About

Known credits:
167
Birthday:
1939-04-06
Place of birth:
Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
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Sheila Nevins

Overview

Nevins runs MTV Documentary Films and was the President of HBO's Documentary and Family Programming from 2005 - 2018. She earned a bachelor of the arts degree from Barnard Collegeand a master of fine arts degree from Yale University. Nevins produced documentaries before joining HBO in 1979. Nevins has overseen production of nearly 500 documentaries, earning eleven Oscars, 31 Primetime Emmys, 19 Academy Awards, 22 News and Documentary Emmys and 18 George Foster Peabody awards for HBO and one personal George Foster Peabody award. She also received a 2005 News and Documentary Emmy for Lifetime Achievement. She received the 1998 Lifetime Achievement Award from the International Documentary Association. Nevins was inducted into the Broadcasting and Cable Hall of Fame in 2000. She began her career with the United States Information Service in Washington, DC, which produced and distributed documentary programs around the world. Nevins was a producer for National Education Television's Great Dream Machine, a field producer for an ABC television documentary unit, a writer for Time-Life Films, a producer-writer for the Children's Television Workshop, a producer for CBS-TV's Who's Who program, and president of Spinning Reels, a production company. She joined HBO in 1979 as director of documentary programming. Nevins was named executive vice president, original programming, for HBO and Cinemax in 1999 and President of Documentary and Family in 2005. She joined MTV in 2019.

Known for

Acting
2011 No One Dies in Lily Dale Actor 58
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Directing
2024 The ABCs of Book Banning Directing Director 59
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Writing
2018 The Emperor's Newest Clothes Writing Screenplay 59
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Production
2024 The Path Forward Production Executive Producer N/A
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2024 After the Rain: Putin's Stolen Children Come Home Production Executive Producer N/A
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2024 Death Without Mercy Production Executive Producer N/A
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2024 The ABCs of Book Banning Production Producer 59
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2023 Beyond the Aggressives: 25 Years Later Production Executive Producer N/A
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2023 Pay or Die Production Executive Producer 59
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2023 Last Song from Kabul Production Executive Producer N/A
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2023 The Eternal Memory Production Executive Producer 61
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2023 Birthing a Nation: The Resistance of Mary Gaffney Production Executive Producer 59
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2023 Rosie's Theater Kids Production Producer N/A
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2023 Mourning in Lod Production Executive Producer N/A
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2022 Last Flight Home Production Executive Producer 59
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2022 Anastasia Production Executive Producer 59
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2022 Afghan Dreamers Production Executive Producer N/A
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2022 Alive in Bronze Production Executive Producer N/A
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2022 Omoiyari Production Executive Producer 59
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2021 Lynching Postcards: Token of a Great Day Production Executive Producer 59
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2021 Going to Pot: The High and Low of It Production Executive Producer 59
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2021 A Life Too Short Production Executive Producer 59
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2020 American Selfie: One Nation Shoots Itself Production Executive Producer 59
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2020 My Father the Mover Production Executive Producer 59
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2019 Finding the Way Home Production Executive Producer 58
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2019 Liberty: Mother of Exiles Production Executive Producer 59
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2019 Alternate Endings: Six New Ways to Die in America Production Executive Producer 59
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2019 I Love You, Now Die: The Commonwealth v. Michelle Carter Production Executive Producer 69
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2019 Gay Chorus Deep South Production Executive Producer 58
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2019 17 Blocks Production Executive Producer 59
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2019 St. Louis Superman Production Executive Producer 59
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2018 Bleed Out Production Executive Producer 59
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2018 Outside the Bubble: On the Road with Alexandra Pelosi Production Executive Producer 58
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2018 A Dangerous Son Production Executive Producer 59
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2018 The Zen Diaries of Garry Shandling Production Executive Producer 70
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2018 The Number on Great-Grandpa's Arm Production Executive Producer 59
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2018 RX: Early Detection - A Cancer Journey with Sandra Lee Production Executive Producer N/A
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2018 Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind Production Executive Producer 65
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2017 Classical Baby: The Lullaby Show Production Executive Producer N/A
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2017 Arthur Miller: Writer Production Executive Producer 59
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2017 Traffic Stop Production Executive Producer 59
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2017 War Dog: A Soldier's Best Friend Production Executive Producer 59
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2017 Rolling Stone: Stories From the Edge Production Executive Producer 69
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2017 Diana, Our Mother: Her Life and Legacy Production Executive Producer 59
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2017 The Words That Built America Production Executive Producer 59
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2017 I Am Evidence Production Executive Producer 59
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2017 Warning: This Drug May Kill You Production Executive Producer 59
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2017 Meth Storm Production Executive Producer 59
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2017 Mommy Dead and Dearest Production Executive Producer 63
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2017 Becoming Warren Buffett Production Executive Producer 60
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2017 Cries from Syria Production Executive Producer 59
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2017 Bright Lights: Starring Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds Production Executive Producer 61
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2016 Risky Drinking Production Executive Producer 59
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2016 Marathon: The Patriots Day Bombing Production Executive Producer 59
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2016 Abortion: Stories Women Tell Production Executive Producer 59
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2016 Meet the Donors: Does Money Talk? Production Executive Producer 59
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2016 Class Divide Production Producer 59
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2016 Clínica de Migrantes: Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness Production Executive Producer 59
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2016 Suited Production Executive Producer 59
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2016 Nothing Left Unsaid: Gloria Vanderbilt & Anderson Cooper Production Executive Producer 59
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2016 Jim: The James Foley Story Production Executive Producer 59
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2015 The Latin Explosion: A New America Production Executive Producer 59
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2015 A Girl in the River: The Price of Forgiveness Production Executive Producer 60
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2015 Everything Is Copy Production Executive Producer 59
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2015 Thought Crimes Production Executive Producer 59
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2015 Living With Lincoln Production Executive Producer 59
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2015 Cobain: Montage of Heck Production Executive Producer 69
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2015 Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief Production Executive Producer 69
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2014 Banksy Does New York Production Executive Producer 60
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2014 Citizenfour Production Executive Producer 72
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2014 Terror at the Mall Production Executive Producer 59
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2014 The Case Against 8 Production Executive Producer 59
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2014 All About Ann: Governor Richards of the Lone Star State Production Executive Producer 59
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2014 My Depression (The Up and Down and Up of It) Production Executive Producer 59
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2014 Paycheck to Paycheck: The Life & Times of Katrina Gilbert Production Executive Producer 59
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2014 Private Violence Production Executive Producer 59
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2013 Six by Sondheim Production Executive Producer 59
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2013 An Apology to Elephants Production Executive Producer 59
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2013 Life According to Sam Production Executive Producer 59
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2012 Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God Production Executive Producer 60
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2012 First Cousin Once Removed Production Executive Producer 58
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2012 About Face: Supermodels Then and Now Production Executive Producer 58
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2012 Marina Abramović: The Artist Is Present Production Executive Producer 62
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2012 The Weight of the Nation Production Executive Producer 69
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2011 Koran by Heart Production Executive Producer 59
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2011 Gloria: In Her Own Words Production Executive Producer 59
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2011 There's Something Wrong with Aunt Diane Production Executive Producer 59
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2011 Love Crimes Of Kabul Production Executive Producer 58
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2011 Hot Coffee Production Executive Producer 60
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2011 Mann v. Ford Production Executive Producer 59
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2011 Journey Into Dyslexia Production Executive Producer 59
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2011 The Education of Dee Dee Ricks Production Executive Producer 59
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2011 The Loving Story Production Executive Producer 59
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2011 Reagan Production Executive Producer 59
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2010 Carrie Fisher: Wishful Drinking Production Executive Producer 60
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2010 I Can't Do This But I CAN Do That: A Film for Families about Learning Differences Production Executive Producer 59
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2010 If God Is Willing and da Creek Don't Rise Production Executive Producer 69
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2010 No Contract, No Cookies: The Stella D'Oro Strike Production Executive Producer 59
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2010 One Thousand Pictures: RFK's Last Journey Production Executive Producer 59
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2010 Homeless: The Motel Kids of Orange County Production Executive Producer 58
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2010 Kevorkian Production Executive Producer 59
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2010 For Neda Production Executive Producer 59
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2010 A Family Is a Family Is a Family: A Rosie O'Donnell Celebration Production Executive Producer 58
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2010 Secrets of the Tribe Production Executive Producer 59
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2009 Schmatta: Rags to Riches to Rags Production Executive Producer 59
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2009 The Last Truck: Closing of a GM Plant Production Executive Producer 58
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2009 The Nine Lives of Marion Barry Production Executive Producer 59
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2009 Studs Terkel: Listening to America Production Executive Producer 59
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2009 The Alzheimer's Project Production Executive Producer 68
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2009 Make Me Young: Youth Knows No Pain Production Executive Producer 59
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2009 The Trials of Ted Haggard Production Executive Producer 58
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2009 Sergio Production Executive Producer 59
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2009 I Knew It Was You: Rediscovering John Cazale Production Executive Producer 59
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2009 Katie Morgan's Sex Tips 2: Any More Questions? Production Executive Producer 59
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2008 Dirty Driving: Thundercars Of Indiana Production Executive Producer 59
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2008 Section 60: Arlington National Cemetery Production Executive Producer 59
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2008 Andrew Jenks, Room 335 Production Executive Producer 59
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2008 The Boys from Baghdad High Production Executive Producer 59
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2008 Portraits of a Lady Production Executive Producer N/A
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2007 Katie Morgan's Porn 101 Production Executive Producer 59
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2007 I Am an Animal: The Story of Ingrid Newkirk and PETA Production Executive Producer 59
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2007 Alive Day Memories: Home from Iraq Production Executive Producer 59
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2007 Mr. Conservative: Goldwater on Goldwater Production Executive Producer 59
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2007 Friends of God: A Road Trip with Alexandra Pelosi Production Executive Producer 58
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2006 Baghdad ER Production Executive Producer 59
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2006 When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts Production Executive Producer 72
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2006 Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters Production Executive Producer 59
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2006 Wide Awake Production Executive Producer 59
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2005 I Have Tourette's But Tourette's Doesn't Have Me Production Executive Producer 59
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2005 Xiara's Song Production Executive Producer 59
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2005 A Rape in a Small Town: The Florence Holway Story Production Executive Producer 59
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2004 Last Letters Home Production Executive Producer 59
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2004 Indian Point: Imagining the Unimaginable Production Executive Producer 59
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2004 The Hidden Führer: Debating the Enigma of Hitler's Sexuality Production Executive Producer 58
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2004 Elaine Stritch at Liberty Production Executive Producer 59
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2004 Looking For Fidel Production Executive Producer 58
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2004 The End Production Executive Producer 59
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2003 Persona Non Grata Production Executive Producer 59
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2003 America Undercover Production Producer 69
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2003 And Along Came a Spider Production Executive Producer N/A
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2003 Comandante Production Executive Producer 59
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2003 The Virtual Corpse Production Executive Producer N/A
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2002 Thoth Production Executive Producer 59
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2002 Journeys with George Production Executive Producer 59
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2001 Southern Comfort Production Executive Producer 59
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2000 Half Past Autumn: The Life and Works of Gordon Parks Production Executive Producer N/A
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2000 The Tulsa Lynching of 1921: A Hidden Story Production Executive Producer N/A
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2000 The Personals: Improvisations on Romance in the Golden Years Production Executive Producer 58
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1999 Goodnight Moon & Other Sleepytime Tales Production Executive Producer 59
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1999 American Hollow Production Executive Producer 59
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1998 Life of Crime 2 Production Executive Producer 59
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1998 Kids Are Punny Production Executive Producer N/A
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1998 Lenny Bruce: Swear to Tell the Truth Production Executive Producer 59
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1998 Mumia Abu-Jamal: A Case for Reasonable Doubt? Production Executive Producer 59
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1997 Family Video Diaries: Daughter of the Bride Production Producer 58
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1997 4 Little Girls Production Executive Producer 60
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1997 The Execution Machine: Texas Death Row Production Executive Producer N/A
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1996 Paradise Lost: The Child Murders at Robin Hood Hills Production Executive Producer 63
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1996 Without Pity: A Film About Abilities Production Executive Producer N/A
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1996 The Celluloid Closet Production Executive Producer 61
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1996 Prisoners of the War on Drugs Production Executive Producer 59
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1995 5 American Handguns - 5 American Kids Production Executive Producer 59
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1995 Taxicab Confessions Production Executive Producer 69
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1994 Lock-Up: The Prisoners of Rikers Island Production Executive Producer 59
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1993 Mob Stories Production Executive Producer N/A
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1992 Abortion: Desperate Choices Production Executive Producer N/A
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1992 Educating Peter Production Producer 59
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