Matthew Heineman
Matthew Heineman – American director of Jewish descent born in 1983 in Washington,. Has graduated from history at Dartmouth. A self-taught director. The first time he held a video camera was when he documented his journey throughout the USA – which resulted in his first film, “Our Time.” His documentary “Cartel Land” has won an Emmy and has been awarded at the Sundance Film Festival as well as nominated for an Oscar and a BAFTA award.
City Of Ghosts (2017)
The Third Man (2016)
Cartel Land (2015)
Escape Fire: The Fight to Rescue American Healthcare (2012)
Our Time (2009)
Films
- "City of Ghosts" D, CI, ED: Matthew Heineman, USA 201792'
The story of journalists and activists who belong to the RSS group (Raqqa Is Being Slaughtered Silently). Ever since the Syrian city of Raqqa was taken over by ISIS in 2014, local reporters have been risking their lives to inform people around the world of the crimes committed by fighters of the Islamic State. The film has had its world première at this year’s Sundance Film Festival.
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