Brett Morgen
Brett D. Morgen (born October 11, 1968) is an American documentary film director, producer, writer, and editor. Early life. Morgen was born in Los Angeles. He was named after USC football lineman Britt Williams, who was team captain in 1961, but his parents misspelled the name. He was raised in Studio City, California. According to Morgen, he knew he wanted to be a filmmaker at a young age. Career. Morgen made "Ollie's Army" while a student at New York University. The film focuses on the exploits of the James Madison University college Republicans during Oliver North's  senatorial campaign of 1994. "On the Ropes" was nominated for an Academy Award in 2000 for Best Documentary. The boxing documentary was directed by Morgen and Nanette Burstein, and examined the lives of three aspiring prizefighters and their coach. The film won Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary by the Directors Guild of America. "The Kid Stays in the Picture" is a documentary biopic about film producer Robert Evans, focusing on his major hits, like "The Godfather", and his tumultuous personal life. Once again, Morgen teamed with Nanette Burstein. "Chicago 10" is a film about the Chicago Eight. The film uses  animation and celebrity voice-overs from Hank Azaria, Dylan Baker, Nick Nolte, Mark Ruffalo, Roy Scheider, Liev Schreiber, James Urbaniak, and Jeffrey Wright. "June 17th, 1994" aired on ESPN as an episode of "30 for 30" and featured on-air commentary by Morgen. It was the only "30 for 30" episode to date that included no interviews or voice-overs, consisting solely of the actual TV footage on June 17, 1994. This was the date of the O. J. Simpson slow-moving police chase, and the other important sports stories of that day that were mostly ignored, due to the  American public's fascination with Simpson. Personal life. Morgen lives in Rockaway, Queens, New York City with his wife, Debra Eisenstadt, and their three children.