Roger Nygard

Roger Nygard (born March 28, 1962) is an American director, editor, producer, and author. As a director he has worked on ''Tales of the Unknown'' (1990), '' High Strung'' (1991), '' Back to Back'' (1996), ''Trekkies'' (1997), and '' Suckers'' (2001). He also directed ''For Whom The Belt Tolls'' and ''What Would Jason Do?'', episodes of ''The Bernie Mac Show'', and ''Grief Counseling'', an episode from the American television comedy series ''The Office''.

His work as an editor includes Emmy-nominated episodes '' The Table Read'', an episode from the American television comedy series ''Curb Your Enthusiasm'', and ''Chicklet'', an episode from the American television comedy series ''Veep'', and '' Episode 102'', an episode from the American television comedy series ''Who Is America?''. He also edited episodes of ''The League'', ''Grey's Anatomy'', ''The Comedy Store'', ''White House Plumbers'', and '' The Residence''.

Background

Nygard was born on March 28, 1962, in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
His introduction into film making started at the age of seven when he found his father's 8mm camera. It had half a film roll left and with it he shot his first film.

Career

Nygard directed ''Trekkies'' which was released theatrically by Paramount Classics in 1999, as well as its follow up '' Trekkies 2'' in 2004. He directed '' Suckers'', a film which he co-wrote with Joe Yannetty. The film was a 2001 Video Premiere Award Winner in the Screenplay category. It was also an award winner in the "Special Jury Artistic Merit Award" category at the 2000 Cinequest Film Festival.

He directed and produced the 2010 documentary ''The Nature of Existence'', which was described by ''The Hollywood Reporter'' as "his earnest attempt to find meaning in the universe." He spent four years traveling the world, conducting 175 interviews with an assortment of people from different backgrounds. Editing from 450 hours of footage was used for the final product.

In 2013, Nygard entered into a deal with Country Music Television to film a reality show pilot episode which would feature the family of Brother Jed an evangelist. Nygard first saw him preach at the University of Minnesota when he was attending the college.

He produced the 2020 documentary ''The Truth About Marriage'', which was accompanied by a companion book. The Cinequest Film Festival called the film "...a powerful documentary steeped in philosophy, history, and psychology...."The Cinequest Film & Creativity Festival

Mar. 3, 2019 Cinequest.org His next book ''Cut to the Monkey'' (2021) is about making and editing comedy series. His third book ''The Documentarian'' (2024) shares strategies for turning an idea for a documentary into a successful venture. Both recent books were published by Rowman & Littlefield, a subsidiary of Bloomsbury Publishing.

Filmography (selective)

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1962 births
Living people
American film producers
American male screenwriters
American television directors
Film directors from Minnesota
American film editors