| Derek Doneen | |
| Birth Name: | Derek Jonathanpope Doneen |
| Birth Date: | 27 March 1987 |
| Birth Place: | Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Website: | Derekdoneen.com |
| Yearsactive: | 2012–present |
Derek Jonathanpope Doneen (born March 27, 1987)[1] is an American documentary film director, editor and producer.[2] He is best known for his work on the feature documentary The Price of Free and the Netflix documentary series Heist.[3] [4]
Doneen was born in Los Angeles, California on March 27, 1987. He graduated from Chapman University's Dodge College of Film and Media Arts.[5] He started his career as an in-house filmmaker at Participant Media.[6] In 2018, he directed the feature documentary The Price of Free, about Nobel Prize winner Kailash Satyarthi, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival and won the Sundance Grand Jury Prize.[7] He was named one of Variety's 2018 top 10 documentary filmmakers and listed in DOC NYC's "40 Under 40" list for 2018.[8] [9]
In 2021, Doneen co-directed the Netflix documentary series Heist, along with Nick Frew and Martin Desmond Roe, about the story of three heists.[4]
| Year | Title | Contribution | Note | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | The Story of Pines | Producer | Short film | |
| 2013 | The Dream Is Now | Producer | Documentary | |
| 2014 | Spent: Looking for Change | Director | Documentary | |
| 2015 | Kobe Bryant's Muse | Editor | Documentary | |
| 2016 | David Ortiz: The Last Walk Off | Editor | 1 episode | |
| Glimpse | Editor | Short film | ||
| 2017 | Shot in the Dark | Producer | Documentary | |
| 2018 | What Haunts Us | Editor | Documentary | |
| Religion of Sports | Director | Documentary | ||
| The Price of Free | Director | Documentary | ||
| 2019 | Sweetheart Dancers | Editor | Documentary | |
| Paulette | Editor | Documentary | ||
| Why We Fight | Director | 1 episode | ||
| 2021 | Heist | Director and producer | Documentary | |
| 2022 | They Call Me Magic | Editor | Documentary | |
| 2023 | BS High | Editor | Documentary | |
| 2024 | Director, Producer and Cinematographer | Documentary |
| Year | Result | Award | Category | Work | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Won | Sundance Film Festival | Grand Jury Prize | The Price of Free | |
| Won | Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival | Special Jury Award | [10] | ||
| Nominated | Best Film | ||||
| Nominated | CPH:DOX | F:ACT Award | [11] | ||
| Nominated | Politiken's Audience Award | ||||
| Nominated | News & Documentary Emmy Awards | Outstanding Social Issue Documentary | [12] | ||
| 2019 | Nominated | Humanitas Prize | Documentaries - Special Awards Category | [13] | |