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Sheila Nevins

Production • AGE 87

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...

Sheila Nevins

Filmography

Ask E. Jean

Ask E. Jean

Executive Producer

2026

Manhood

Manhood

Executive Producer

2026

Children No More: Were and Are Gone

Children No More: Were and Are Gone

Producer

2025

Cutting Through Rocks

Cutting Through Rocks

Executive Producer

2025

Chasing Roo

Chasing Roo

Executive Producer

2024

The Path Forward

The Path Forward

Executive Producer

2024

After the Rain: Putin's Stolen Children Come Home

After the Rain: Putin's Stolen Children Come Home

Executive Producer

2024

Death Without Mercy

Death Without Mercy

Executive Producer

2024

I Am Ready, Warden

I Am Ready, Warden

Executive Producer

2024

The ABCs of Book Banning

The ABCs of Book Banning

Producer

2024

Beyond the Aggressives: 25 Years Later

Beyond the Aggressives: 25 Years Later

Executive Producer

2023

Pay or Die

Pay or Die

Executive Producer

2023

Last Song from Kabul

Last Song from Kabul

Executive Producer

2023

The Eternal Memory

The Eternal Memory

Executive Producer

2023

Birthing a Nation: The Resistance of Mary Gaffney

Birthing a Nation: The Resistance of Mary Gaffney

Executive Producer

2023

Rosie's Theater Kids

Rosie's Theater Kids

Producer

2023

Mourning in Lod

Mourning in Lod

Executive Producer

2023

The Fire That Took Her

The Fire That Took Her

Executive Producer

2022

Last Flight Home

Last Flight Home

Executive Producer

2022

Anastasia

Anastasia

Executive Producer

2022

Afghan Dreamers

Afghan Dreamers

Executive Producer

2022

Alive in Bronze

Alive in Bronze

Executive Producer

2022

Omoiyari

Omoiyari

Executive Producer

2022

Lynching Postcards: Token of a Great Day

Lynching Postcards: Token of a Great Day

Executive Producer

2021

Going to Pot: The High and Low of It

Going to Pot: The High and Low of It

Executive Producer

2021

A Life Too Short

A Life Too Short

Executive Producer

2021

American Selfie: One Nation Shoots Itself

American Selfie: One Nation Shoots Itself

Executive Producer

2020

My Father the Mover

My Father the Mover

Executive Producer

2020

Finding the Way Home

Finding the Way Home

Executive Producer

2019

Liberty: Mother of Exiles

Liberty: Mother of Exiles

Executive Producer

2019

Alternate Endings: Six New Ways to Die in America

Alternate Endings: Six New Ways to Die in America

Executive Producer

2019

I Love You, Now Die: The Commonwealth v. Michelle Carter

I Love You, Now Die: The Commonwealth v. Michelle Carter

Executive Producer

2019

Gay Chorus Deep South

Gay Chorus Deep South

Executive Producer

2019

17 Blocks

17 Blocks

Executive Producer

2019

St. Louis Superman

St. Louis Superman

Executive Producer

2019

The Emperor's Newest Clothes

The Emperor's Newest Clothes

Screenplay

2018

Bleed Out

Bleed Out

Executive Producer

2018

Outside the Bubble: On the Road with Alexandra Pelosi

Outside the Bubble: On the Road with Alexandra Pelosi

Executive Producer

2018

A Dangerous Son

A Dangerous Son

Executive Producer

2018

The Zen Diaries of Garry Shandling

The Zen Diaries of Garry Shandling

Executive Producer

2018

The Number on Great-Grandpa's Arm

The Number on Great-Grandpa's Arm

Executive Producer

2018

RX: Early Detection - A Cancer Journey with Sandra Lee

RX: Early Detection - A Cancer Journey with Sandra Lee

Executive Producer

2018

Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind

Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind

Executive Producer

2018

Classical Baby: The Lullaby Show

Classical Baby: The Lullaby Show

Executive Producer

2017

15: A Quinceañera Story

15: A Quinceañera Story

Executive Producer

2017

Arthur Miller: Writer

Arthur Miller: Writer

Executive Producer

2017

Traffic Stop

Traffic Stop

Executive Producer

2017

War Dog: A Soldier's Best Friend

War Dog: A Soldier's Best Friend

Executive Producer

2017

Rolling Stone: Stories from the Edge

Rolling Stone: Stories from the Edge

Executive Producer

2017

Diana, Our Mother: Her Life and Legacy

Diana, Our Mother: Her Life and Legacy

Executive Producer

2017

The Words That Built America

The Words That Built America

Executive Producer

2017

Warning: This Drug May Kill You

Warning: This Drug May Kill You

Executive Producer

2017

I Am Evidence

I Am Evidence

Executive Producer

2017

Meth Storm

Meth Storm

Executive Producer

2017

Mommy Dead and Dearest

Mommy Dead and Dearest

Executive Producer

2017

Becoming Warren Buffett

Becoming Warren Buffett

Executive Producer

2017

Cries from Syria

Cries from Syria

Executive Producer

2017

Bright Lights: Starring Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds

Bright Lights: Starring Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds

Executive Producer

2017

Risky Drinking

Risky Drinking

Executive Producer

2016

Marathon: The Patriots Day Bombing

Marathon: The Patriots Day Bombing

Executive Producer

2016

Abortion: Stories Women Tell

Abortion: Stories Women Tell

Executive Producer

2016

Meet the Donors: Does Money Talk?

Meet the Donors: Does Money Talk?

Executive Producer

2016

Class Divide

Class Divide

Producer

2016

Clínica de Migrantes: Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness

Clínica de Migrantes: Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness

Executive Producer

2016

Suited

Suited

Executive Producer

2016

Jim: The James Foley Story

Jim: The James Foley Story

Executive Producer

2016

Nothing Left Unsaid: Gloria Vanderbilt & Anderson Cooper

Nothing Left Unsaid: Gloria Vanderbilt & Anderson Cooper

Executive Producer

2016

The Latin Explosion: A New America

The Latin Explosion: A New America

Executive Producer

2015

A Girl in the River: The Price of Forgiveness

A Girl in the River: The Price of Forgiveness

Executive Producer

2015

Everything Is Copy

Everything Is Copy

Executive Producer

2015

Thought Crimes

Thought Crimes

Executive Producer

2015

Living With Lincoln

Living With Lincoln

Executive Producer

2015

Cobain: Montage of Heck

Cobain: Montage of Heck

Executive Producer

2015

Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief

Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief

Executive Producer

2015

Banksy Does New York

Banksy Does New York

Executive Producer

2014

Citizenfour

Citizenfour

Executive Producer

2014

Terror at the Mall

Terror at the Mall

Executive Producer

2014

The Case Against 8

The Case Against 8

Executive Producer

2014

All About Ann: Governor Richards of the Lone Star State

All About Ann: Governor Richards of the Lone Star State

Executive Producer

2014

My Depression (The Up and Down and Up of It)

My Depression (The Up and Down and Up of It)

Executive Producer

2014

Paycheck to Paycheck: The Life & Times of Katrina Gilbert

Paycheck to Paycheck: The Life & Times of Katrina Gilbert

Executive Producer

2014

Private Violence

Private Violence

Executive Producer

2014

Six by Sondheim

Six by Sondheim

Executive Producer

2013

Crisis Hotline: Veterans Press 1

Crisis Hotline: Veterans Press 1

Executive Producer

2013

An Apology to Elephants

An Apology to Elephants

Executive Producer

2013

Life According to Sam

Life According to Sam

Executive Producer

2013

Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God

Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God

Executive Producer

2012

First Cousin Once Removed

First Cousin Once Removed

Executive Producer

2012

About Face: Supermodels Then and Now

About Face: Supermodels Then and Now

Executive Producer

2012

Marina Abramović: The Artist Is Present

Marina Abramović: The Artist Is Present

Executive Producer

2012

The Weight of the Nation

The Weight of the Nation

Executive Producer

2012

Koran by Heart

Koran by Heart

Executive Producer

2011

Vito

Vito

Executive Producer

2011

Gloria: In Her Own Words

Gloria: In Her Own Words

Executive Producer

2011

There's Something Wrong with Aunt Diane

There's Something Wrong with Aunt Diane

Executive Producer

2011

Love Crimes Of Kabul

Love Crimes Of Kabul

Executive Producer

2011

Project Nim

Project Nim

Executive Producer

2011

Hot Coffee

Hot Coffee

Executive Producer

2011

Mann v. Ford

Mann v. Ford

Executive Producer

2011

Journey Into Dyslexia

Journey Into Dyslexia

Executive Producer

2011

The Education of Dee Dee Ricks

The Education of Dee Dee Ricks

Executive Producer

2011

The Loving Story

The Loving Story

Executive Producer

2011

Reagan

Reagan

Executive Producer

2011

No One Dies in Lily Dale

No One Dies in Lily Dale

2011

Carrie Fisher: Wishful Drinking

Carrie Fisher: Wishful Drinking

Executive Producer

2010

I Can't Do This But I CAN Do That: A Film for Families about Learning Differences

I Can't Do This But I CAN Do That: A Film for Families about Learning Differences

Executive Producer

2010

If God Is Willing and da Creek Don't Rise

If God Is Willing and da Creek Don't Rise

Executive Producer

2010

No Contract, No Cookies: The Stella D'Oro Strike

No Contract, No Cookies: The Stella D'Oro Strike

Executive Producer

2010

One Thousand Pictures: RFK's Last Journey

One Thousand Pictures: RFK's Last Journey

Executive Producer

2010

Homeless: The Motel Kids of Orange County

Homeless: The Motel Kids of Orange County

Executive Producer

2010

Kevorkian

Kevorkian

Executive Producer

2010

For Neda

For Neda

Executive Producer

2010

A Family Is a Family Is a Family: A Rosie O'Donnell Celebration

A Family Is a Family Is a Family: A Rosie O'Donnell Celebration

Executive Producer

2010

Secrets of the Tribe

Secrets of the Tribe

Executive Producer

2010

Schmatta: Rags to Riches to Rags

Schmatta: Rags to Riches to Rags

Executive Producer

2009

The Last Truck: Closing of a GM Plant

The Last Truck: Closing of a GM Plant

Executive Producer

2009

The Nine Lives of Marion Barry

The Nine Lives of Marion Barry

Executive Producer

2009

Studs Terkel: Listening to America

Studs Terkel: Listening to America

Executive Producer

2009

The Alzheimer's Project

The Alzheimer's Project

Executive Producer

2009

Make Me Young: Youth Knows No Pain

Make Me Young: Youth Knows No Pain

Executive Producer

2009

The Final Inch

The Final Inch

Executive Producer

2009

The Trials of Ted Haggard

The Trials of Ted Haggard

Executive Producer

2009

Sergio

Sergio

Executive Producer

2009

I Knew It Was You: Rediscovering John Cazale

I Knew It Was You: Rediscovering John Cazale

Executive Producer

2009

Katie Morgan's Sex Tips 2: Any More Questions?

Katie Morgan's Sex Tips 2: Any More Questions?

Executive Producer

2009

Dirty Driving: Thundercars Of Indiana

Dirty Driving: Thundercars Of Indiana

Executive Producer

2008

Section 60: Arlington National Cemetery

Section 60: Arlington National Cemetery

Executive Producer

2008

The Boys from Baghdad High

The Boys from Baghdad High

Executive Producer

2008

Portraits of a Lady

Portraits of a Lady

Executive Producer

2008

Katie Morgan's Porn 101

Katie Morgan's Porn 101

Executive Producer

2007

I Am an Animal: The Story of Ingrid Newkirk and PETA

I Am an Animal: The Story of Ingrid Newkirk and PETA

Executive Producer

2007

Alive Day Memories: Home from Iraq

Alive Day Memories: Home from Iraq

Executive Producer

2007

Mr. Conservative: Goldwater on Goldwater

Mr. Conservative: Goldwater on Goldwater

Executive Producer

2007

Friends of God: A Road Trip with Alexandra Pelosi

Friends of God: A Road Trip with Alexandra Pelosi

Executive Producer

2007

Baghdad ER

Baghdad ER

Executive Producer

2006

When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts

When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts

Executive Producer

2006

Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters

Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters

Executive Producer

2006

Wide Awake

Wide Awake

Executive Producer

2006

I Have Tourette's But Tourette's Doesn't Have Me

I Have Tourette's But Tourette's Doesn't Have Me

Executive Producer

2005

Xiara's Song

Xiara's Song

Executive Producer

2005

A Rape in a Small Town: The Florence Holway Story

A Rape in a Small Town: The Florence Holway Story

Executive Producer

2005

Last Letters Home

Last Letters Home

Executive Producer

2004

Indian Point: Imagining the Unimaginable

Indian Point: Imagining the Unimaginable

Executive Producer

2004

The Hidden Führer: Debating the Enigma of Hitler's Sexuality

The Hidden Führer: Debating the Enigma of Hitler's Sexuality

Executive Producer

2004

Elaine Stritch at Liberty

Elaine Stritch at Liberty

Executive Producer

2004

Looking for Fidel

Looking for Fidel

Executive Producer

2004

The End

The End

Executive Producer

2004

Beah: A Black Woman Speaks

Beah: A Black Woman Speaks

Executive Producer

2004

Persona Non Grata

Persona Non Grata

Executive Producer

2003

America Undercover

America Undercover

Producer

2003

Comandante

Comandante

Executive Producer

2003

And Along Came a Spider

And Along Came a Spider

Executive Producer

2002

Through a Child's Eyes: September 11, 2001

Through a Child's Eyes: September 11, 2001

Executive Producer

2002

Thoth

Thoth

Executive Producer

2002

Journeys with George

Journeys with George

Executive Producer

2002

Southern Comfort

Southern Comfort

Executive Producer

2001

Half Past Autumn: The Life and Works of Gordon Parks

Half Past Autumn: The Life and Works of Gordon Parks

Executive Producer

2000

Broken Child

Broken Child

Producer

2000

101 Rent Boys

101 Rent Boys

Executive Producer

2000

The Tulsa Lynching of 1921: A Hidden Story

The Tulsa Lynching of 1921: A Hidden Story

Executive Producer

2000

The Eyes of Tammy Faye

The Eyes of Tammy Faye

Producer

2000

Goodnight Moon & Other Sleepytime Tales

Goodnight Moon & Other Sleepytime Tales

Executive Producer

1999

The Personals: Improvisations on Romance in the Golden Years

The Personals: Improvisations on Romance in the Golden Years

Executive Producer

1999

American Hollow

American Hollow

Executive Producer

1999

Life of Crime 2

Life of Crime 2

Executive Producer

1998

Kids Are Punny

Kids Are Punny

Executive Producer

1998

Lenny Bruce: Swear to Tell the Truth

Lenny Bruce: Swear to Tell the Truth

Executive Producer

1998

Mumia Abu-Jamal: A Case for Reasonable Doubt?

Mumia Abu-Jamal: A Case for Reasonable Doubt?

Executive Producer

1998

Family Video Diaries: Daughter of the Bride

Family Video Diaries: Daughter of the Bride

Producer

1997

Twins: The Divided Self

Twins: The Divided Self

Executive Producer

1997

4 Little Girls

4 Little Girls

Executive Producer

1997

Paradise Lost: The Child Murders at Robin Hood Hills

Paradise Lost: The Child Murders at Robin Hood Hills

Executive Producer

1996

Without Pity: A Film About Abilities

Without Pity: A Film About Abilities

Executive Producer

1996

The Celluloid Closet

The Celluloid Closet

Executive Producer

1996

Prisoners of the War on Drugs

Prisoners of the War on Drugs

Executive Producer

1996

5 American Handguns - 5 American Kids

5 American Handguns - 5 American Kids

Executive Producer

1995

Taxicab Confessions

Taxicab Confessions

Executive Producer

1995

Lock-Up: The Prisoners of Rikers Island

Lock-Up: The Prisoners of Rikers Island

Executive Producer

1994

Mob Stories

Mob Stories

Executive Producer

1993

Abortion: Desperate Choices

Abortion: Desperate Choices

Executive Producer

1992

Educating Peter

Educating Peter

Producer

1992

Real Sex

Real Sex

Creator

1990