John Maggio (director)
John Maggio | |
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| Occupation(s) | Director, writer, producer |
| Years active | 2001–present |
John Maggio is an American documentary film director, writer and producer.[1][2] He is best known for his feature documentary films for HBO including The Perfect Weapon (HBO), Panic: The Untold Story of the 2008 Financial Crisis (HBO), The Newspaperman (HBO) and A Choice of Weapons: Inspired by Gordon Parks (HBO).[3][4]
Life and career
[edit]Maggio began his career as a musician as one of the founding members of the band, The Crosswalk with Cody ChesnuTT.[5] Their debut album, Venus Loves A Melody was produced by Hollywood Records in 1999 with the legendary engineer Bob Clearmountain.[6] After the band was dropped from their label Maggio pursued a career in documentary film and has been a partner at Brooklyn based film company Ark Media since 2003.[7][8] In 2021, his film A Choice of Weapons: Inspired by Gordon Parks (HBO), had its world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival.[9] In 2023, his film Milano: The Inside Story of Italian Fashion had its premiere at the Milan Fashion Week.[10] His latest film, Paul Anka: His Way, had its World Premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2024.[11] He is currently at work on a film documenting the immigration crisis in America.
Filmography
[edit]| Year | Title | Contribution | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-2018 | American Experience | Director, writer and producer | 7 Episodes |
| 2008-2016 | Frontline | Director, writer and Producer | 4 Episodes |
| 2017 | The Newspaperman | Director | Documentary |
| 2019 | Panic: The Untold Story of the 2008 Financial Crisis | Director and producer | Documentary |
| 2020 | The Perfect Weapon | Director and producer | Documentary |
| 2021 | A Choice of Weapons: Inspired by Gordon Parks | Director and producer | Documentary |
| Music Box: Mr. Saturday Night | Director and producer | 1 Episode | |
| 2022 | Year One: A Political Odyssey | Director and producer | Documentary |
| 2023 | Milano: The Inside Story of Italian Fashion | Director and producer | Documentary |
| 2024 | Paul Anka: His Way | Director and producer | Documentary |
| 2025 | Seen & Heard: The History of Black Television | Executive Producer | 2 Episodes |
Awards and nominations
[edit]| Year | Result | Award | Category | Work | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Nominated | Slamdance Film Festival | Grand Jury Prize | Virgil Bliss | |
| 2002 | Nominated | Independent Spirit Awards | John Cassavetes Award | ||
| 2007 | Nominated | News & Documentary Emmy Award | Outstanding Science, Technology and Nature Programming | American Experience - The Boy in the Bubble | |
| 2009 | Nominated | Outstanding Informational Programming | Frontline - Growing Up Online | ||
| 2010 | Nominated | Writers Guild of America Awards | Documentary Script – Current Events | Frontline - College, Inc. | |
| 2012 | Won | Outstanding Script for Breaking Report | Frontline - Educating Sergeant Pantzke | [12] | |
| 2018 | Won | News & Documentary Emmy Award | Outstanding Business and Economic Documentary | Panic: The Untold Story of the 2008 Financial Crisis | [13] |
| Nominated | Producers Guild of America Award | Outstanding Producer of Documentary Motion Pictures | The Newspaperman | [14] | |
| Nominated | Writers Guild of America Awards | Documentary Script – Other Than Current Events | American Experience - Into The Amazon | [15] | |
| 2020 | Nominated | Documentary Script – Other Than Current Events | American Experience - The Poison Squad | [16] | |
| 2021 | Nominated | News and Documentary Emmy Awards | Outstanding Politics and Government Documentary | The Perfect Weapon | [17] |
| 2022 | Nominated | Best Documentary | A Choice of Weapons: Inspired by Gordon Parks | [18] | |
| Nominated | Outstanding Arts and Culture Documentary | ||||
| Nominated | Best Editing |
References
[edit]- ^ "Buffalo native gains perspective on family history through making of PBS documentary". news.wbfo.org. 17 February 2015. Retrieved 2021-04-16.
- ^ "John Maggio". dceff.org. Retrieved 2021-04-16.
- ^ "Check out this never-before-seen clip from HBO's The Perfect Weapon". techcrunch.com. 18 September 2020. Retrieved 2021-04-16.
- ^ "'The Newspaperman: The Life and Times of Ben Bradlee': TV Review". hollywoodreporter.com. December 2017. Retrieved 2021-04-16.
- ^ "Cody ChesnuTT Talks About His Indie Success, And His Album, The Headphone Masterpiece". songwriteruniverse.com. 4 December 2013. Retrieved 2021-04-16.
- ^ "The Crosswalk (2) – Venus Loves A Melody". discogs.com. 1999. Retrieved 2021-04-16.
- ^ "Local filmmaker John Maggio presents PBS' 'The Italian Americans'". buffalonews.com. 8 February 2015. Retrieved 2021-04-16.
- ^ "Alison Burke, Ark Media". wp.nyu.edu. Retrieved 2021-04-16.
- ^ "Announcing The Feature Film Lineup For Tribeca 2021". tribecafilm.com. Retrieved 2021-04-16.
- ^ "Submarine Boards Italian Fashion World Doc 'Milano' With Sharon Stone, Samuel L. Jackson, Frances McDormand, Launches Sales at EFM – Watch Clip (EXCLUSIVE)". variety.com. Retrieved 2025-08-01.
- ^ "TIFF: Paul Anka Sings "My Way" at Toronto Doc Premiere Dinner". hollywoodreporter.com. Retrieved 2025-08-01.
- ^ "FRONTLINE Wins Four Writers Guild Awards!". pbs.org. Retrieved 2021-04-16.
- ^ "THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF TELEVISION ARTS & SCIENCES ANNOUNCES THE WINNERS OF THE 40TH NEWS AND DOCUMENTARY EMMY AWARDS" (PDF). theemmys.tv. Retrieved 2021-04-16.
- ^ "Producers Guild of America Documentary Nominations Don't Foreshadow the Oscars". indiewire.com. 21 November 2017. Retrieved 2021-04-16.
- ^ "2019 Writers Guild Awards: The Complete List of Winners". eonline.com. 18 February 2019. Retrieved 2021-04-16.
- ^ "WGA Awards TV Nominations: 'Better Call Saul', 'Ted Lasso' & 'The Great' Lead Way". eonline.com. 3 February 2021. Retrieved 2021-04-16.
- ^ "42nd News and Documentary Emmy Awards" (PDF). theemmys.tv. Retrieved 2025-08-01.
- ^ "43rd News and Documentary Emmy Awards" (PDF). theemmys.tv. Retrieved 2025-08-01.
External links
[edit]- John Maggio at IMDb