Morgan Neville
Born: 1967-10-10 in Los Angeles, California, USA
Known For: Directing
Biography
Morgan Neville (born October 10, 1967) is an American documentary film producer, director, and writer. His acclaimed film 20 Feet from Stardom won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature in 2014 as well as a Grammy Award for Best Music Film. His documentary Best of Enemies, on the debates between Gore Vidal and William F. Buckley, was shortlisted for the 2016 Academy Award and won an Emmy Award. His 2018 film Won't You Be My Neighbor?, a documentary about Fred Rogers, received critical acclaim and became the highest-grossing biographical documentary of all time. Neville has been nominated for five additional Grammys for films including Respect Yourself: The Stax Records Story, Muddy Waters: Can’t Be Satisfied, Johnny Cash’s America, and The Music of Strangers: Yo-Yo Ma and the Silk Road Ensemble. Neville’s other films include The Cool School, Shotgun Freeway, Keith Richards: Under the Influence, and, as producer, Miss Americana, Beauty Is Embarrassing, and Crossfire Hurricane. For television, Neville directed and executive produced the series Ugly Delicious, Abstract: The Art of Design, Chelsea Does, Shangri-La, and Song Exploder.
Filmography
2025
- SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night ... (Executive Producer)
- Breakdown: 1975 ... (Director)
- Thank You Very Much ... (Executive Producer)
- BTS Army: Forever We Are Young ... (Executive Producer)
- Paul McCartney: Man on the Run ... (Director)
2024
- Piece by Piece as Morgan Neville (voice)
- STEVE! (martin) a documentary in 2 pieces ... (Director)
- Leap of Faith ... (Producer)
- What's Next? The Future with Bill Gates ... (Executive Producer)
2023
- The Saint of Second Chances ... (Producer)
- Art for Everybody ... (Producer)
- Bono & The Edge: A Sort of Homecoming with Dave Letterman ... (Director)
- The 12th Victim ... (Executive Producer)
- This is Not a House ... (Director)
2022
- Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, a Journey, a Song ... (Executive Producer)
- Mickey: The Story of a Mouse ... (Producer)
2021
- Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain ... (Producer)
- Watch the Sound with Mark Ronson ... (Executive Producer)
- We Were There to Be There ... (Executive Producer)
2020
- Miss Americana ... (Producer)
- The Painter and the Thief ... (Executive Producer)
2019
- Peanuts in Space: Secrets of Apollo 10 ... (Director)
- Shangri-La ... (Director)
2018
- Won't You Be My Neighbor? ... (Director)
- They'll Love Me When I'm Dead ... (Director)
- Ugly Delicious ... (Executive Producer)
2017
- Abstract: The Art of Design ... (Executive Producer)
- A Documentary on Documentaries as Self - Documentary Filmmaker
2016
- The Music of Strangers: Yo-Yo Ma and the Silk Road Ensemble ... (Director)
- Chelsea Does ... (Executive Producer)
- A Fighting Chance ... (Director)
2015
- Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter as Self
- Best of Enemies ... (Director)
- Keith Richards: Under the Influence ... (Director)
2013
- Shakespeare Was a Big George Jones Fan: 'Cowboy' Jack Clement's Home Movies ... (Director)
- 20 Feet from Stardom ... (Director)
2012
- Burn ... (Executive Producer)
- Beauty Is Embarrassing ... (Producer)
- Crossfire Hurricane ... (Producer)
2011
- Pearl Jam Twenty ... (Producer)
- The Union ... (Co-Producer)
- Troubadours ... (Director)
2010
- Search and Destroy: Iggy & The Stooges' Raw Power ... (Executive Producer)
2008
- James Brown - The Night James Brown Saved Boston ... (Writer)
- The Cool School ... (Director)
- Johnny Cash's America ... (Director)
2007
- Respect Yourself: The Stax Records Story ... (Director)
2006
- American Revolutions: The Highwaymen ... (Director)
2004
- Hank Williams: Honky Tonk Blues ... (Director)
2003
- Muddy Waters: Can't Be Satisfied ... (Director)
2000
- Sam Phillips: The Man Who Invented Rock'n'Roll ... (Director)
1998
- Charlie Chaplin: A Tramp's Life ... (Producer)
1995
- Shotgun Freeway: Drives Through Lost L.A. ... (Writer)