Derek Doneen
Quick Facts
Biography
Derek Jonathanpope Doneen (born March 27, 1987) is an American documentary film director, editor and producer. He is best known for his work on the feature documentary The Price of Free and the Netflix documentary series Heist.
Life and career
Doneen was born in Los Angeles, California on March 27, 1987. He graduated from Chapman University's Dodge College of Film and Media Arts. He started his career as an in-house filmmaker at Participant Media. 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. He was named one of Variety's 2018 top 10 documentary filmmakers and listed in DOC NYC's "40 Under 40" list for 2018.
In 2021, Doneen co-directed the Netflix documentary series Heist, along with Nick Frew and Martin Desmond Roe, aboutthe story of three heists.
Filmography
| 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 |
Awards and nominations
| 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 | |||
| Nominated | Best Film | ||||
| Nominated | CPH:DOX | F:ACT Award | |||
| Nominated | Politiken's Audience Award | ||||
| Nominated | News & Documentary Emmy Awards | Outstanding Social Issue Documentary | |||
| 2019 | Nominated | Humanitas Prize | Documentaries - Special Awards Category |
