Phil Wall
Known for
Directing
Birthplace
Radford, Virginia, USA
Biography
Phil Wall is a documentary filmmaker, editor, and producer based in Brooklyn, New York. His work explores American culture through sports, community, and independent institutions.
His recent docuseries, Soccer Meets America (Roku/Vox Creative/Verizon), chronicles the rise of soccer in the United States ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup. His feature documentary The Book Keepers won both the Jury Award and Audience Award at the Austin Film Festival, while The Standard reached #4 on the iTunes Documentary chart and streamed on Hulu in the United States.
Wall’s films combine archival storytelling, vérité filmmaking, and character-driven reporting to examine how people build meaning, identity, a...
Best known work
The Standard
2020
The Book Keepers
2022
Soccer Meets America
2026
Unbelievable is Believable Here
2016Filmography
2026
Soccer Meets AmericaTVas Narrator (voice) (3 episodes), Director, Writer, Executive Producer, Creator
2022
The Book Keepersas Self, Director, Director of Photography, Executive Producer, Editor, Writer
2020
The StandardExecutive Producer, Director of Photography, Editor, Director, Writer
2016
Unbelievable is Believable HereDirector, Executive Producer, Writer, Editor, Director of Photography