Caitrin Rogers

Caitrin Rogers is an American documentary film producer. She is best known for producing 20 Feet from Stardom (2013), which earned her an Academy Award, an Independent Spirit Award, and a Grammy Award.

Caitrin Rogers
Born
Pittsfield, Massachusetts, U.S.
Education
OccupationFilm producer
Years active2007–present

Early life and education

Rogers was born in Pittsfield, Massachusetts to Suzanne Nichols and John Rogers.[1] She graduated from Northfield Mount Hermon School in 2000 and Occidental College in 2004.[2]

Career

Rogers began her film career as an editor a few years after graduation, moving to Los Angeles and working for a variety of companies such as MTV, VH1, BET and Disney.[1]

She subsequently worked as an assistant editor on the films Once in a Lifetime: The Extraordinary Story of the New York Cosmos (2006) and Amazing Journey: The Story of The Who (2007).

In 2007, she began working for Passion Pictures as a producer on the film The Tillman Story (2010).[1]

In 2014, she won an Academy Award for the film 20 Feet from Stardom (2013), which received excellent reviews, with the website Rotten Tomatoes giving it a 99% approval rating.[2]

She also produced the miniseries Ugly Delicious (2018) and Shangri-La (2019), as well as the films The Black Godfather (2019) and Miss Americana (2020).

Awards and nominations
Year Award Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2012 33rd News & Documentary Emmy Awards Outstanding Informational Programming – Long Form The Tillman Story Won
2014 29th Independent Spirit Awards Best Documentary Feature 20 Feet from Stardom Won
86th Academy Awards Best Documentary – Feature Won [3]
2015 68th British Academy Film Awards Best Documentary Nominated
57th Annual Grammy Awards Best Music Film Won [4]
2017 59th Annual Grammy Awards The Music of Strangers Nominated
2018 39th News & Documentary Emmy Awards Outstanding Arts & Culture Documentary Nominated

References
  1. Gentile, Derek (March 4, 2014). "Pittsfield native Caitrin Rogers captures Oscar as producer of top documentary". The Berkshire Eagle. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
  2. Pfarrer, Steve (April 17, 2014). "Oscar-winning documentary producer Caitrin Rogers has Northampton roots". Daily Hampshire Gazette. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
  3. Pulver, Andrew (March 3, 2014). "20 Feet from Stardom wins best documentary Oscar". The Guardian. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
  4. "Caitrin Rogers". The Recording Academy. Retrieved March 1, 2020.


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