John Maggio is an American documentary film director, writer and producer.[1][2] He is best known for his films The Perfect Weapon (HBO), Panic: The Untold Story of the 2008 Financial Crisis (HBO) and The Newspaperman (HBO) as well as his work with the PBS series American Experience and Frontline.[3][4]
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| Occupation(s) | Director, writer, producer |
| Years active | 2001–present |
Life and career edit
Maggio began his career as a musician as one of the founding members of the band, The Crosswalk with Cody ChesnuTT.[5] Their debut album, Venus Loves A Melody was produced by Hollywood Records in 1999 with the legendary engineer Bob Clearmountain.[6] After the band was dropped from their label Maggio pursued a career in documentary film and has been a partner at Brooklyn based film company Ark Media since 2003.[7][8] His latest film A Choice of Weapons: Inspired by Gordon Parks (HBO) will have its world premiere at the 2021 Tribeca Film Festival.[9] He is also currently at work on a film about Italian fashion called Milano.[10]
Filmography edit
| Year | Title | Contribution | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-2018 | American Experience | Director, writer and producer | 7 Episodes |
| 2008-2016 | Frontline | Director, writer and Producer | 4 Episodes |
| 2017 | The Newspaperman | Director | Documentary |
| 2019 | Panic: The Untold Story of the 2008 Financial Crisis | Director and producer | Documentary |
| 2020 | The Perfect Weapon | Director and producer | Documentary |
| 2021 | A Choice of Weapons: Inspired by Gordon Parks | Director and producer | Documentary |
Awards and nominations edit
| Year | Result | Award | Category | Work | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Nominated | Slamdance Film Festival | Grand Jury Prize | Virgil Bliss | |
| 2002 | Nominated | Independent Spirit Awards | John Cassavetes Award | Virgil Bliss | |
| 2007 | Nominated | News & Documentary Emmy Award | Outstanding Science, Technology and Nature Programming | American Experience - The Boy in the Bubble | |
| 2009 | Nominated | News & Documentary Emmy Award | Outstanding Informational Programming | Frontline - Growing Up Online | |
| 2010 | Nominated | Writers Guild of America Awards | Documentary Script – Current Events | Frontline - College, Inc. | |
| 2012 | Won | Writers Guild of America Awards | Outstanding Script for Breaking Report | Frontline - Educating Sergeant Pantzke | [11] |
| 2018 | Won | News & Documentary Emmy Award | Outstanding Business and Economic Documentary | Panic: The Untold Story of the 2008 Financial Crisis | [12] |
| 2018 | Nominated | Producers Guild of America Award | Outstanding Producer of Documentary Motion Pictures | The Newspaperman | [13] |
| 2018 | Nominated | Writers Guild of America Awards | Documentary Script – Other Than Current Events | American Experience - Into The Amazon | [14] |
| 2020 | Nominated | Writers Guild of America Awards | Documentary Script – Other Than Current Events | American Experience - The Poison Squad | [15] |
References edit
- ^ "Buffalo native gains perspective on family history through making of PBS documentary". news.wbfo.org. 17 February 2015. Retrieved 2021-04-16.
- ^ "John Maggio". dceff.org. Retrieved 2021-04-16.
- ^ "Check out this never-before-seen clip from HBO's The Perfect Weapon". techcrunch.com. 18 September 2020. Retrieved 2021-04-16.
- ^ "'The Newspaperman: The Life and Times of Ben Bradlee': TV Review". hollywoodreporter.com. December 2017. Retrieved 2021-04-16.
- ^ "Cody ChesnuTT Talks About His Indie Success, And His Album, The Headphone Masterpiece". songwriteruniverse.com. 4 December 2013. Retrieved 2021-04-16.
- ^ "The Crosswalk (2) – Venus Loves A Melody". discogs.com. 1999. Retrieved 2021-04-16.
- ^ "Local filmmaker John Maggio presents PBS' 'The Italian Americans'". buffalonews.com. 8 February 2015. Retrieved 2021-04-16.
- ^ "Alison Burke, Ark Media". wp.nyu.edu. Retrieved 2021-04-16.
- ^ "Announcing The Feature Film Lineup For Tribeca 2021". tribecafilm.com. Retrieved 2021-04-16.
- ^ "U.S. Director John Maggio Helming Italian Fashion Industry Doc 'Milano'". variety.com. 11 November 2020. Retrieved 2021-04-16.
- ^ "FRONTLINE Wins Four Writers Guild Awards!". pbs.org. Retrieved 2021-04-16.
- ^ "THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF TELEVISION ARTS & SCIENCES ANNOUNCES THE WINNERS OF THE 40TH NEWS AND DOCUMENTARY EMMY AWARDS" (PDF). theemmys.tv. Retrieved 2021-04-16.
- ^ "Producers Guild of America Documentary Nominations Don't Foreshadow the Oscars". indiewire.com. 21 November 2017. Retrieved 2021-04-16.
- ^ "2019 Writers Guild Awards: The Complete List of Winners". eonline.com. 18 February 2019. Retrieved 2021-04-16.
- ^ "WGA Awards TV Nominations: 'Better Call Saul', 'Ted Lasso' & 'The Great' Lead Way". eonline.com. 3 February 2021. Retrieved 2021-04-16.
External links edit
- John Maggio at IMDb