Sara Bernstein
Producer
Marty, life is short
Marty, life is short
Sara Bernstein is an award-winning producer leading the development and production of premium documentary feature films and series for Imagine Documentaries. Recent credits include AVEDON (2026 Cannes Festival Selection), Jim Henson Idea Man (Disney+), Music by John Williams (Disney+), Judy Blume Forever (Prime Video), We Feed People (Disney+), Frida (Prime Video), and Barbara Walters Tell Me Everything (Hulu). Bernstein has received 12 Emmy wins, 35 Emmy nominations, 11 Peabody Awards, and 1 Grammy award win. The documentary features she’s supervised have garnered 2 Oscars and 13 Oscar nominations. In 2024, she was featured on Variety’s New York Women’s Impact List.
Shane Reid
EDITOR/Producer
john candy: i like me
john candy: i like me
Shane Reid is an award-winning director, producer, and editor best known for editing Marvel’s Deadpool & Wolverine, Jason Reitman’s Saturday Night, Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire, Andrew Dominik’s One More Time With Feeling, and Amazon’s John Candy: I Like Me which he also produced. Reid recently contributed to the upcoming Street Fighter and Supergirl films and is set to direct his first feature, a reimagining of Thunderbolt and Lightfoot for Amazon MGM produced by Ryan Reynolds. An Emmy- and Cannes Lions-nominated filmmaker, Reid has collaborated in the commercial space with directors Damien Chazelle, Yorgos Lanthimos, Terrence Malick, John Hillcoat, and Chloé Zhao.
Zach Heinzerling
director
rafa
rafa
Zach Heinzerling is an Academy Award–nominated, Emmy Award–winning director known for telling distinctive stories that resonate widely. His feature debut, Cutie and the Boxer — an unconventional love story about partnership, creation, and the vibrancy of New York City — was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature in 2013. In 2021, he directed the critically acclaimed six-part series McCartney 3,2,1 for Hulu, followed in 2023 by Stolen Youth: Inside the Cult at Sarah Lawrence. His latest project, Rafa, a four-part documentary series about tennis legend Rafael Nadal, premieres in May 2026.
Rebecca Miller
DIRECTOR, WRITER, PRODUCER
MR. SCORSESE
MR. SCORSESE
REBECCA MILLER (Director, Writer, Producer) has written and directed six feature films: ANGELA (1995); PERSONAL VELOCITY (2002); THE BALLAD OF JACK AND ROSE (2005); THE PRIVATE LIVES OF PIPPA LEE (2009); MAGGIE’S PLAN (2015); ARTHUR MILLER: WRITER (2017); and SHE CAME TO ME (2023).
Miller wrote the screenplay for the feature film PROOF (2005). She is the author of two short story collections, PERSONAL VELOCITY (2001) and TOTAL (2022), and the novels THE PRIVATE LIVES OF PIPPA LEE (2009) and JACOB’S FOLLY (2013). Miller’s most recent project is the five-part docuseries, MR. SCORSESE (Apple TV), a portrait of Martin Scorsese.
Miller wrote the screenplay for the feature film PROOF (2005). She is the author of two short story collections, PERSONAL VELOCITY (2001) and TOTAL (2022), and the novels THE PRIVATE LIVES OF PIPPA LEE (2009) and JACOB’S FOLLY (2013). Miller’s most recent project is the five-part docuseries, MR. SCORSESE (Apple TV), a portrait of Martin Scorsese.
Ally Pankiw
director, executive producer
Lilith Fair: Building a Mystery
Lilith Fair: Building a Mystery
Ally Pankiw made her TV debut directing the hit first season of Netflix’s Feel Good, created by Mae Martin. Since then, Pankiw has written on Dan Levy’s Schitt’s Creek and directed on shows like The Great, Shrill, and Ponies. Her latest Black Mirror episode, “Common People,” was nominated for two Emmys and DGA Award for Outstanding Direction.
In 2024, Pankiw wrote, directed, and executive produced her first film, I Used To Be Funny, starring Rachel Sennott. Her latest feature, Lilith Fair: Building A Mystery, combines her passion for nuanced stories about women with her roots in music video and documentary.
In 2024, Pankiw wrote, directed, and executive produced her first film, I Used To Be Funny, starring Rachel Sennott. Her latest feature, Lilith Fair: Building A Mystery, combines her passion for nuanced stories about women with her roots in music video and documentary.
Alexandria Stapleton
director
sean combs: the reckoning
sean combs: the reckoning
Alexandria Stapleton is an Emmy Award–winning director and producer and founder of House of NonFiction, a production company dedicated to storytelling rooted in authentic voices and community impact. Stapleton most recently directed and executive produced the Netflix docuseries Sean Combs: The Reckoning, a global #1 hit that earned her a 2026 DGA nomination. Her recent projects include ESPN’s The Brittney Griner Story, which premiered at Sundance 2026. Additional credits include Prime Video's Reggie, HBO's God Save Texas: The Price of Oil, Shut Up & Dribble, and FX's Pride. She serves on the DGA National Board and co-chairs its Documentary Committee.
Trish Dalton
DIRECTOR
REGGAE GIRLZ
REGGAE GIRLZ
Trish Dalton is an Emmy-nominated director known for documentaries that illuminate culture, social justice, and extraordinary human stories. Her recent film, Reggae Girlz, follows the Jamaican women’s national football team as they overcame hardship on their historic journey to the Women’s World Cup. Previously, she co-directed the Hulu Original Diane von Furstenberg: Woman in Charge, which opened the Tribeca Festival, earned an Emmy nomination, and received the Cinema for Peace Women’s Empowerment Award. Her other credits include HBO Sports’ Student Athlete, which catalyzed legislative change for college athletes, as well as One Night Stand, Southmost USA, and Bordering on Treason.
PRIME VIDEO presents
John Candy: I Like Me
From director Colin Hanks and lifelong John Candy fan Ryan Reynolds comes John Candy: I Like Me, an exploration of the life of the Canadian comedic icon. The film documents his on- and off-camera existence, featuring never-before-seen home videos, intimate access to his family and candid recollections from collaborators.
HULU presents
Lilith Fair: Building a Mystery
Lilith Fair: Building a Mystery – The Untold Story tells the history of the groundbreaking music festival featuring only women artists, started by iconic Canadian singer-songwriter Sarah McLachlan and her team in the late 1990s, in opposition to systemic industry barriers that limited women from playing together on a concert bill and getting back-to-back airplay on the radio. The film reunites and features interviews with original Lilith Fair artists Bonnie Raitt, Sheryl Crow, Erykah Badu, Paula Cole, Jewel, Mýa, Natalie Merchant, Indigo Girls and Emmylou Harris and a new generation of artists who have carried the torch, including Brandi Carlile and Olivia Rodrigo, among others.
netflix presents
Marty, Life Is Short
Marty, Life is Short, from director Lawrence Kasdan, is the definitive documentary on beloved comedian Martin Short. Using beautiful, intimate, never-before-seen archive footage alongside exclusive interviews with some of the most established and beloved stars, the documentary takes a look at one of the most influential comedians of a generation.
APPLE TV presents
Mr. Scorsese
Mr. Scorsese is a film portrait of a man through the lens of his work, exploring the many facets of a visionary who redefined filmmaking, including his extraordinary career and unique personal history. With exclusive, unrestricted access to Martin Scorsese’s private archives, the documentary series is anchored by extensive conversations with the filmmaker himself and never-before-seen interviews with friends, family and creative collaborators.
Netflix presents
Rafa
Directed by Zach Heinzerling (“Cutie and the Boxer”), RAFA retraces tennis champion Rafael Nadal's remarkable journey from those who know him best—on and off the court. From his beginnings at just three years old to his return to competition in 2024, the documentary shows the evolution of a champion and the physical and emotional toll that has shaped his path as he faces his most constant rival time and again: his own body. With unseen moments that reveal what lies behind the legend, RAFA spotlights a candid and vulnerable superstar, going beyond tennis to explore the life, story, and legacy of an unparalleled icon. The 4-part series is produced by Skydance Sports.
RED BULL STUDIOS presents
Reggae Girlz
In a David vs. Goliath saga, the Jamaican women’s football team, affectionately known as the Reggae Girlz, rise from obscurity to challenge global giants France and Brazil in the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup, defying all odds and capturing the world's imagination with their unyielding spirit.
Netflix presents
Sean Combs: The Reckoning
In Sean Combs: The Reckoning, Emmy and Grammy award-winning executive producer Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson and Emmy award-winning director Alexandria Stapleton use never-before-seen footage and exclusive interviews to provide a staggering examination of one of the most influential hip-hop moguls of our time, the gilded empire he built — and the underworld of fear and scandal that lay just beneath its surface.
