Joshua Zeman

Joshua Zeman is an American documentary film director, writer and producer.[1][2] He is best known for his documentaries Cropsey, The Killing Season and Murder Mountain.[3][4][5] He most recently directed and produced The Sons of Sam for Netflix.[6] He is represented by UTA.[7]

Joshua Zeman
Born
Sea Cliff, New York, U.S.
Occupations
  • Director
  • writer
  • producer
Years active2002 – present

Education

Zeman graduated from Pennsylvania's Lehigh University in 1994.[8]

Career

Zeman's debut feature documentary, Cropsey, premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival in 2009 and was a Critics' Pick with The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal and Roger Ebert.[9][10][11] In 2011, he directed the short film, The Best Man for the Job, starring David Call. In 2012, he received a MacDowell Colony Fellowship and won the 2013 Djerassi Residency Award from the San Francisco Film Society.[12][13] He has co-produced or produced films including The Station Agent, Mysterious Skin, Choking Man and Against the Current.[14]

In 2016, Zeman directed a documentary television series, The Killing Season, for A&E about the case of the Long Island Serial Killer.[15] He also directed another series Murder Mountain, which premiered on Fusion TV and Netflix in 2018.[16]

In 2021, Zeman directed a documentary television series, The Sons of Sam: A Descent into Darkness, for Netflix.[17] Most recently, he directed The Loneliest Whale: The Search for 52, executive produced by Leonardo DiCaprio which will be released theatrically by Bleecker Street.[18]

Filmography
Year Title Contribution Note
2002 Mafia NY: Lifestyles of the Rich and Dangerous Writer and producer Documentary
2003 The Station Agent Co-producer Feature film
2003 Phileine Says Sorry Producer Feature film
2004 Mysterious Skin Co-producer Feature film
2006 The Hawk Is Dying Producer Feature film
2006 Choking Man Producer Feature film
2009 Against the Current Producer Feature film
2009 Rain Fall Producer Feature film
2009 Cropsey Director, writer and producer Documentary
2011 The Best Man For The Job Director and writer Short film
2014 Killer Legends Director, writer and producer Documentary
2016 The Killing Season Director, writer and producer Documentary series
2018 Murder Mountain Director Documentary series
2021 The Sons of Sam: A Descent into Darkness Director and producer Documentary series
2021 The Loneliest Whale: The Search for 52 Director, writer and producer Documentary

Awards and nominations
Year Result Award Category Work Ref.
2006 Won Gotham Awards Best Film Not Playing at a Theater Near You Choking Man [19]
2009 Nominated Chicago International Film Festival Best Documentary Cropsey

References
  1. "'Sons of Sam' Director Joshua Zeman Believes Serial Killer David Berkowitz Didn't Act Alone". thewrap.com. 3 May 2021. Retrieved 2021-06-10.
  2. "'The Killing Season': Rachel Mills & Joshua Zeman on A&E's True-Crime Series and Alex Gibney". collider.com. 19 November 2016. Retrieved 2021-06-10.
  3. "Tribeca Takes: Joshua Zeman on Cropsey". tribecafilm.com. 31 May 2010. Retrieved 2021-06-10.
  4. "Meet 'The Killing Season' Investigators". bustle.com. 13 November 2016. Retrieved 2021-06-10.
  5. "'Murder Mountain' director responds to criticism by Humboldt County Sheriff's Office". krcrtv.com. 8 January 2019. Retrieved 2021-06-10.
  6. https://dceff.org/filmmaker/zeman-joshua/
  7. https://deadline.com/2023/03/joshua-zeman-signs-with-uta-1235278039/
  8. https://www.linkedin.com/in/joshua-zeman-ba35178/
  9. "CROPSEY". tribecafilm.com. Retrieved 2021-06-10.
  10. Catsoulis, Jeannette (3 June 2010). "Case of the Kidnappings and the Scared Island". The New York Times. Retrieved 2021-06-10.
  11. "The perfect suspect, but is he guilty?". rogerebert.com. Retrieved 2021-06-10.
  12. "Josh Zeman". macdowell.org. Retrieved 2021-06-10.
  13. "Joshua Zeman prevails in SFFS screenwriting contest". screendaily.com. Retrieved 2021-06-10.
  14. "JOSHUA ZEMAN". aetv.com. Retrieved 2021-06-10.
  15. "A&E's 'The Killing Season' Filmmakers Didn't Expect to Find So Many Unsolved Murders". indiewire.com. 12 November 2016. Retrieved 2021-06-10.
  16. "Murder Mountain season 2 Netflix release date: Will there be another series?". express.co.uk. 3 January 2019. Retrieved 2021-06-10.
  17. "'Sons Of Sam' Director Joshua Zeman On The Theory That The Son Of Sam Didn't Act Alone (And The Journalist The Case Destroyed)". uproxx.com. 5 May 2021. Retrieved 2021-06-10.
  18. "New Trailer for 'The Loneliest Whale: The Search for 52' Dives Deep on Its Unique Subject". collider.com. 8 June 2021. Retrieved 2021-06-10.
  19. "Half Nelson dominates New York's Gotham Awards". screendaily.com. Retrieved 2021-06-10.
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