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Stephen Maing is an American documentary filmmaker, cinematographer and producer. His documentary Crime and Punishment won a 2019 Emmy Award. His 2024 film Union won a 2024 Sundance Jury Award.
Maing grew up in a large extended family, whose experiences with loss and war significantly influenced his perspective. [1]
Maing's career in documentary filmmaking was influenced by filmmakers like the Maysles, Fred Wiseman and Jean Rouch. [2] A key moment in his early twenties was when he saw a student's raw video diary of a police shootout, which deeply affected him and pushed him towards documentary filmmaking. [2]
Maing's relationship with the Sundance Institute began in 2010 with the support for his first feature documentary, High Tech, Low Life. [1] His film Crime + Punishment premiered at Sundance. [3]
Stephen Maing has directed four documentaries with support from the Sundance Institute, with Union being his latest work. Union, co-directed with Brett Story, explores the efforts of the Amazon Labor Union in Staten Island, New York. [1]
Maing resides in Brooklyn. [3]
Year | Title | Notes |
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2012 | High Tech, Low Life | |
2015 | The Surrender | |
2018 | Crime + Punishment | |
2020 | Dirty Gold | Part of
Dirty Money (2018 TV series),
filmed in Peru’s Amazon rainforest [2] |
2024 | Union |
Stephen Maing received the Courage Under Fire Award for his work on Crime + Punishment. [3]
Stephen Maing | |
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Website |
stephenmaing |
Stephen Maing is an American documentary filmmaker, cinematographer and producer. His documentary Crime and Punishment won a 2019 Emmy Award. His 2024 film Union won a 2024 Sundance Jury Award.
Maing grew up in a large extended family, whose experiences with loss and war significantly influenced his perspective. [1]
Maing's career in documentary filmmaking was influenced by filmmakers like the Maysles, Fred Wiseman and Jean Rouch. [2] A key moment in his early twenties was when he saw a student's raw video diary of a police shootout, which deeply affected him and pushed him towards documentary filmmaking. [2]
Maing's relationship with the Sundance Institute began in 2010 with the support for his first feature documentary, High Tech, Low Life. [1] His film Crime + Punishment premiered at Sundance. [3]
Stephen Maing has directed four documentaries with support from the Sundance Institute, with Union being his latest work. Union, co-directed with Brett Story, explores the efforts of the Amazon Labor Union in Staten Island, New York. [1]
Maing resides in Brooklyn. [3]
Year | Title | Notes |
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2012 | High Tech, Low Life | |
2015 | The Surrender | |
2018 | Crime + Punishment | |
2020 | Dirty Gold | Part of
Dirty Money (2018 TV series),
filmed in Peru’s Amazon rainforest [2] |
2024 | Union |
Stephen Maing received the Courage Under Fire Award for his work on Crime + Punishment. [3]