I’m an Emmy-winning filmmaker and investigative journalist based in Los Angeles.
My latest feature documentary, Stans, was made in collaboration with Eminem. I wrote, directed, and executive produced the film, which explores the artist’s relationship to fame, fandom, and the people who have built parts of their identities around his music. After opening the inaugural SXSW London, Stans was released theatrically on 1,500 screens in more than 48 countries and premiered at #1 on Paramount+, becoming the platform’s most-watched documentary.
My documentary directing debut, Challenger: The Final Flight, was produced with Bad Robot for Netflix. I developed, produced, and co-directed the four-part series, which earned two News & Documentary Emmy nominations and won the Realscreen Award for Best Science & Technology Program.
My other documentary work includes Legacy: The True Story of the LA Lakers, which I wrote and executive produced for Hulu and which won the Sports Emmy for Outstanding Documentary Series; What’s My Name: Muhammad Ali, written for HBO and directed by Antoine Fuqua, which won the Sports Emmy for Outstanding Long Sports Documentary; and The Day Sports Stood Still, which earned a Sports Emmy nomination for Outstanding Writing. I’ve also worked as a writer and/or producer on Inside Bill’s Brain: Decoding Bill Gates, directed by Davis Guggenheim; All Things Must Pass, directed by Colin Hanks; and Jerry West: The Logo, which was directed by Kenya Barris for Amazon.
In 2022, I wrote, narrated, and executive produced the Apple Original podcast Wild Things: Siegfried & Roy. Named Adweek’s Pop Culture Podcast of the Year, the eight-part series is being adapted into an Apple TV+ drama starring Jude Law and Andrew Garfield. I'm an executive producer on the adaptation.
Before I started making films, I was a magazine writer. My journalism has appeared in Wired, Esquire, The New York Times Magazine, Men’s Health, Popular Science, Maxim, and Playboy. I’m drawn to unusual corners of American life and people pursuing impossible ambitions, navigating extraordinary circumstances, or reinventing themselves entirely. Along the way, I’ve interviewed FBI agents, bull riders, Bitcoin miners, rocket scientists, circus clowns, and getaway drivers.
My 2019 feature “The Bicycle Thief,” about an Olympic hopeful who became one of America’s most prolific bank robbers, was selected for The Best American Sports Writing 2020. In 2011, I was a finalist for the National Magazine Award for Personal Service.
I’m also the co-creator, writer, and managing editor of Cabin Porn. Published by Little, Brown and Company, the book debuted on The New York Times bestseller list and has been translated into eight languages.
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