXCLUSIVE - 'Heist' creator Derek Doneen aims to make you 'root for the bad guys a little bit'". meaww.com. Retrieved 2022-02-01.
  3. ^ "'The Price of Free' is a story of recovery, says director Derek Doneen". The Hindu. 26 November 2018. Retrieved 2022-02-01.
  4. ^ a b "Why Netflix's 'Heist' Director Brought the 'Fun' to True Crime". thewrap.com. 13 July 2021. Retrieved 2022-02-01.
  5. ^ "Friday Focus: Alumni". blogs.chapman.edu. Retrieved 2022-02-01.
  6. ^ "Derek Doneen". filmindependent.org. Retrieved 2022-02-01.
  7. ^ a b "2018 SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL AWARDS ANNOUNCED". sundance.org. Retrieved 2022-02-01.
  8. ^ "Variety's 10 Documentarians to Watch in 2018". variety.com. 20 April 2018. Retrieved 2022-02-01.
  9. ^ "DOC NYC ANNOUNCES INAUGURAL "40 UNDER 40" LIST". docnyc.net. 17 October 2018. Retrieved 2022-02-01.
  10. ^ "'3 Faces', 'Shoplifters' win top prizes at Antalya Film Festival". screendaily.com. Retrieved 2022-02-01.
  11. ^ "CPH:DOX 2018, DOCUMENTARIES TO WIDEN OUR HORIZON". theyouth.info. 28 March 2018. Retrieved 2022-02-01.
  12. ^ "NOMINEES FOR THE 40th ANNUAL NEWS & DOCUMENTARY EMMY AWARDS ANNOUNCED" (PDF). cdn.emmyonline.org. Retrieved 2022-02-01.
  13. ^ "HUMANITAS PRIZE NOMINEES". humanitasprize.org. Retrieved 2022-02-01.
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