Jeremy Workman

Directing

Jeremy Workman

Jeremy Workman is an American filmmaker and editor. His documentary films frequently focus on eccentrics, outsiders, and those with extreme passions. His films include Lily Topples the World, The World Before Your Feet, Magical Universe, and Who Is Henry Jaglom? In most of his films, Workman serves as the director, cinematographer, and editor.

Acting credits

Behind the camera

Secret Mall Apartment poster
6.8

In 2003, eight Rhode Islanders created a secret apartment inside a busy mall and lived there for four years, filming everything along the way. Far more than a prank, the secret apartment became a deeply meaningful place for all involved.

Secret Mall Apartment

2025

Secret Mall Apartment poster
6.8

In 2003, eight Rhode Islanders created a secret apartment inside a busy mall and lived there for four years, filming everything along the way. Far more than a prank, the secret apartment became a deeply meaningful place for all involved.

Secret Mall Apartment

2025

Deciding Vote poster
NR

50 years ago, assemblyman George Michaels cast a single vote on New York's abortion bill that changed the course of American history but destroyed his political career in the process.

Deciding Vote

2023

Deciding Vote poster
NR

50 years ago, assemblyman George Michaels cast a single vote on New York's abortion bill that changed the course of American history but destroyed his political career in the process.

Deciding Vote

2023

Lily Topples The World poster
7.5

Follow 20-year-old Lily Hevesh — the world’s greatest domino toppler and the only woman in her field — in a coming-of-age story of artistry, passion, and unlikely triumph.

Lily Topples The World

2021

Lily Topples The World poster
7.5

Follow 20-year-old Lily Hevesh — the world’s greatest domino toppler and the only woman in her field — in a coming-of-age story of artistry, passion, and unlikely triumph.

Lily Topples The World

2021

Who Is Henry Jaglom? poster
6.8

Hailed by some as a cinematic genius, a feminist voice and a true maverick of American cinema, dismissed by others as a voyeuristic fraud and the "world's worst director," Henry Jaglom obsessively confuses and abuses the line between life and art. Featuring scores of interviews (including Orson Welles, Dennis Hopper, Milos Forman and Peter Bogdanovich) and rare behind-the-scenes footage, this hilarious documentary explores the fascinating question of Who Is Henry Jaglom?

Who Is Henry Jaglom?

1997

School for Defectors poster
NR

In an industrial corner of Busan, South Korea, stands the tiny Jangdaehyun School. It is home to 20 students, all of whom are North Korea defectors. With unprecedented access to a community never seen on film, SCHOOL FOR DEFECTORS gives voice to young people whom the world might otherwise overlook—illuminating not just what they’ve endured, but who they are about to become.

School for Defectors

2026

Magical Universe poster
6.3

A documentarian strikes up an odd friendship with reclusive 80 year old outsider artist Al Carbee, whose strange Barbie-doll photography gains acclaim and interest over the course of the project's multi-year history. Far beyond a portrait of an eccentric, Magical Universe is about wonder, friendship, and the transcendent power of creativity

Magical Universe

2014

Magical Universe poster
6.3

A documentarian strikes up an odd friendship with reclusive 80 year old outsider artist Al Carbee, whose strange Barbie-doll photography gains acclaim and interest over the course of the project's multi-year history. Far beyond a portrait of an eccentric, Magical Universe is about wonder, friendship, and the transcendent power of creativity

Magical Universe

2014

The World Before Your Feet poster
6.9

For over 6 years, Matt Green, 37, has been walking every street in New York City – a total of more than 8000 miles. The World Before Your Feet tells the story of one man’s unusual quest and the journey of discovery, humanity, and wonder that ensues.

The World Before Your Feet

2018

The World Before Your Feet poster
6.9

For over 6 years, Matt Green, 37, has been walking every street in New York City – a total of more than 8000 miles. The World Before Your Feet tells the story of one man’s unusual quest and the journey of discovery, humanity, and wonder that ensues.

The World Before Your Feet

2018

One Track Mind poster
8.5

Philip Coppola has devoted all his free time in the last thirty years to cataloging, archiving and sketching every single station in the New York City subway system. Shot almost entirely in the subway system in post-9/11 New York, this award-winning short documentary is a portrait of a man consumed by a singular obsession as well as a loving exploration of the city's unique artistic idiosyncrasies.

One Track Mind

2005

One Track Mind poster
8.5

Philip Coppola has devoted all his free time in the last thirty years to cataloging, archiving and sketching every single station in the New York City subway system. Shot almost entirely in the subway system in post-9/11 New York, this award-winning short documentary is a portrait of a man consumed by a singular obsession as well as a loving exploration of the city's unique artistic idiosyncrasies.

One Track Mind

2005

Carbee’s Barbies poster
NR

Al Carbee is an 84-year old man living on the side of a highway in Saco, Maine. He is obsessed with Barbie Dolls. Through his obsession comes his art. This is his story.

Carbee’s Barbies

2002

Claire Makes It Big poster
10.0

Claire Makes It Big, Jeremy Workman's award- winning short comedy, follows the travails of a talented overweight actress and her difficulties landing a decent movie role. A sharply written and briskly directed satire of the acting and filmmaking professions that then turns into a hilarious wish-fulfillment fantasy, it also features a lovely lead performance by Mara Hobel (whom Joan Crawford-heads may recognize as the child Christina Crawford in Mommie Dearest) and funny supporting turns from more recognizable folks like Clancy Brown, Paige Turco and Peter Bogdanovich, along with a voice cameo from the late Don LaFontaine.

Claire Makes It Big

1999

Claire Makes It Big poster
10.0

Claire Makes It Big, Jeremy Workman's award- winning short comedy, follows the travails of a talented overweight actress and her difficulties landing a decent movie role. A sharply written and briskly directed satire of the acting and filmmaking professions that then turns into a hilarious wish-fulfillment fantasy, it also features a lovely lead performance by Mara Hobel (whom Joan Crawford-heads may recognize as the child Christina Crawford in Mommie Dearest) and funny supporting turns from more recognizable folks like Clancy Brown, Paige Turco and Peter Bogdanovich, along with a voice cameo from the late Don LaFontaine.

Claire Makes It Big

1999

True New York poster
10.0

True New York is a feature-length anthology documentary film featuring five award-winning short documentaries set in New York City.

True New York

2016

True New York poster
10.0

True New York is a feature-length anthology documentary film featuring five award-winning short documentaries set in New York City.

True New York

2016