Amy Schatz

Amy Schatz is an American director and producer of documentaries and children's shows and series. Schatz's work has earned eight Primetime Emmy Awards, eight Directors Guild of America Awards, and three Peabody Awards, among other awards and nominations.

Early life and education Schatz is a graduate of McGill University in Montreal.

Career Schatz's work includes The Runaway Bunny, an animated musical based on the classic children's book, and We Are the Dream: The Kids of the Oakland MLK Oratorical Fest. Schatz also created the Classical Baby series and Goodnight Moon & Other Sleepytime Tales, Song of Parkland, an HBO Documentary featuring the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School drama students, In the Shadow of the Towers: Stuvyesant High on 9/11 and the children’s documentary, What Happened on September 11.

Additional HBO shows include The Number on Great-Grandpa's Arm, a short film for young people on The Holocaust, Saving My Tomorrow, a 6-part series on the environment produced with the American Museum of Natural History, An Apology to Elephants, a film with Lily Tomlin, A Child's Garden of Poetry , A Family is a Family is a Family: a Rosie O’Donnell Celebration, Don't Divorce Me! Kids' Rules for Parents on Divorce, and Meredith Monk's Books of Days.

Awards and honors Schatz's work has earned eight Primetime Emmy Awards, eight Directors Guild of America Awards, three Peabody Awards, a Parents' Choice Award, a Gracie Award, and five Animation Emmy Awards, among others. She is a member of the Directors Guild of America, Women in Film, and the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences.

Personal life Schatz lives in New York City with her husband, Max Rudin, and their two children.