Nanette Burstein

Directing

Nanette Burstein

Buffalo, NY

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Nanette Burstein is an American film and television director. Burstein has produced, directed, and co-directed many documentaries which have won her many awards and nominations, including an Academy Award nomination for Best Documentary and the Sundance Special Jury Prize for Documentary. Description above from the Wikipedia article Nanette Burstein, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.​

Acting credits

Behind the camera

Going the Distance poster
6.1

Erin and Garrett are very much in love. When Erin moves to San Francisco to finish her journalism degree and Garrett stays behind in New York to work in the music industry, they gamely keep the romance alive with webcams and frequent-flyer miles. But just when it seems the lovers will soon be reunited, they each score a big break that could separate them for good.

Going the Distance

2010

Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes poster
6.9

Newly discovered interviews with Elizabeth Taylor and unprecedented access to the star’s personal archive reveal the complex inner life and vulnerability of the groundbreaking icon.

Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes

2024

Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes poster
6.9

Newly discovered interviews with Elizabeth Taylor and unprecedented access to the star’s personal archive reveal the complex inner life and vulnerability of the groundbreaking icon.

Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes

2024

Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes poster
6.9

Newly discovered interviews with Elizabeth Taylor and unprecedented access to the star’s personal archive reveal the complex inner life and vulnerability of the groundbreaking icon.

Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes

2024

The Kid Stays in the Picture poster
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Documentary about legendary Paramount producer Robert Evans, based on his famous 1994 autobiography.

The Kid Stays in the Picture

2002

The Kid Stays in the Picture poster
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Documentary about legendary Paramount producer Robert Evans, based on his famous 1994 autobiography.

The Kid Stays in the Picture

2002

American Teen poster
6.4

A documentary on seniors at a high school in a small Indiana town and their various cliques.

American Teen

2008

American Teen poster
6.4

A documentary on seniors at a high school in a small Indiana town and their various cliques.

American Teen

2008

American Teen poster
6.4

A documentary on seniors at a high school in a small Indiana town and their various cliques.

American Teen

2008

Gringo: The Dangerous Life of John McAfee poster
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The strange story of John McAfee, who went from millionaire software mogul to yogi, Kurtz-like jungle recluse to potential murderer, and most recently a prospective presidential candidate for the American Libertarian Party.

Gringo: The Dangerous Life of John McAfee

2016

On the Ropes poster
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The story of three young boxers and their coach who is determined to guide them in a positive direction in and out of the ring.

On the Ropes

1999

On the Ropes poster
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The story of three young boxers and their coach who is determined to guide them in a positive direction in and out of the ring.

On the Ropes

1999

NY77: The Coolest Year in Hell poster
7.5

New York City, 1977 - It was a time when the city had fallen into decay, with too few jobs, money, police, schools, and social services. There was a city wide blackout with major looting, a serial killer on the loose, and the Bronx was burning. And yet out of the chaos emerged one of the most creative times any city has ever encountered.

NY77: The Coolest Year in Hell

2007

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NR

Serving as an intimate and cinematic portrait of Sagan, the Untitled Carl Sagan Documentary will explore his love story with partner Ann Druyan and with science. The film will include exclusive audio recordings, archival clips and animation, along with interviews with his family, friends and colleagues. With the full support of Sagan’s family and friends, the film will present a fascinating look into the life and career of one of the world’s most inspiring and revolutionizing scientists of our time.

Carl Sagan: We Are Made of Star Stuff

2026

The Creators poster
3.5

Oscar nominee director Nanette Burstein is behind The Creators, a documentary film that charts the rise of a new kind of celebrity, YouTube creators. Starring Zoella amongst others, the film explores the lives of several YouTube vloggers, seen from a different angle by going behind the video camera to see what it takes to succeed on YouTube.

The Creators

2015

The Price of Gold poster
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The world couldn't keep its eyes off two athletes at the 1994 Winter Games in Lillehammer - Nancy Kerrigan, the elegant brunette from the Northeast, and Tonya Harding, the feisty blonde engulfed in scandal. Just weeks before the Olympics on Jan. 6, 1994 at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships, Kerrigan was stunningly clubbed on the right knee by an unknown assailant and left wailing, "Why, why, why?" As the bizarre "why" mystery unraveled, it was revealed that Harding's ex-husband, Jeff Gillooly, had plotted the attack with his misfit friends to literally eliminate Kerrigan from the competition. Now two decades later, THE PRICE OF GOLD takes a fresh look through Harding's turbulent career and life at the spectacle that elevated the popularity of professional figure skating and has Harding still facing questions over what she knew and when she knew it.

The Price of Gold

2014