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Dan Cogan(I)

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Dan Cogan
An original co-founder of Gamechanger in 2013, is an Academy Award®-winning producer and co-founder of Impact Partners, a fund and advisory service for investors and philanthropists who seek to promote social change through film. Since its inception in 2007, Impact Partners has financed over 100 films, including the Academy Award® winning documentary feature ICARUS, 2019 Independent Spirit Award's Best Documentary WON'T YOU BE MY NEIGHBOR?, and several other critically acclaimed and award-winning projects including OF FATHERS & SONS, DINA, THE EAGLE HUNTRESS, HOW TO SURVIVE A PLAUGE, THE QUEEN OF VERSAILLES, HELL AND BACK AGAIN and THE COVE. Cogan received his B.A. from Harvard University, magna cum laude, and attended the Film Division at Columbia University's Graduate School of the Arts. In 2014, he was awarded the Leading Light Award at DOC NYC alongside filmmakers Albert Maysles and D.A. Pennebaker, as well as the America Abroad Media Award in Washington, D.C.
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    • Won 1 Oscar
      • 9 wins & 23 nominations total

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    Known for

    The Invitation (2015)
    The Invitation
    6.6
    • Producer
    • 2015
    The Crash Reel (2013)
    The Crash Reel
    8.2
    • Producer(Impact Partners)
    • 2013
    All In: The Fight for Democracy (2020)
    All In: The Fight for Democracy
    6.9
    • Producer
    • 2020
    How to Survive a Plague (2012)
    How to Survive a Plague
    7.6
    • Producer
    • 2012

    Credits

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    Producer



    • Titan: The OceanGate Disaster
      • executive producer
      • Completed
      • 2025



    • Her/Mine (2025)
      Her/Mine
      • executive producer
      • 2025
    • Gone Girls: The Long Island Serial Killer (2025)
      Gone Girls: The Long Island Serial Killer
      7.1
      TV Mini Series
      • executive producer
      • 2025
    • Whoopi Goldberg, Will Smith, Halle Berry, Jamie Foxx, Viola Davis, Kevin Hart, Taraji P. Henson, and Dwayne Johnson in Number One on the Call Sheet (2025)
      Number One on the Call Sheet
      8.1
      TV Mini Series
      • producer
      • 2025
    • Halyna Hutchins in Last Take: Rust and the Story of Halyna (2025)
      Last Take: Rust and the Story of Halyna
      6.8
      • executive producer
      • 2025
    • Enigma (2025)
      Enigma
      8.7
      • executive producer
      • 2025
    • Sally (2025)
      Sally
      8.3
      • producer
      • 2025
    • Family Secrets: The Disappearance of Alissa Turney (2024)
      Family Secrets: The Disappearance of Alissa Turney
      6.6
      • executive producer
      • 2024
    • Fanatical: The Catfishing of Tegan and Sara (2024)
      Fanatical: The Catfishing of Tegan and Sara
      6.3
      • executive producer
      • 2024
    • The Wolves Always Come at Night (2024)
      The Wolves Always Come at Night
      7.4
      • executive producer
      • 2024
    • The Bitter Pill (2024)
      The Bitter Pill
      7.6
      • executive producer
      • 2024
    • Love to the Max (2024)
      Love to the Max
      7.9
      Short
      • executive producer
      • 2024
    • Fly (2024)
      Fly
      7.2
      • executive producer
      • 2024
    • Power (2024)
      Power
      6.1
      • executive producer
      • 2024
    • The Ringleader: The Case of the Bling Ring (2023)
      The Ringleader: The Case of the Bling Ring
      5.5
      • executive producer
      • 2023
    • Last Call: When a Serial Killer Stalked Queer New York (2023)
      Last Call: When a Serial Killer Stalked Queer New York
      7.1
      TV Mini Series
      • executive producer
      • 2023

    Additional Crew



    • Sounds of Life (2019)
      Sounds of Life
      Short
      • series advisor
      • 2019
    • Cooking for Life (2019)
      Cooking for Life
      Short
      • series advisor
      • 2019
    • Be Like Water (2019)
      Be Like Water
      Short
      • advisor
      • 2019
    • Nature: No App Required (2019)
      Nature: No App Required
      Short
      • advisor
      • 2019
    • Drawn to the Mat (2019)
      Drawn to the Mat
      Short
      • advisor
      • 2019
    • Splash (2019)
      Splash
      Short
      • advisor
      • 2019
    • Just Breathe (2019)
      Just Breathe
      Short
      • advisor
      • 2019
    • The Crash Reel (2013)
      The Crash Reel
      8.2
      • a film by
      • 2013

    Writer



    • Nothing Left Unsaid: Gloria Vanderbilt & Anderson Cooper (2016)
      Nothing Left Unsaid: Gloria Vanderbilt & Anderson Cooper
      7.8
      • story consultant
      • 2016

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      • Liz Garbus? - present (2 children)

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      Ran the documentary finance company Impact Partners.

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