Directing

Dana O'Keefe

Acting credits

Behind the camera

Barry poster
5.7

A young Barack Obama forges his identity while dealing with race, divergent cultures and ordinary life as a New York City college student.

Barry

2016

No artwork available
NR

Chronicles Jimi Hendrix's transformative journey from an unknown sideman to a revolutionary guitar icon, exploring his arrival in swinging 1960s London, his breakout and how he ignited a cultural shift that changed music history.

Jimi

Clowns poster
NR

The Great Clown Panic of 2016 wasn’t about clowns. It was about you.

Clowns

2017

The Meaning of Hitler poster
6.3

This provocative consideration of the lasting influence and draw of Hitler provides insight into the resurgence of white supremacy, antisemitism, and the weaponization of history.

The Meaning of Hitler

2021

Musk poster
NR

A definitive and unvarnished examination of multi-billionaire tech entrepreneur Elon Musk.

Musk

2026

Aaron Burr, Part 2 poster
6.0

A contemporary re-imagining of the duel between Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr explores the idea of history as a contested narrative.

Aaron Burr, Part 2

2011

The New Yorkist poster
NR

A megalomaniac undertakes a doomed enterprise in order to become enshrined in the annals of history

The New Yorkist

2008

The New Yorkist poster
NR

A megalomaniac undertakes a doomed enterprise in order to become enshrined in the annals of history

The New Yorkist

2008

No artwork available
NR

A short film about an implacably blank face. And a very distinctive walk.

Vladimir Putin in Deep Concentration

2013

No artwork available
NR

A deep delve into the assassination of Haitian president Jovenel Moise. Described as a thriller 'in the tradition of Graham Greene or John Le Carré', the film will offer access to those involved in the murder of Moise, who was shot inside his home in July 2021. It will also feature secret footage from Haiti’s prisons and an encounter with a fugitive who witnessed the killing.

The Hands That Held the Knives

No artwork available
8.0

There are only four outdoor phone booths left in all of New York City—this is a late night conversation with one of them.

Dead Ringer

2016