Oren Jacoby

Oren Jacoby, an Academy Award-nominated filmmaker, has directed award-winning documentaries including: My Italian Secret (Netflix, iTunes); Constantine’s Sword with James Carroll; Lady ‘Ndrangheta (Sky) on women in the Mafia; Lafayette: The Lost Hero (PBS/Arté); The Shakespeare Sessions (PBS); Benny Goodman: Adventures in the Kingdom of Swing (American Masters PBS); The Beatles Revolution (ABC special); Master Thief, on the “art heist of the century” (ABC); and, with Brook/Lapping Productions, The Second Russian Revolution (BBC), winner of the DuPont / Columbia Gold Baton for Best Documentary, and called “the best BBC series of the decade” by the London Independent. His latest feature, Shadowman, is released theatrically on December 1.

Talks

The Power of Invisibility, or How to Play the Long Game as a Documentary Filmmaker

By Oren Jacoby | December 1, 2017

The Power of Invisibility, or How to Play the Long Game as a Documentary Filmmaker

Oren Jacoby on a vital lesson taught to him by his mentor Ricky Leacock, and how it impacted his latest film, Shadowman.