Motto Pictures

Motto Pictures
IndustryDocumentary
Founded2009
FounderJulie Goldman, Christopher Clements
Headquarters
Brooklyn, NY
Key people
Julie Goldman, Christopher Clements, Carolyn Hepburn
Websitemottopictures.com

Motto Pictures is a documentary production company based in Brooklyn, New York, specializing in producing and executive producing documentary features. Motto secures financing, builds distribution strategies, and creatively develops films, and has produced over 25 feature documentaries and won numerous awards.[1]

History

Motto Pictures was founded in 2009 by Julie Goldman and Christopher Clements, Emmy and Peabody Award-winning producers of documentary feature films.[2]

Films

Year Film Director(s) Awards Notes
2009 Sergio Greg Barker
2011 Buck Cindy Meehl
2011 Koran By Heart Greg Barker
2011 Our School Mona Nicoara, Miruna Coca-Cozma
2011 Better This World Kelly Duane, Katie Galloway
2012 Beware of Mr. Baker Jay Bulger
2012 A Place at the Table Kristi Jacobson, Lori Silverbush
2012 Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry Alison Klayman
2013 Manhunt: The Search for Bin Laden Greg Barker
2013 The Kill Team Dan Krauss
2013 God Loves Uganda Roger Ross Williams
2013 Gideon's Army Dawn Porter
2014 The Great Invisible Margaret Brown
2014 1971 Johanna Hamilton
2014 Art and Craft Sam Cullman, Jennifer Grausman
2014 We Are the Giant Greg Barker
2014 The Yes Men Are Revolting Andy Bichlbaum, Mike Bonanno, Laura Nix
2015 Blackface Roger Ross Williams Premiered on CNN[51]
2015 Music of Strangers: Yo-Yo Ma and the Silk Road Ensemble Morgan Neville
2015 The 100 Years Show Alison Klayman
2015 3 1/2 Minutes, Ten Bullets Marc Silver
2015 Best of Enemies Robert Gordon, Morgan Neville
2015 Indian Point Ivy Meeropol Tribeca Film Festival: 2015 Premiere[72] Key West Film Festival: 2015 Best Documentary Award[73]
2016 Homegrown Greg Barker Premiered on HBO[74]
2016 Southwest of Salem: The Story of the San Antonio Four Deborah S. Esquenazi
  • Tribeca Film Festival: 2016 Premiere
  • Emmy Award Nominee: 2017 Outstanding Social Issue Documentary Shortlisted for 2017 Academy Award for Best Original Song (“ Kiss Me Goodnight ,” composed by Sam Lipman)[75]
  • Peabody Award: 2016 Documentary Category[76]
  • Critics’ Choice Documentary Award: 2016 Nominee for Best First Documentary (TV / Streaming)[77]
  • GLAAD Media Award: 2016 Outstanding Documentary Award[78]
  • Social Impact Media Awards: 2017 Lens to Action in a Documentary Feature Jury Prize Award[79]
2016 Solitary Kristi Jacobson
2016 Enlighten Us: The Rise and Fall of James Arthur Ray Jenny Carchman Tribeca Film Festival: 2015 Premiere [81]
2016 Extremis Dan Krauss
2016 Life, Animated Roger Ross Williams
2016 Weiner Josh Kriegman, Elyse Steinberg
2016 Abacus: Small Enough to Jail Steve James
2017 The Family I Had Katie Green, Carlye Rubin Tribeca Film Festival: 2017 Premiere[101]
2017 Shadowman Oren Jacoby Tribeca Film Festival: 2017 Premiere[102]
2017 When God Sleeps Till Schauder
2017 The Final Year Greg Barker Toronto International Film Festival: 2017 Premiere[105]
2018 The Cleaners Moritz Riesewieck, Hans Block Sundance Film Festival: 2018 Premiere[106]International Film Festival and Forum on Human Rights: Winner of the Gilda Vieira De Mello Award[107]
2018 Inventing Tomorrow Laura Nix Sundance Film Festival: 2018 Premiere[108]Seattle International Film Festival: 2018 Grand Jury Prize[109]
2018 Take Your Pills Alison Klayman SXSW Film Festival: 2018 Premiere[110]
2018 The Raft Marcus Lindeen CPH:DOX: 2018 Premiere and Dox:Award Winner[111]
2018 Charm City Marilyn Ness Tribeca Film Festival: 2018 Premiere[112]
2018 Love, Gilda Lisa D'Apolito Tribeca Film Festival: 2018 Premiere[113]
2018 Take Back the Harbor Kristi Jacobson, Roger Ross Williams
  • DOC NYC: 2018 Premiere
  • New York Wild Film Festival: 2019 Best Wild New York Film Winner
2019 One Child Nation Nanfu Wang, Jialing Zhang
2019 Bully. Coward. Victim. The Story of Roy Cohn Ivy Meeropol New York Film Festival: 2019 Premiere
2019 Oliver Sacks: His Own Life Ric Burns Telluride Film Festival: 2019 Premiere
2019 The Apollo Roger Ross Williams Tribeca Film Festival: 2019 Premiere
2019 Ringside André Hörmann
2019 The Raft Marcus Lindeen
2020 Socks on Fire Bo McGuire
2020 The Mole Agent Maite Alberdi

Premios Platino: 2021 Best Documentary Film

2020 A Thousand Cuts Ramona S. Diaz
2021 In the Same Breath Nanfu Wang
2021 The Velvet Underground Todd Haynes
2022 The Return of Tanya Tucker: Featuring Brandi Carlile Kathlyn Horan
2022 American Pain Darren Foster Tribeca Film Festival: 2022 Premiere
2022 Unfinished Business Alison Klayman Tribeca Film Festival: 2022 Premiere
2023 Victim/Suspect Nancy Schwartzman 2023 Sundance Film Festival: 2023 Premiere
2024 Eternal You Hans Block & Moritz Riesewieck 2024 Sundance Film Festival: 2024 premiere

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