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Derek Doneen

b. 1987

American documentary film director, editor and producer

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About Derek Doneen

Born 1987. Derek Doneen is a film producer and film director.

Derek Jonathan Doneen (born March 27, 1987) is an American documentary film director, editor and producer. He is best known for his work on the feature documentary The Price of Free and the Netflix documentary series Heist.

Life and career Doneen was born in Los Angeles, California on March 27, 1987. He graduated from Chapman University's Dodge College of Film and Media Arts. He started his career as an in-house filmmaker at Participant Media. In 2018, he directed the feature documentary The Price of Free, about Nobel Prize winner Kailash Satyarthi, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival and won the Sundance Grand Jury Prize. He was named one of Variety's 2018 top 10 documentary filmmakers and listed in DOC NYC's "40 Under 40" list for 2018.

In 2021, Doneen created and co-directed the Netflix documentary series Heist, along with Nick Frew and Martin Desmond Roe, about the story of three heists.

Best Film

F:ACT Award

Politiken's Audience Award

News & Documentary Emmy Awards Outstanding Social Issue Documentary 2019

Humanitas Prize Documentaries - Special Awards Category

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Important facts

Born
27 March 1987, California, Los Angeles
Birth century
20th century
Occupation
Film producer, film director
Also known as
Derek Jonathanpope Doneen

People in Derek Doneen's life

Named in this biography and alive at the same time

Portrait of Kailash Satyarthi
Kailash Satyarthi
b. 1954
Children's rights activist
 Portrait of Martin Desmond Roe
Martin Desmond Roe
b. 2000
Film producer
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Emmy
b. 1984
Singer

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Derek Doneen's

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Alain Aspect
b. 1947
Physicist
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Alain Connes
b. 1947
Mathematician
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Jean-Yves Girard
b. 1947
Mathematician
 Portrait of Martin Winterkorn
Martin Winterkorn
b. 1947
University teacher
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Shirin Ebadi
b. 1947
Judge
 Portrait of Temple Grandin
Temple Grandin
b. 1947
Zoologist

Frequently asked questions

Who is Derek Doneen?

American documentary film director, editor and producer

When was Derek Doneen born?

Derek Doneen was born on 27 March 1987 in California, Los Angeles.

What is Derek Doneen's occupation?

Derek Doneen is a film producer and film director.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Derek Doneen

· Wikidata: Q110812757

· DBpedia: Derek Doneen

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