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John Maggio
Born
Buffalo, New York, U.S.
OccupationsDirector, writer, producer
Years active2001–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

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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 and was acquired by HBO.[11][12] He is currently at work on a film documenting the immigration crisis in America.

Filmography

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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

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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 [13]
2018 Won News & Documentary Emmy Award Outstanding Business and Economic Documentary Panic: The Untold Story of the 2008 Financial Crisis [14]
Nominated Producers Guild of America Award Outstanding Producer of Documentary Motion Pictures The Newspaperman [15]
Nominated Writers Guild of America Awards Documentary Script – Other Than Current Events American Experience - Into The Amazon [16]
2020 Nominated Documentary Script – Other Than Current Events American Experience - The Poison Squad [17]
2021 Nominated News and Documentary Emmy Awards Outstanding Politics and Government Documentary The Perfect Weapon [18]
2022 Nominated Best Documentary A Choice of Weapons: Inspired by Gordon Parks [19]
Nominated Outstanding Arts and Culture Documentary
Nominated Best Editing

References

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  1. ↑ "Buffalo native gains perspective on family history through making of PBS documentary". news.wbfo.org. 17 February 2015. Retrieved 2021-04-16.
  2. ↑ "John Maggio". dceff.org. Retrieved 2021-04-16.
  3. ↑ "Check out this never-before-seen clip from HBO's The Perfect Weapon". techcrunch.com. 18 September 2020. Retrieved 2021-04-16.
  4. ↑ "'The Newspaperman: The Life and Times of Ben Bradlee': TV Review". hollywoodreporter.com. December 2017. Retrieved 2021-04-16.
  5. ↑ "Cody ChesnuTT Talks About His Indie Success, And His Album, The Headphone Masterpiece". songwriteruniverse.com. 4 December 2013. Retrieved 2021-04-16.
  6. ↑ "The Crosswalk (2) – Venus Loves A Melody". discogs.com. 1999. Retrieved 2021-04-16.
  7. ↑ "Local filmmaker John Maggio presents PBS' 'The Italian Americans'". buffalonews.com. 8 February 2015. Retrieved 2021-04-16.
  8. ↑ "Alison Burke, Ark Media". wp.nyu.edu. Retrieved 2021-04-16.
  9. ↑ "Announcing The Feature Film Lineup For Tribeca 2021". tribecafilm.com. Retrieved 2021-04-16.
  10. ↑ "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.
  11. ↑ "TIFF: Paul Anka Sings "My Way" at Toronto Doc Premiere Dinner". hollywoodreporter.com. Retrieved 2025-08-01.
  12. ↑ "HBO Original Documentary PAUL ANKA: HIS WAY Debuts December 1". press.wbd.com. Retrieved 2025-11-27.
  13. ↑ "FRONTLINE Wins Four Writers Guild Awards!". pbs.org. Retrieved 2021-04-16.
  14. ↑ "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.
  15. ↑ "Producers Guild of America Documentary Nominations Don't Foreshadow the Oscars". indiewire.com. 21 November 2017. Retrieved 2021-04-16.
  16. ↑ "2019 Writers Guild Awards: The Complete List of Winners". eonline.com. 18 February 2019. Retrieved 2021-04-16.
  17. ↑ "WGA Awards TV Nominations: 'Better Call Saul', 'Ted Lasso' & 'The Great' Lead Way". eonline.com. 3 February 2021. Retrieved 2021-04-16.
  18. ↑ "42nd News and Documentary Emmy Awards" (PDF). theemmys.tv. Retrieved 2025-08-01.
  19. ↑ "43rd News and Documentary Emmy Awards" (PDF). theemmys.tv. Retrieved 2025-08-01.
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