Margaret Brown
Birth Name:
Margaret Brown
Birth Place:
United States
Profession
Producer, Director, Writer, Editor, Cinematographer, Camera department
Fast Facts
- Was named a "Fellow" by the United States Artists in 2012
- Graduated from New York University with a Masters of Fine Arts in Film
- Received her Bachelor of Arts in Creative Writing from Brown University
- Was a competitive swimmer during high school and college
- Directed the music video "Our Life is Not a Movie or Maybe" by Okkervil River
Awards
- 2008Grierson: Sheffield - Youth Jury AwardWinner
- 2008Cinematic Vision AwardWinner
- 2009Cinema Eye Honors Award - Outstanding Achievement in Nonfiction Feature Filmmaking:Nominated
- 2009Cinema Eye Honors Award - Outstanding Achievement in Direction:Nominated
- 2009Cinema Eye Honors Award - Outstanding Achievement in Editing:Nominated
- 2009Independent Spirit Award - Best Documentary:Nominated
- 2009Truer Than Fiction AwardWinner
- 2014F:ACT AwardNominated
- 2014Golden Starfish Award - Documentary Feature:Nominated
- 2014SXSW Grand Jury Award - Documentary Feature:Winner
- 2014Golden Eye Award - Best International Documentary Film:Nominated
- 2022Critics' Choice Documentary Award - Best Director:Nominated
- 2022Directing Award - Short List: Features:Winner
- 2022Audience Award - Festival Favorites:Nominated
- 2022Best Documentary FeatureWinner
- 2022Grand Jury Prize - Documentary:Nominated
- 2022U.S. Documentary Special Jury Award - Creative Vision:Winner
- 2023EDA Award - Best Documentary Feature Film:Nominated
- 2023Black Reel - Outstanding Documentary Feature:Nominated
- 2023Cinema Eye Honors Award - Outstanding Achievement in Direction:Nominated
- 2023Cinema for Peace Award - Cinema for Peace Dove for Justice:Nominated
- 2023PGA Award - Outstanding Producer of Documentary Motion Pictures:Nominated
- 2025Audience Award - TV Spotlight:Nominated
- 2026Gotham TV Award - Breakthrough Nonfiction Series:Nominated
- 2026Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Series:Nominated