Matthew Galkin is an American film director and producer, best known for his work in documentaries. He is the founder and CEO of Fairhaven, a New York-based production company founded in 2018.[1] In June 2019, Galkin and Fairhaven entered an overall deal with Industrial Media.[2]
Matthew Galkin | |
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 Galkin at the HBO premiere of Kevorkian, June 24, 2010 | |
| Born | Matthew Galkin |
| Occupation(s) | Film director, television producer |
| Years active | 2004–present |
| Website | fairhavenfilms |
Galkin is the executive producer and director of Murder In The Bayou, a 2019 Showtime documentary series based on the New York Times best-seller book written by Ethan Brown about the Jeff Davis 8.[3] In 2018, he executive produced Cultureshock, a limited documentary series about moments that shocked popular culture for A&E.[4] He directed the 2010 HBO documentary Kevorkian, about the controversial right-to-die advocate Jack Kevorkian and his ill-fated 2008 run for Congress.[5] Galkin also directed and produced the award-winning[6] HBO documentary I Am an Animal: The Story of Ingrid Newkirk and PETA[7] (2007), and directed and co-produced the 2006 documentary loudQUIETloud: a film about the Pixies.[8]
Galkin also served as co-executive producer and director of the Style Network/E! series Kimora: Life in the Fab Lane, a reality show about Kimora Lee Simmons. He produced HBO's series Family Bonds[9] and served as Co-Producer on John Landis's Slasher for IFC.
Galkin and Fairhaven are currently producing a documentary series for CNBC, in partnership with Industrial Media's The Intellectual Property Corporation.[10]
References
edit- ^ "Industrial Media Inks Overall Deal With Matthew Galkin's Fairhaven Films". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
- ^ "Industrial, Fairhaven strengthen links". C21media. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
- ^ "'Murder in the Bayou': TV Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
- ^ "A&E Network Launches a Biography Limited Original Series". A&E. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
- ^ Kevorkian listing on the IMDb
- ^ 2007 Hamptons Film Festival press release Archived 2007-10-29 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ I Am an Animal program schedule on HBO.com
- ^ loudQUIETloud listing on the IMDb
- ^ Family Bonds synopsis, The New York Times
- ^ "Industrial Media Inks Overall Deal With Matthew Galkin". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2019-09-25.