
T.J. Martin
Directing
Known For

In official collaboration with the 9/11 Memorial & Museum, this documentary series takes viewers through harrowing moments of the historic morning of September 11, 2001.
9/11: One Day in America

Tina Turner overcame impossible odds to become one of the first female Black artists to reach a mainstream international audience. Her road to superstardom is an undeniable story of triumph over adversity. It’s the ultimate story of survival – and an inspirational story of our times.
TINA

Set against the backdrop of a high school football season, Dan Lindsay and T.J. Martin’s documentary UNDEFEATED is an intimate chronicle of three underprivileged student-athletes from inner-city Memphis and the volunteer coach trying to help them beat the odds on and off the field. For players and coaches alike, the season will be not only about winning games — it will be about how they grapple with the unforeseeable events that are part of football and part of life.
Undefeated

Banned from a secretive Buddhist monastery, a filmmaker befriends a monk who prefers heavy metal and ice cream over meditation. Their unlikely bond forces him to confront the double life he's been hiding for years.
Crows Are White

Through years of heartbreak and resilience, Rory McIlroy's pursuit of the Green Jacket at the Masters becomes a reckoning with legacy and the final step toward completing golf's rarest achievement, the career Grand Slam.
Rory McIlroy: The Masters Wait

Twenty-five years after the verdict in the Rodney King trial sparked several days of protests, violence and looting in Los Angeles, LA 92 immerses viewers in that tumultuous period through stunning and rarely seen archival footage.
LA 92

On the 22nd of November 1963, the President of the United States of America, John F. Kennedy, was assassinated. For the 60th anniversary, this series takes us into the day almost in real-time. Across three episodes, what unfolds is a presidential assassination, a full-scale manhunt, a murder of a policeman, and the killing of the assassin. Giving insight into the multiple perspectives of a day in a brand-new way that will cut through the clutter and appeal to audiences around the world.
JFK: One Day in America

On April 19, 1995, the deadliest act of domestic terrorism in U.S. history devastated the nation, claiming 168 lives - including 19 children - and injuring hundreds more. The bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building shattered families and changed America forever.
Oklahoma City Bombing: One Day in America

The 30-year legacy of the murder of black teenager Yusuf Hawkins by a group of young white men in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, as his family and friends reflect on the tragedy and the subsequent fight for justice that inspired and divided New York City.
Yusuf Hawkins: Storm Over Brooklyn
Explore the tragic death of Princess Diana on the 30th anniversary of that paparazzi car chase through a Parisian motorway tunnel.
Diana: One Day in Paris
This project follows various individuals as they train for and prepare to compete in the World Series of Beer Pong.
Last Cup: Road to the World Series of Beer Pong
This documentary follows 32-year-old Renee Heidtman during the last months of her life capturing intimate moments through photos, camera work and Heidtman’s personal video diary of her experience that she started when she was diagnosed with terminal cancer.
I Am Dying
Oscar-winners TJ Martin and Dan Lindsay direct a short tearjerker about TJ's grandparents as they explore memories of youth and struggle with age.
My Favorite Picture of You

December 31st 1999. The most anticipated day in history. Four stories. 24 hours. End of the world? Or just another day in paradise?