Aaron Saidman Explained

Aaron Saidman
Birth Date:11 December 1974
Nationality:American
Occupation:Television producer, documentary filmmaker
Years Active:2012 - Present
Notable Works:
Declassified
The Seven Five
Undercover Boss
The Pitch
The People's Couch
True Life
Mind Field
Free Meek
Indian Matchmaking
Living Undocumented
This Is Paris

Aaron Saidman (born December 11, 1974) is an American creator-developer, documentary filmmaker and television producer known for creating or serving as an executive producer on a number of non-fiction television series and documentary feature films, including , Curse of Von Dutch, Mind Field, Declassified: Untold Stories of American Spies, The Pitch, The Seven Five, Free Meek and .[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] Saidman is the President and co-founder of The Intellectual Property Corporation, which he created in 2016 with longtime producing partner Eli Holzman.[6]

Career

In 2017, The Hollywood Reporter named Saidman one of the "Top 10 Power Players" in reality television.[7] Later that year, Saidman won a Primetime Emmy Award for Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath, in the category of Outstanding Informational Series or Special,[8] [9] as well as a TCA Award for Outstanding Achievement in Reality Programming,[10] and a Producers Guild of America Award for Best Non-Fiction Television for the first and second seasons of the series.[11] Saidman and Holzman developed the high-profile Scientology series with actress Leah Remini after Saidman heard that Remini and her agents were interested in producing a documentary about her experience in the Church of Scientology.[12] Saidman also executive produced the documentary series Active Shooter: America Under Fire, which premiered on Showtime in 2017.[13]

In 2018, Saidman was named President of Industrial Media, following CORE Media Group’s acquisition of The Intellectual Property Corporation.[14] [15] Saidman is a member of the board of directors of the International Documentary Association (IDA) from 2018 to 2022[16]

In 2019, Saidman and Anna Chai co-directed the Netflix documentary series Living Undocumented, which Saidman executive produced with Eli Holzman, Selena Gomez, and her mother Mandy Teefey, Sean O’Grady and Anna Chai.[17] The series follows eight undocumented immigrants living in the United States, and was nominated for a News and Documentary Emmy Award in the category of "Outstanding Editing: Documentary" in 2020.[18] [19] In 2019, Living Undocumented was nominated for an IDA Award for "Best Episodic Series."[20]

In 2020, Saidman was one of the executive producers for the Netflix unscripted television series Indian Matchmaking.[21] That same year, he produced the critically acclaimed documentary This Is Paris, about socialite Paris Hilton and directed by Alexandra Dean.[22] Saidman approached Hilton in 2018 after reading an article about her and the cultural trends she had started, wittingly and unwittingly, and grew curious about who she was as a person. After meeting, Saidman and Hilton decided to make a documentary that was "truly authentic" and could "reveal the deeper essence of who Paris really is—in a way that the public hadn’t really seen before, but also in a way that Paris herself hadn’t really come to terms with and hadn’t explored herself."[23] This Is Paris was chosen as an official selection at the 2020 Tribeca Film Festival.[24] Saidman also served as an executive producer for the HBO documentary series We’re Here, which was released in 2020[25] and he eventually won a Peabody Award for the show in 2023.[26] [27] Saidman also created and produced the cooking series Selena + Chef, his second collaboration with Selena Gomez, which was released on August 13, 2020.[28] [29] [30]

In 2021, it was announced that Saidman would produce a documentary series about the fashion brand Von Dutch for Hulu.[31] Saidman also served as an executive producer for the true crime docuseries Night Stalker:The Hunt for a Serial Killer, which was released in 2021.[32]

After Sony Pictures Television acquired Industrial Media in 2022, the company named Saidman Co-President of Nonfiction Entertainment, a new division focused on nonfiction content.[33] [34] Saidman served as executive producer for the A&E documentary series Secrets of Playboy, which was released in 2022.[35] [36]

Saidman executive produced the film The Disappearance of Shere Hite, a documentary about the life of sex researcher Shere Hite, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in January 2023.[37] In March 2023, Saidman was a guest on Emmy-winning producer Jimmy Fox’s podcast titled Unscripted and Unprepared.[38]

Saidman executive produced the documentary series, for which he was nominated for a Film Independent Spirit Award for Best New Non-Scripted or Documentary Series.[39]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Aaron Saidman. IMDb. 2017-09-10.
  2. Web site: Realscreen West 2017 - Aaron Saidman. west.realscreen.com. 2017-09-10.
  3. News: How Should Hollywood Respond to Mass Shootings?. Gilbert. Sophie. 2017-11-08. The Atlantic. 2018-11-27. en-US.
  4. Meek Mill Teases Upcoming 'Free Meek' Docuseries on Amazon: Watch. Billboard. 2019-10-01.
  5. Web site: D'Addario. Daniel. 2021-01-12. 'Night Stalker' Is Just Another Gory True-Crime Misfire: TV Review. 2021-04-19. Variety. en-US.
  6. News: Eli Holzman Launches Indie Production Company Backed By Undercover Bosses. Andreeva. Nellie. 2016-01-19. Deadline. 2017-09-10. en-US.
  7. News: Frances Berwick - Reality TV's Ruling Class: Top 10 Power Players of 2017. The Hollywood Reporter. 2017-09-10. en.
  8. News: Aaron Saidman Television Academy. Television Academy. 2017-09-10. en.
  9. News: Creative Arts Emmys: Leah Remini Dedicates 'Scientology and the Aftermath' Win to "Brave" Contributors. The Hollywood Reporter. 2017-09-10. en.
  10. News: TCA Award Winners: 'The Handmaid's Tale,' 'This Is Us,' 'Atlanta,' Carrie Coon Take Top Honors. Turchiano. Danielle. 2017-08-06. Variety. 2017-09-10. en-US.
  11. Web site: 2018 PGA Awards Winners - Producers Guild of America. www.producersguild.org. 2019-02-01.
  12. Web site: Holzman, Saidman tread carefully into Scientology with Leah Remini. 2017-09-10.
  13. Web site: Gilbert . Sophie . 2017-11-08 . How Should Hollywood Respond to Mass Shootings? . 2024-03-16 . The Atlantic . en.
  14. News: Core Media Group Rebrands as "Industrial Media" With Eli Holzman at Helm. The Hollywood Reporter. 2018-11-27. en.
  15. Web site: Andreeva . Nellie . 2018-08-06 . Core Media Acquires The Intellectual Property Corp; Relaunches As Industrial Media With IPC CEO Eli Holzman At Helm . 2024-03-16 . Deadline . en-US.
  16. Web site: IDA Appoints New Board Members Aaron Saidman and Vinnie Malhotra. 2019-01-11. International Documentary Association. en. 2019-02-01.
  17. Web site: Selena Gomez-produced immigration docuseries heads to Netflix . 2024-03-16.
  18. Web site: NOMINEES ANNOUNCED FOR THE 41ST ANNUAL NEWS & DOCUMENTARY EMMY® AWARDS – The Emmys. 2020-08-06. theemmys.tv. en-US.
  19. Web site: Selena Gomez-Produced 'Living Undocumented' Docuseries a Go at Netflix. The Hollywood Reporter. 17 September 2019 . en. 2019-10-01.
  20. Web site: Feature Documentary - IDA Documentary Awards: 'Honeyland,' 'American Factory,' 'Apollo 11' Lead Nominees. 2020-07-21. The Hollywood Reporter. 23 October 2019 . en.
  21. Web site: Wagmeister. Elizabeth. 2020-06-23. Netflix Orders Unscripted Indian Matchmaking Series and Autism Dating Show (EXCLUSIVE). 2020-07-21. Variety. en.
  22. Web site: 2020-09-15. This Is Paris: Hilton documentary puts the reality in reality TV. 2020-10-12. the Guardian. en.
  23. Web site: Paris Hilton says making the This Is Paris doc was like therapy. 2020-10-12. Film. 10 September 2020 . en-us.
  24. Web site: This Is Paris 2021 Tribeca Festival . 2024-03-15 . Tribeca.
  25. Web site: Damshenas . Sam . 2020-06-05 . Bob, Eureka and Shangela's incredible HBO series We're Here renewed for season 2 . 2024-03-15 . GAY TIMES . en-GB.
  26. Web site: Coates . Tyler . 2023-05-09 . Peabody Awards: ‘Abbott Elementary,’ ‘Andor,’ ‘Severance’ and ‘We’re Here’ Among Winners . 2024-03-15 . The Hollywood Reporter . en-US.
  27. Web site: Schneider . Michael . 2023-04-27 . ‘We’re Here,’ ‘Mo,’ ‘As We See It’ Among This Year’s 16th Television Academy Honors . 2024-03-15 . Variety . en-US.
  28. Web site: Rosario . Alexandra Del . 2020-08-05 . ‘Selena + Chef’: Selena Gomez Details "Very Odd" Process Of Filming HBO Max Cooking Show While Under Lockdown . 2024-03-15 . Deadline . en-US.
  29. Web site: Nakamura . Reid . 2021-01-22 . 'Selena + Chef' EP on Giving Selena Gomez Harder Recipes in Season 2 and Planning for Post-Pandemic . 2024-03-15 . TheWrap . en-US.
  30. Web site: 2020-08-05 . Selena Gomez Is Hoping to Make You Laugh With a Very Relatable Quarantine Cooking Show . 2024-03-15 . E! Online.
  31. Web site: White . Peter . 2021-04-01 . The Rise & Fall Of Fashion Brand Von Dutch Gets Docuseries Treatment At Hulu From IPC . 2024-03-15 . Deadline . en-US.
  32. Web site: 2021-01-14 . Netflix’s True Crime Doc ‘Night Stalker’ Is Your Divisive New Obsession . 2024-03-15 . Observer . en-US.
  33. Web site: Andreeva . Nellie . 2022-03-03 . Sony Pictures Television Acquires Industrial Media In $300M+ Deal, Restructures Its Unscripted Operations . 2024-03-15 . Deadline . en-US.
  34. Web site: Spangler . Todd . 2022-03-03 . Sony Pictures TV to Acquire Industrial Media, Production Company Behind ‘American Idol,’ in $350 Million Deal . 2024-03-15 . Variety . en-US.
  35. Web site: A&E, IPC docuseries to uncover the "Secrets of Playboy" . 2024-03-15 . RealScreen.
  36. Web site: Wagmeister . Elizabeth . 2022-03-07 . Hugh Hefner Investigative Docuseries ‘Secrets of Playboy’ Gets More Episodes at A&E . 2024-03-15 . Variety . en-US.
  37. Web site: Carey . Matthew . 2023-06-07 . IFC Films, Sapan Studios Acquire ‘The Disappearance Of Shere Hite,’ Doc On Celebrated Sex Researcher Who Was Attacked By Conservative Critics . 2024-03-15 . Deadline . en-US.
  38. Web site: "Unscripted and Unprepared" podcast features Sony Pictures Television’s Aaron Saidman . 2024-03-15 . RealScreen.
  39. Web site: D'Alessandro . Anthony . 2023-12-05 . Film Independent Spirit Awards Nominations: Best Feature ‘American Fiction’, ‘May December’, ‘All Of Us Strangers’, ‘Passages’, ‘Past Lives’ & ‘We Grown Now’ . 2024-03-15 . Deadline . en-US.

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