Documentaries

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Roots: The Complete Original Series

Roots: The Complete Original Series

(Warner Bros.) Producer, Director, Writer

Producer of new documentaries for 40th-anniversary release of the landmark series. Among those Steven interviewed: Cicely Tyson, LeVar Burton, James Earl Jones, Louis Gossett, Jr., Whoopi Goldberg, Debbie Allen and Blair Underwood.

Look, Up in the Sky! The Amazing Story of Superman

Look, Up in the Sky! The Amazing Story of Superman

(A&E / History Channel / Warner Bros.) Supervising Producer, Co-Writer

Documentary exploring the history of comics’ most influential superhero, and how the character’s many incarnations on page and screen mirrored changes in society, politics and pop culture.

Star Wars: The Legacy Revealed

Star Wars: The Legacy Revealed

(History Channel / Lucasfilm) Producer, Co-Writer

Documentary featuring Tom Brokaw, Stephen Colbert, Dan Rather, Nancy Pelosi, and others on the mythic and political inspirations for Star Wars. Two Emmy nominations for producing and writing.

A&E Biography

A&E Biography

(A&E) Supervising Producer, Director, Writer

Producer of over fifty episodes of the award-winning television series, including profiles of Steven Spielberg, Johnny Depp, Clint Eastwood, Marlon Brando, Robert Redford and Harrison Ford. Two Emmy nominations for producing and writing.

Backstory

Backstory

(AMC) Supervising Producer, Writer

Award-winning television series about the making of classic and contemporary films.

Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood

Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood

(Turner Classic Movies / Warner Bros.) Producer, Director, Writer

Producer of documentary featuring Leonard Maltin, Hugh Hefner, Camille Paglia and others, exploring the battles over movie content that led to organized censorship of American film. Included on the best-selling video release Forbidden Hollywood.

Weekend Today

Weekend Today

(NBC) Producer, Writer

Producer of weekly segments on new film releases and celebrity profiles. Among those Steven interviewed: Tom Hanks, Meryl Streep, Martin Scorsese, Leonardo DiCaprio, Madonna, George Clooney, Will Smith, Barbra Streisand, George Lucas, Paul Newman, Jennifer Lopez, Anthony Hopkins, Francis Ford Coppola, and Gene Kelly.

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