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Ian Cheney(I)

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  • Cinematographer
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Ian Cheney
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The Search for General Tso (2014)
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Ian Cheney is an Emmy-nominated and Peabody Award-winning documentary filmmaker. He grew up in New England and received bachelor's and master's degrees from Yale University.

After graduate school, Ian co-created, co-produced and starred in the feature documentary King Corn (2007), which aired on PBS and was awarded a George Foster Peabody Award in 2009. Ian subsequently directed the feature documentary The Greening of Southie (2008), featured in The New Yorker and on Good Morning America; Truck Farm (2011), the story of urban agriculture in New York City; The City Dark (2011), a feature documentary about light pollution and the disappearing night; The Search for General Tso (2014), a feature documentary about American Chinese food; Bluespace (2015), which explores the terraforming of Mars and the waterways of New York City; and The Smog of the Sea, a collaboration with musician Jack Johnson about microplastics in the sea. His most recent film, The Most Unknown (2018), is a feature documentary profiling 9 scientists working on the fringes of human knowledge.

He has also produced short films for The New York Times, The Atlantic, The Guardian and The Undark. A co-founder of FoodCorps, a nationwide public service organization, in 2011 he and longtime collaborator Curt Ellis were awarded the Heinz Award for their work in sustainability. In 2014-2015, Ian was a Knight Science Journalism Fellow at MIT. Formerly a visiting professor at the Università degli Studi di Scienze Gastronomiche in Italy, he is now an adjunct professor at Yale College.

He lives in Maine with his wife Amanda Murray, a curator and film producer, and their son Kepler.
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    • 3 wins & 3 nominations

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The City Dark (2011)
The City Dark
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  • Producer
  • 2011
Deann Borshay, Angela Davis, Peter Dinklage, Dr. Riyadh, Bonita Dearmond, and Mohamed Bangura in P.O.V. (1988)
P.O.V.
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TV Series
  • Producer
Bluespace
  • Producer
  • 2015
Moon Mirrors (2015)
Moon Mirrors
Short
  • Producer
  • 2015

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Producer

  • The Emoji Story (2019)
    The Emoji Story
    • producer
    • 2019
  • The Most Unknown (2018)
    The Most Unknown
    • producer
    • 2018
  • Deann Borshay, Angela Davis, Peter Dinklage, Dr. Riyadh, Bonita Dearmond, and Mohamed Bangura in P.O.V. (1988)
    P.O.V.
    • co-producer
    • producer
    • TV Series
    • 2012–2016
  • Bluespace
    • producer
    • 2015
  • Moon Mirrors (2015)
    Moon Mirrors
    • producer
    • Short
    • 2015
  • From This Day Forward (2015)
    From This Day Forward
    • co-producer
    • 2015
  • World Fair
    • co-producer
    • Short
    • 2013
  • Natural Heroes (2004)
    Natural Heroes
    • producer
    • TV Series
    • 2013
  • Glynwood: (Re)Building a Regional Food System
    • producer
    • Video
    • 2011
  • Truck Farm (2011)
    Truck Farm
    • producer
    • 2011
  • The City Dark (2011)
    The City Dark
    • producer
    • 2011
  • Big River
    • co-producer
    • Short
    • 2010
  • Independent Lens (1999)
    Independent Lens
    • co-producer
    • TV Series
    • 2008
  • A Sense of Wonder (2008)
    A Sense of Wonder
    • outreach producer
    • Video
    • 2008
  • King Corn (2007)
    King Corn
    • co-producer
    • 2007

Director

  • The Arc of Oblivion (2023)
    The Arc of Oblivion
    • Director
    • 2023
  • The Emoji Story (2019)
    The Emoji Story
    • Director
    • 2019
  • The Most Unknown (2018)
    The Most Unknown
    • Director
    • 2018
  • Bluespace
    • Director
    • 2015
  • Moon Mirrors (2015)
    Moon Mirrors
    • Director
    • Short
    • 2015
  • The Search for General Tso (2014)
    The Search for General Tso
    • Director
    • 2014
  • The Melungeons
    • Director
    • Short
    • 2013
  • Natural Heroes (2004)
    Natural Heroes
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 2013
  • Deann Borshay, Angela Davis, Peter Dinklage, Dr. Riyadh, Bonita Dearmond, and Mohamed Bangura in P.O.V. (1988)
    P.O.V.
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 2012
  • Glynwood: (Re)Building a Regional Food System
    • Director
    • Video
    • 2011
  • Truck Farm (2011)
    Truck Farm
    • Director
    • 2011
  • The City Dark (2011)
    The City Dark
    • Director
    • 2011
  • The Greening of Southie (2008)
    The Greening of Southie
    • Director
    • 2008

Cinematographer

  • Nova (1974)
    Nova
    • Cinematographer
    • TV Series
    • 2021
  • The Emoji Story (2019)
    The Emoji Story
    • Cinematographer
    • 2019
  • Bluespace
    • Cinematographer
    • 2015
  • World Fair
    • Cinematographer
    • Short
    • 2013
  • Deann Borshay, Angela Davis, Peter Dinklage, Dr. Riyadh, Bonita Dearmond, and Mohamed Bangura in P.O.V. (1988)
    P.O.V.
    • Cinematographer
    • TV Series
    • 2012
  • The City Dark (2011)
    The City Dark
    • Cinematographer
    • 2011
  • Big River
    • Cinematographer
    • Short
    • 2010
  • King Corn (2007)
    King Corn
    • Cinematographer
    • 2007

Videos12

The Search for General Tso
Clip 1:24
The Search for General Tso
The Search for General Tso
Clip 0:36
The Search for General Tso
King Corn
Clip 1:22
King Corn
King Corn
Clip 0:42
King Corn
King Corn
Clip 1:26
King Corn
King Corn
Clip 2:40
King Corn
U.S. Version
Trailer 2:06
U.S. Version
The Search for General Tso
Trailer 1:49
The Search for General Tso
King Corn
Trailer 2:03
King Corn
Big River
Trailer 1:51
Big River
Official Trailer
Trailer 1:47
Official Trailer
Theatrical Trailer
Trailer 1:47
Theatrical Trailer

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