About
Matthew Heineman (born June 6, 1983) is an American documentary filmmaker, director, and producer. His inspiration and fascination with American history led him to early success with the documentary film Cartel Land, which was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Film, a BAFTA Award for Best Documentary, and won three Primetime Emmy Awards. In 2009, Heineman founded his New York–based production company Our Time Projects, Inc., which would later release Our Time, his first documentary film about what it's like to be young in America, which he shot in the lower 48 states while travelling in an RV with three of his friends after graduating from college.
Filmography
One Battle After Another2025 · Thanks
American Symphony2023 · Director, Editor, Director of Photography, Producer
Transition2023 · Executive Producer
Retrograde2022 · Director, Director of Photography, Editor, Producer
The First Wave2021 · Producer, Director, Editor, Director of Photography
The Boy from Medellín2020 · Producer, Director, Editor, Director of Photography
A Private War2018 · Director, Producer
When Lambs Become Lions2018 · Executive Producer
City of Ghosts2017 · Director, Editor, Producer, Director of Photography
The Third Man2016 · Producer, Director
Cartel Land2015 · Director, Editor, Producer, Director of Photography
Escape Fire: The Fight to Rescue American Healthcare2012 · Director, Director of Photography, Editor, Producer
Our Time2009 · Producer, Editor, Director, Writer, Director of Photography
Overcoming the Storm2006 · Producer, Writer, Director of Photography, Editor