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Jonathan Stack(I)

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Jonathan Stack is a multiple Emmy Award winning and two- time Academy Award® nominated documentary filmmaker. During his career Jonathan has written, produced and directed over 25 films and 50 television programs including The Farm, which was honored as Sundance Film Festival's 1998 Grand Jury Prize winner. He has distributed his films through HBO, BBC, Channel Four, Discovery Channel, A&E--among many others.

While working as an independent filmmaker he earned a reputation for his unique ability to gain access into forbidden and even dangerous worlds. His exclusives include, President Charles Taylor's farewell speech to the nation of Liberia (Liberia: An Uncivil War) and a rare interview with David Miscaivage, head of the Church of Scientology (Inside the Church of Scientology). In 2008 he produced Iron Ladies of Liberia, a film that tells the story of Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Africa's first female president.

Over the years he has consistently found a way to explore difficult subject matter often in intractably dark circumstances and despair, transforming it into stories of hope and possibility that reflect his ultimate belief - that by telling positive stories one helps to create a more positive world.
BornJune 2, 1957
BornJune 2, 1957
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    • Nominated for 2 Oscars
      • 11 wins & 8 nominations total

    Known for

    The Farm: Angola, USA (1998)
    The Farm: Angola, USA
    7.5
    • Producer
    • 1998
    Liberia: An Uncivil War (2004)
    Liberia: An Uncivil War
    7.9
    TV Movie
    • Producer
    • 2004
    The Gospel According to Mr. Allen
    • Producer
    • 2000
    The Wildest Show in the South: The Angola Prison Rodeo (1999)
    The Wildest Show in the South: The Angola Prison Rodeo
    6.3
    Short
    • Producer
    • 1999

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    • Silas (2017)
      Silas
      8.0
      • executive producer
      • 2017
    • Sacred (2016)
      Sacred
      7.2
      • segment producer: Louisiana, USA
      • 2016
    • City 40 (2016)
      City 40
      6.5
      • consulting producer
      • 2016
    • Cast the First Stone (2013)
      Cast the First Stone
      9.2
      • producer
      • 2013
    • After the Spill: The Last Catch
      TV Movie
      • producer
      • 2010
    • Robert Beckford in God Bless You Barack Obama? (2010)
      God Bless You Barack Obama?
      5.5
      TV Movie
      • producer: US
      • 2010
    • The Farm: 10 Down
      6.8
      • producer
      • 2009
    • The Road to Redemption
      • producer
      • 2008
    • Lockup (2005)
      Lockup
      7.9
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 2008
    • Independent Lens (1999)
      Independent Lens
      8.1
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 2008
    • Ellen Johnson Sirleaf in Iron Ladies of Liberia (2007)
      Iron Ladies of Liberia
      7.4
      • executive producer
      • 2007
    • Youth Authority: California (2007)
      Youth Authority: California
      5.8
      TV Movie
      • producer
      • 2007
    • Dear Talula (2006)
      Dear Talula
      7.2
      Short
      • co-producer
      • 2006
    • Only in America
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 2006
    • The Photographer, His Wife, Her Lover (2005)
      The Photographer, His Wife, Her Lover
      • co-producer
      • 2005

    Director



    • The Vasectomist
      7.2
      • Director
      • 2013
    • Cast the First Stone (2013)
      Cast the First Stone
      9.2
      • Director
      • 2013
    • Making Money Mobile
      Short
      • documentary director
      • 2010
    • After the Spill: The Last Catch
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 2010
    • The Farm: 10 Down
      6.8
      • Director
      • 2009
    • The Road to Redemption
      • Director
      • 2008
    • Lockup (2005)
      Lockup
      7.9
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2008
    • Secrets of the Code (2006)
      Secrets of the Code
      5.1
      • Director
      • 2006
    • Liberia: An Uncivil War (2004)
      Liberia: An Uncivil War
      7.9
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 2004
    • Shadows of Doubt: State vs. 81588 Vincent Simmons (1999)
      Shadows of Doubt: State vs. 81588 Vincent Simmons
      7.3
      • Director
      • 1999
    • The Farm: Angola, USA (1998)
      The Farm: Angola, USA
      7.5
      • Director
      • 1998
    • Final Judgment: The Execution of Antonio James
      8.2
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 1996
    • Harlem Diary: Nine Voices of Resilience (1995)
      Harlem Diary: Nine Voices of Resilience
      7.4
      • Director
      • 1995

    Writer



    • Frackman (2015)
      Frackman
      7.5
      • writer
      • 2015
    • Cast the First Stone (2013)
      Cast the First Stone
      9.2
      • co-writer
      • 2013
    • After the Spill: The Last Catch
      TV Movie
      • Writer
      • 2010
    • The Farm: 10 Down
      6.8
      • writer
      • 2009
    • Lockup (2005)
      Lockup
      7.9
      TV Series
      • writer
      • 2008

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      • June 2, 1957
      • New York City, New York, USA

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