Julie Goldman


Biography

Julie Goldman was a prolific American documentary film producer who in 2017 was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature for producing "Life, Animated." Born and raised in New York City, Goldman got her start in the film business in the 1990s as a producer at the production house Wellspring. She produced her first film in 1997, a crime comedy called "Free Floaters," an...

Biography

Julie Goldman was a prolific American documentary film producer who in 2017 was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature for producing "Life, Animated." Born and raised in New York City, Goldman got her start in the film business in the 1990s as a producer at the production house Wellspring. She produced her first film in 1997, a crime comedy called "Free Floaters," and soon worked her way up to become the Head of Original Production for the company. By the early 2000s Goldman started producing documentaries exclusively. Some of the more notable films she either produced or executive produced during this period included "X-Philes" (2000), "Who Is Alan Smithee?" (2002), and "What Remains" (2005). It was also during this period that Goldman produced three episodes of the PBS biographical documentary series "American Masters" (PBS, 1985- ). In 2009, with over a decade of film producing experience under her belt, Goldman founded the documentary film production company Motto Pictures. As the head of Motto, Goldman produced and executive produced a number of documentary films throughout the 2010s, including "A Place at the Table" (2012), "The Great Invisible" (2014), and "1971" (2014). In 2015 Goldman produced the widely-acclaimed documentary "Best of Enemies," which told the story of the legendary 1968 television debates between the public intellectuals Gore Vidal and William F. Buckley Jr. "Best of Enemies" was nominated for numerous film awards and was even on the nominating shortlist for the 2016 Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature. The following year Goldman earned her first Oscar nomination for Best Documentary Feature by producing "Life, Animated." 2016 was also the year she produced the widely-celebrated documentary "Weiner," which charted the rise and ultimate downfall of former New York City congressman Anthony Weiner.

Filmography

 

Producer (Feature Film)

Best of Enemies (2015)
Executive Producer
Mission Blue (2014)
Consulting Producer
One Nation Under Dog: Stories of Fear, Loss & Betrayal (2012)
Producer
Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry (2012)
Executive Producer
A Place at the Table (2012)
Producer
Beware of Mr. Baker (2012)
Executive Producer
Koran By Heart (2011)
Producer
Buck (2011)
Producer
Better This World (2011)
Executive Producer
Our School (2011)
Executive Producer
Sons of Perdition (2010)
Producer
Sergio (2010)
Producer
I'm Dangerous with Love (2010)
Executive Producer
Sweethearts of the Prison Rodeo (2009)
Executive Producer
Burning Down the House: The Story of CBGB (2009)
Executive Producer
21 Below (2009)
Executive Producer
Cat Dancers (2007)
Executive Producer
Alexis Arquette: She's My Brother (2007)
Executive Producer
Doubletime (2007)
Executive Producer
Orthodox Stance (2007)
Executive Producer
In the Shadow of the Moon (2007)
Executive Producer
Bad Boys of Summer (2007)
Producer
LoudQUIETloud: A Film about the Pixies (2006)
Executive Producer
Once in a Lifetime: The Extraordinary Story of the New York Cosmos (2006)
Executive Producer
Office Tigers (2006)
Executive Producer
Too Tough to Die (2006)
Executive Producer
Sketches of Frank Gehry (2006)
Co-Executive Producer
Black Sun (2005)
Co-Executive Producer
What Remains (2005)
Executive Producer
Three of Hearts (2004)
Co-Executive Producer
DEVIL'S PLAYGROUND (2001)
Executive Producer
Hellhounds on My Trail: The Afterlife of Robert Johnson (1999)
Executive Producer

Film Production - Main (Feature Film)

The Cove (2009)
Production Consultant

Producer (Special)

The AMC Project: Cult of Cindy (2004)
Executive Producer
Who Is Alan Smithee? (2002)
Executive Producer
Love Secrets: What Women Want Men to Know (2001)
Executive Producer (Winstar Productions)
Soul Prints: Your Path to Fulfillment, With Marc Gafni (2001)
Executive Producer (Winstar Productions)
Kindred Spirits: Healing Your Pet Naturally (2001)
Executive Producer (Winstar Productions)
Rockapella in Concert (2001)
Co-Executive Producer
I'd Rather Laugh, With Linda Richman (2001)
Executive Producer (Winstar Productions)
Eating Well For Optimum Health With Dr. Andrew Weil (2000)
Executive Producer
Big Rigs of Combat (1999)
Executive Producer

Life Events

1997

Produced her first film "Free Floaters"

2003

Produced three episodes of the PBS biographical series "American Masters"

2009

Founded the independent documentary film production company Motto Pictures

2015

Was the executive producer of the critically acclaimed documentary "Best of Enemies: Buckley vs. Vidal"

2016

Produced "Weiner," a documentary about the rise and ultimate downfall of the reviled former New York Congressman Anthony Weiner

2017

Was nominated for her first Oscar for producing the documentary "Life, Animated"

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