Matthew Heineman
Known for
Directing
Born
November 30, 1983 (age 42)
Birthplace
Washington, D.C., USA
Biography
Matthew Heineman (born June 6, 1983) 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 travelling in an RV with three of his friends after graduating from college.
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Best known work
One Battle After Another
2025
A Private War
2018
Cartel Land
2015
City of Ghosts
2017
The Boy from Medellín
2020
American Symphony
2023
Tiger
2021
The First Wave
2021
Retrograde
2022
Escape Fire: The Fight to Rescue American Healthcare
2012Filmography
TBA
Untitled Maria Felix BiopicDirector
TBA
TBA
2025
One Battle After AnotherThanks
2023
American SymphonyDirector, Director of Photography, Editor, Producer
2023
TransitionExecutive Producer
2022
RetrogradeDirector, Director of Photography, Producer, Editor
2021
The First WaveDirector, Producer, Editor, Director of Photography
2021
2020
The Boy from MedellínProducer, Director, Editor, Director of Photography
2018
A Private WarDirector, Producer
2018
When Lambs Become LionsExecutive Producer
2018
2017
City of GhostsDirector, Producer, Director of Photography, Editor
2016
The Third ManProducer, Director
2015
Cartel LandDirector, Producer, Editor, Director of Photography
2012
Escape Fire: The Fight to Rescue American HealthcareDirector, Director of Photography, Producer, Editor
2009
Our TimeDirector of Photography, Editor, Producer, Writer, Director
2006
Overcoming the StormDirector, Producer, Editor, Writer, Director of Photography