Mike Lerner (filmmaker) explained

Mike Lerner

Mike Lerner is a film director and producer. He has directed (2013), and Klarsfeld (2022). He has produced multiple documentary films and series including Hell and Back Again (2011), (2012), The Square (2013), The Departure (2017), The Great Hack (2019), The Kleptocrats (2018), The Vow (2020–22), The Meaning of Hitler (2020), F*ck this Job (2021), Flight/Risk (2022), and Defiant (2023).

Lerner has been nominated for an Academy Award and two Primetime Emmy awards.

Career

In 2007, Lerner alongside Martin Herring and Ian Wright launched Roast Beef Productions, a production company focusing on producing documentary films.[1] In 2023, Roast Beef signed a first-look deal with All3Media International.[2]

In 2011, Lerner produced Hell and Back Again directed by Danfung Dennis, revolving around the War in Afghanistan.[3] The film and Lerner went onto be nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Film.[4]

In 2012, Lerner executive produced directed by Jehane Noujaim and Mona Eldaief, revolving around a woman who travels to be a solar engineer, it had its world premiere at the 2012 Toronto International Film Festival in September 2012, and was broadcast on PBS in November 2012.[5] [6] [7]

In 2013, Lerner produced and directed alongside Maxim Pozdorovkin, revolving around the court cases surrounding Russian feminist protest group Pussy Riot, the film went onto be broadcast on HBO and BBC Storyville.[8] [9] [10] That same year, Lerner executive produced The Square directed by Noujaim, which went onto be nominated for an Academy Award and Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special.[11] [12]

In 2015, Lerner produced The Russian Woodpecker directed by Chad Garcia, which followed Fedor Alexandrovich's investigation into the Chernobyl disaster, it went onto be nominated for an Independent Spirit Award for Best Documentary Feature.[13] [14] In 2017, Lerner executive produced The Departure directed by Lana Wilson.[15]

In 2019, Lerner executive produced The Great Hack directed by Jehane Noujaim and Karim Amer, revolving around the Facebook–Cambridge Analytica data scandal, which went onto be nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award, and a BAFTA Award for Best Documentary.[16] [17] That same year, he executive produced Unmasking Jihadi John: Anatomy of a Terrorist for HBO Documentary Films and Channel 4.[18] [19]

In 2021, Lerner produced F*ck This Job directed by Vera Krichevskaya, revolving around a woman deciding to open an independent television station TV Rain, in Russia.[20] In 2022, Lerner directed Klarsfeld alongside Martin Herring revolving around Beate Klarsfeld and Serge Klarsfeld, who confronted and hunted Nazi war criminals.[21] That same year, Lerner produced Flight/Risk directed by Karim Amer revolving around Boeing 737 crashes.[22] In 2023, Lerner produced Defiant also directed by Amer, following Disinformation in the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[23] [24]

Apart from films, Lerner has produced The Vow for HBO,[25] Who Is Ghislaine Maxwell? for Starz and Channel 4,[26] [27] and Spacey Unmasked for Channel 4.[28]

Filmography

The Full Story (TV documentary) (producer) 2006

The Full Story (TV series documentary) (producer) 2004

The Full Story (TV documentary) (producer)2003

References

  1. Web site: Mike Lerner. Screen International. Sarah. Cooper. June 9, 2011. August 20, 2023.
  2. Web site: TV Giant All3Media Signs Exclusive First-Look Deal With Doc Specialist Roast Beef (Exclusive). The Hollywood Reporter. Alex. Ritman. March 13, 2023. August 20, 2023.
  3. Web site: One Marine's Journey To 'Hell And Back Again'. NPR. NPR. Staff. February 20, 2012. August 20, 2023.
  4. http://oscar.go.com/nominees/documentary-feature/hell-and-back-again Hell And Back Again – Documentary Feature – Oscars 2012
  5. Web site: Rafea: Solar Mama. Human Rights Foundation. August 20, 2023.
  6. Web site: Visit the Barefoot College in a new film from TED Prize winner Jehane Noujaim. Ted. Kate. Torgovnick May. November 1, 2012. August 20, 2023.
  7. Web site: Solar Mamas. IVTS. August 20, 2023.
  8. Web site: Predicting a Riot. Eye for Film. Jennie. Kermode. August 20, 2023.
  9. Web site: Sundance: Another Docu Deal As HBO Acquires 'Pussy Riot–A Punk Prayer'. Deadline Hollywood. Mike Jr.. Fleming. January 20, 2013. August 20, 2023.
  10. Web site: Pussy Riot: A Punk Prayer. BBC. August 20, 2023.
  11. Web site: Mike Lerner . Primetime Emmy Award. August 20, 2023 .
  12. Web site: The Square: an Egyptian Oscar nominee that won't be shown in Egypt. The Guardian. Patrick. Kingsley. January 20, 2014. August 20, 2023.
  13. Web site: One World doc Russian Woodpecker explores possible links between Chernobyl and nearby Soviet radar. Radio Prague. March 11, 2016. August 20, 2023.
  14. Web site: 'Carol,' 'Spotlight,' 'Beasts of No Nation' Lead Spirit Awards Nominations. Variety. Dave. McNary. November 24, 2015. August 20, 2023.
  15. Web site: Director Lana Wilson Talks Gaining Trust, Valuing Life and Her Wise, Empathetic Suicide Prevention Doc, The Departure. Filmmaker. Scott. Macaulay. October 13, 2017. August 20, 2023.
  16. Web site: The Great Hack. Primetime Emmy Awards. August 20, 2023.
  17. Web site: The full list of nominations for the Baftas 2020. The Guardian. January 7, 2020. August 20, 2023.
  18. Web site: Trailer for HBO's Doc 'Unmasking Jihadi John: Anatomy of a Terrorist'. First Showing. Alex. Billington. July 19, 2019. August 20, 2023.
  19. Web site: Channel 4, HBO team on "Jihadi John" documentary. Real Screen. Selina. Chignall. May 6, 2019. August 20, 2023.
  20. Web site: F@ck This Job review – optimism in short supply at Putin's least favourite TV channel. The Guardian. Phil. Hoad. February 22, 2022. August 20, 2023.
  21. Web site: 'Collective' Director Alexander Nanau to Exec Produce Doc About Nazi Hunters Beate and Serge Klarsfeld (Exclusive). The Hollywood Reporter. Alex. Ritman. April 20, 2021. August 20, 2023.
  22. Web site: Prime Video Dates Fall Movie Slate: Harry Styles' 'My Policeman', Lena Dunham's 'Catherine Called Birdy', Sylvester Stallone's 'Samaritan', 'Good Night Oppy' & More. Deadline Hollywood. Anthony. D'Alessandro. August 1, 2022. August 20, 2023.
  23. Web site: Thom Powers on the Buzz and Biz of TIFF Docs. POV Magazine. Pat. Mullen. August 9, 2023. August 20, 2023.
  24. Web site: Defiant. 2023 Toronto International Film Festival. August 20, 2023.
  25. Web site: THE VOW, a portrait of NXIVM, debuts August 23. Warner Bros. Discovery. August 6, 2020. August 20, 2023.
  26. Web site: Ghislaine Maxwell Doc in Works From Channel 4, Dorothy Byrne, Roast Beef (Exclusive). The Hollywood Reporter. Alex. Ritman. February 5, 2021. August 20, 2023.
  27. Web site: Starz Swoops for 'Ghislaine Maxwell: Life on Trial' From All3Media International (EXCLUSIVE). Variety. Manori. Ravindan. October 10, 2021. August 20, 2023.
  28. Web site: Channel 4 announce new Kevin Spacey Documentary Series from Roast Beef Productions. Channel 4. June 27, 2022. August 20, 2023.

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