Matthew Heineman
| Matthew Heineman | |
|---|---|
| Born | Washington, DC |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Dartmouth College |
| Occupation | Filmmaker |
| Years active | 2006–present |
Matthew Heineman is an American filmmaker. He is best known for both directing and producing the documentary films Cartel Land (2015) and Escape Fire: The Fight to Rescue American Healthcare (2012). He has been nominated for various awards, including an Academy and several Emmy awards.
Cartel Land received positive reception and was nominated for numerous awards, including an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature and a BAFTA Award for Best Documentary. The film won three Primetime Emmy Awards, including Exceptional Merit in Documentary Filmmaking and Best Cinematography. In addition, Heineman won the Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary Award from the Director’s Guild of America, as well as the Courage Under Fire Award from the International Documentary Association “in recognition of conspicuous bravery in the pursuit of truth.” He was named one of Foreign Policy's 100 Leading Global Thinker's of 2015.Cartel Land was also presented with the 2015 Documentary Award by the prestigious George Polk Awards in Investigative Journalism.
In 2014, Escape Fire: The Fight to Rescue American Healthcare received a nomination at the 35th News and Documentary Emmy Awards in the category for Outstanding Science and Technology Programming.
Heineman has additionally worked on documentaries Overcoming the Storm (2006) and Our Time (2009), which he produced and directed, as well as HBO's The Alzheimer's Project (2009). He has also directed several short films and commercials.
Heineman was born in Washington, D.C. .,. He attended Brunswick School in Greenwich. His career as a filmmaker began after graduating from Dartmouth College in 2005. He studied history in college and initially wanted to be a teacher. Heineman was fascinated with American history, notably the American Civil War. He told C-SPAN in 2012, “I think it really taught me to be analytical, to think critically about events” and “try to learn from the past to affect the future.”
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