Derek Jonathan Doneen (born March 27, 1987) is an American

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director, editor and producer. He is best known for his work on the feature documentary '' The Price of Free'' and the

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documentary series '' Heist''.

Life and career

Doneen was born in

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on March 27, 1987. He graduated from

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. He started his career as an in-house filmmaker at

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. In 2018, he directed the feature documentary '' The Price of Free'', about Nobel Prize winner

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, which premiered at the

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and won the Sundance Grand Jury Prize. He was named one of Variety's 2018 top 10 documentary filmmakers and listed in

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's "40 Under 40" list for 2018. In 2021, Doneen co-directed the

documentary series '' Heist'', along with Nick Frew and Martin Desmond Roe, about the story of three heists.

Filmography

Awards and nominations

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Doneen, Derek Living people American documentary film directors American documentary film producers 1987 births Mass media people from Los Angeles