Sheila Nevins

Sheila Nevins

Production

Nevins previously ran MTV Documentary Films from 2019 to 2024, and was the President of HBO's Documentary and Family Programming from 2005 - 2018. She earned a bachelor of the arts degree from Barnard Collegeand a master of fine arts degree from Yale University. Nevins produced documentaries before joining HBO in 1979. Nevins has overseen production of nearly 500 documentaries, earning eleven Oscars, 31 Primetime Emmys, 19 Academy Awards, 22 News and Documentary Emmys and 18 George Foster Peabody awards for HBO and one personal George Foster Peabody award. She also received a 2005 News and…

Filmography

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Ask E. Jean Ask E. Jean 2026 Manhood ★ 10.0 Manhood 2026 Children No More: Were and Are Gone ★ 7.1 Children No More: Were and Are Gone 2025 Cutting Through Rocks ★ 7.7 Cutting Through Rocks 2025 Vanishing: A Love Story Vanishing: A Love Story 2025 Chasing Roo Chasing Roo 2024 The Path Forward The Path Forward 2024 After the Rain: Putin's Stolen Children Come Home After the Rain: Putin's Stolen Children Come Home 2024 Death Without Mercy ★ 8.0 Death Without Mercy 2024 I Am Ready, Warden ★ 6.2 I Am Ready, Warden 2024 The ABCs of Book Banning ★ 6.4 The ABCs of Book Banning 2024 Beyond the Aggressives: 25 Years Later Beyond the Aggressives: 25 Years Later 2023 Pay or Die ★ 5.2 Pay or Die 2023 Last Song from Kabul Last Song from Kabul 2023 The Eternal Memory ★ 8.0 The Eternal Memory 2023 Birthing a Nation: The Resistance of Mary Gaffney ★ 6.5 Birthing a Nation: The Resistance of Mary Gaffney 2023 Rosie's Theater Kids Rosie's Theater Kids 2023 Mourning in Lod Mourning in Lod 2023 The Fire That Took Her ★ 7.5 The Fire That Took Her 2022 Last Flight Home ★ 6.8 Last Flight Home 2022 Anastasia ★ 4.0 Anastasia 2022 Afghan Dreamers Afghan Dreamers 2022 Alive in Bronze Alive in Bronze 2022 Omoiyari ★ 8.0 Omoiyari 2022 Lynching Postcards: Token of a Great Day ★ 8.0 Lynching Postcards: Token of a Great Day 2021 Going to Pot: The High and Low of It ★ 4.7 Going to Pot: The High and Low of It 2021 A Life Too Short ★ 6.0 A Life Too Short 2021 American Selfie: One Nation Shoots Itself ★ 5.0 American Selfie: One Nation Shoots Itself 2020 My Father the Mover ★ 10.0 My Father the Mover 2020 Finding the Way Home ★ 5.0 Finding the Way Home 2019 Liberty: Mother of Exiles ★ 7.5 Liberty: Mother of Exiles 2019 Alternate Endings: Six New Ways to Die in America ★ 6.4 Alternate Endings: Six New Ways to Die in America 2019 I Love You, Now Die: The Commonwealth v. Michelle Carter ★ 7.0 I Love You, Now Die: The Commonwealth v. Michelle Carter 2019 Gay Chorus Deep South ★ 3.3 Gay Chorus Deep South 2019 17 Blocks ★ 7.4 17 Blocks 2019 St. Louis Superman ★ 7.1 St. Louis Superman 2019 The Emperor's Newest Clothes ★ 7.0 The Emperor's Newest Clothes 2018 Bleed Out ★ 7.7 Bleed Out 2018 Outside the Bubble: On the Road with Alexandra Pelosi ★ 6.0 Outside the Bubble: On the Road with Alexandra Pelosi 2018 A Dangerous Son ★ 6.8 A Dangerous Son 2018 The Zen Diaries of Garry Shandling ★ 7.1 The Zen Diaries of Garry Shandling 2018 The Number on Great-Grandpa's Arm ★ 7.0 The Number on Great-Grandpa's Arm 2018 RX: Early Detection - A Cancer Journey with Sandra Lee RX: Early Detection - A Cancer Journey with Sandra Lee 2018 Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind ★ 7.9 Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind 2018 Classical Baby: The Lullaby Show Classical Baby: The Lullaby Show 2017 15: A Quinceañera Story ★ 6.2 15: A Quinceañera Story 2017 Arthur Miller: Writer ★ 7.1 Arthur Miller: Writer 2017 Traffic Stop ★ 6.1 Traffic Stop 2017 War Dog: A Soldier's Best Friend ★ 7.0 War Dog: A Soldier's Best Friend 2017 Rolling Stone: Stories from the Edge ★ 6.9 Rolling Stone: Stories from the Edge 2017 Diana, Our Mother: Her Life and Legacy ★ 7.2 Diana, Our Mother: Her Life and Legacy 2017 The Words That Built America ★ 6.0 The Words That Built America 2017 Warning: This Drug May Kill You ★ 7.0 Warning: This Drug May Kill You 2017 I Am Evidence ★ 6.4 I Am Evidence 2017 Meth Storm ★ 6.2 Meth Storm 2017 Mommy Dead and Dearest ★ 7.4 Mommy Dead and Dearest 2017 Becoming Warren Buffett ★ 7.2 Becoming Warren Buffett 2017 Cries from Syria ★ 7.2 Cries from Syria 2017 Bright Lights: Starring Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds ★ 7.5 Bright Lights: Starring Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds 2017 Risky Drinking ★ 6.9 Risky Drinking 2016 Marathon: The Patriots Day Bombing ★ 6.8 Marathon: The Patriots Day Bombing 2016 Abortion: Stories Women Tell ★ 6.3 Abortion: Stories Women Tell 2016 Meet the Donors: Does Money Talk? ★ 5.0 Meet the Donors: Does Money Talk? 2016 Class Divide ★ 5.9 Class Divide 2016 Clínica de Migrantes: Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness ★ 6.7 Clínica de Migrantes: Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness 2016 Suited ★ 6.8 Suited 2016 Jim: The James Foley Story ★ 7.4 Jim: The James Foley Story 2016 Nothing Left Unsaid: Gloria Vanderbilt & Anderson Cooper ★ 7.7 Nothing Left Unsaid: Gloria Vanderbilt & Anderson Cooper 2016 The Latin Explosion: A New America ★ 8.0 The Latin Explosion: A New America 2015 A Girl in the River: The Price of Forgiveness ★ 7.1 A Girl in the River: The Price of Forgiveness 2015 Everything Is Copy ★ 7.4 Everything Is Copy 2015 Thought Crimes ★ 6.2 Thought Crimes 2015 Living With Lincoln ★ 7.4 Living With Lincoln 2015 Cobain: Montage of Heck ★ 7.6 Cobain: Montage of Heck 2015 Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief ★ 7.6 Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief 2015 Banksy Does New York ★ 6.8 Banksy Does New York 2014 Citizenfour ★ 7.7 Citizenfour 2014 Terror at the Mall ★ 7.7 Terror at the Mall 2014 The Case Against 8 ★ 6.8 The Case Against 8 2014 All About Ann: Governor Richards of the Lone Star State ★ 7.6 All About Ann: Governor Richards of the Lone Star State 2014