Ian Cheney is an American documentary

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, and producer.

Early life and education

Cheney grew up in Massachusetts and Maine, attended The Mountain School, a semester school for high school juniors, and graduated from Milton Academy in 1998. Cheney received bachelor's and master's degrees from Yale University in 2002 and 2003.

Career

He shared a

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in 2008 for '' King Corn'', which he co-produced and starred in. In 2011 he and longtime collaborator Curt Ellis received the 17th Annual Heinz Award with special focus on the environment, becoming the youngest recipients to receive the Heinz Award. Cheney received an Emmy nomination in 2013 for his film '' The City Dark'', which aired on PBS' POV. Cheney's 2018 film, ''The Most Unknown'', was released in theaters in May, then on Netflix in 25 languages in the summer, and finally posted in nine individual episodes in YouTube. Cheney runs Wicked Delicate Films, a documentary film production company based in Maine.Wicked Delicate Films
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non-profit organization. He is the brother of poet Colin Cheney. His most recent film ''The Long Coast'' premiered at a virtual version of the Camden International Film Festival in October 2020.

Filmography

*'' King Corn'' (2007), Co-creator, Co-producer, Cinematographer, Writer *''The Greening of Southie'' (2009), Director, Editor *''Truck Farm'' (2011), Director *'' The City Dark'' (2012), Director *''The Melungeons'' (2013), Director *'' The Search for General Tso'' (2014), Director *''Bluespace'' (2015), Director *''The Smog of the Sea'' (2017), Director *'' The Most Unknown'' (2018), Director *''The Emoji Story'' (2019), Director *''Thirteen Ways'' (2019), Director *''Picture a Scientist'' (2020), Director *''The Long Coast'' (2020), Director

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Cheney, Ian Living people Year of birth missing (living people) American documentary filmmakers American film producers American cinematographers Peabody Award winners Yale University alumni Milton Academy alumni