Joshua Zeman
Joshua Zeman is an American documentary film director, writer and producer.[1][2] He is best known for his documentaries Cropsey, The Killing Season and Murder Mountain.[3][4][5]
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Born | Sea Cliff, New York, U.S. |
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Years active | 2002 – present |
Career
Zeman's debut feature documentary, Cropsey, premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival in 2009 and was a Critics' Pick with The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal and Roger Ebert.[6][7][8] In 2011, he directed the short film, The Best Man for the Job, starring David Call. In 2012, he received a MacDowell Colony Fellowship and won the 2013 Djerassi Residency Award from the San Francisco Film Society.[9][10] He has co-produced or produced films including The Station Agent, Mysterious Skin, Choking Man and Against the Current.[11]
In 2016, Zeman directed a documentary television series, The Killing Season, for A&E about the case of the Long Island Serial Killer.[12] He also directed a documentary television series, Murder Mountain, which premiered on Fusion TV and Netflix in 2018.[13]
In 2021, he directed a documentary television series, The Sons of Sam: A Descent into Darkness, for Netflix.[14] Most recently, he directed a documentary film, The Loneliest Whale: The Search for 52, executive produced by Leonardo DiCaprio which will be released theatrically by Bleecker Street.[15]
Filmography
Year | Title | Contribution | Note |
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2002 | Mafia NY: Lifestyles of the Rich and Dangerous | Writer and producer | Documentary |
2003 | The Station Agent | Co-producer | Feature film |
2003 | Phileine Says Sorry | Producer | Feature film |
2004 | Mysterious Skin | Co-producer | Feature film |
2006 | The Hawk Is Dying | Producer | Feature film |
2006 | Choking Man | Producer | Feature film |
2009 | Against the Current | Producer | Feature film |
2009 | Rain Fall | Producer | Feature film |
2009 | Cropsey | Director, writer and producer | Documentary |
2011 | The Best Man For The Job | Director and writer | Short film |
2014 | Killer Legends | Director, writer and producer | Documentary |
2016 | The Killing Season | Director, writer and producer | Documentary series |
2018 | Murder Mountain | Director | Documentary series |
2021 | The Sons of Sam: A Descent into Darkness | Director and producer | Documentary series |
2021 | The Loneliest Whale: The Search for 52 | Director, writer and producer | Documentary |
Awards and nominations
Year | Result | Award | Category | Work | Ref. |
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2006 | Won | Gotham Awards | Best Film Not Playing at a Theater Near You | Choking Man | [16] |
2009 | Nominated | Chicago International Film Festival | Best Documentary | Cropsey | |
References
- "'Sons of Sam' Director Joshua Zeman Believes Serial Killer David Berkowitz Didn't Act Alone". thewrap.com. Retrieved 2021-06-10.
- "'The Killing Season': Rachel Mills & Joshua Zeman on A&E's True-Crime Series and Alex Gibney". collider.com. Retrieved 2021-06-10.
- "Tribeca Takes: Joshua Zeman on Cropsey". tribecafilm.com. Retrieved 2021-06-10.
- "Meet 'The Killing Season' Investigators". bustle.com. Retrieved 2021-06-10.
- "'Murder Mountain' director responds to criticism by Humboldt County Sheriff's Office". krcrtv.com. Retrieved 2021-06-10.
- "CROPSEY". tribecafilm.com. Retrieved 2021-06-10.
- "Case of the Kidnappings and the Scared Island". nytimes.com. Retrieved 2021-06-10.
- "The perfect suspect, but is he guilty?". rogerebert.com. Retrieved 2021-06-10.
- "Josh Zeman". macdowell.org. Retrieved 2021-06-10.
- "Joshua Zeman prevails in SFFS screenwriting contest". screendaily.com. Retrieved 2021-06-10.
- "JOSHUA ZEMAN". aetv.com. Retrieved 2021-06-10.
- "A&E's 'The Killing Season' Filmmakers Didn't Expect to Find So Many Unsolved Murders". indiewire.com. Retrieved 2021-06-10.
- "Murder Mountain season 2 Netflix release date: Will there be another series?". express.co.uk. Retrieved 2021-06-10.
- "'Sons Of Sam' Director Joshua Zeman On The Theory That The Son Of Sam Didn't Act Alone (And The Journalist The Case Destroyed)". uproxx.com. Retrieved 2021-06-10.
- "New Trailer for 'The Loneliest Whale: The Search for 52' Dives Deep on Its Unique Subject". collider.com. Retrieved 2021-06-10.
- "Half Nelson dominates New York's Gotham Awards". screendaily.com. Retrieved 2021-06-10.
External links
- Joshua Zeman at IMDb