Floyd Russ
Directing
Biography
Floyd Russ is a Director, Writer and Producer. He moved from Los Angeles to Hamburg at age two and back to Los Angeles at age eleven. After graduating from UCLA Film School, he relocated to New York City. His Father is a Photographer and his Mother is an Optician. He works in documentary, narrative, commercials and music videos.
Known For

Featuring rare footage and interviews with CIA insiders, this edge-of-your-seat documentary series traces the epic hunt for Osama bin Laden.
American Manhunt: Osama bin Laden

The white Bronco. The gloves. The trial of the century. This documentary series investigates the shocking murder case that became a cultural phenomenon.
American Manhunt: O.J. Simpson

Archive footage, chilling reenactments and exclusive interviews shed new light on a tragedy — and two brothers — that suspended a city in terror.
American Manhunt: The Boston Marathon Bombing

Key figures from an infamous 2004 incident between players and fans at an NBA game in Michigan discuss the fight, its fallout, and its lasting legacy.
Untold: Malice at the Palace

Ayar, a first-generation American Latina, returns home to reunite with her daughter. But when her mother, Renata, refuses to let her see her due to Covid, Ayar is confronted by the many roles she’s been forced to play, including the role in this film.
Ayar

A portrait of Zion Clark, a young wrestler who was born without legs and grew up in foster care.
Zion
'A Piece of the Bottom' uses Mid-coast Maine as a backdrop to portray two lobstering families whose decades-long feud over the local sea floor finally reaches a tipping point. The film reveals the bigger issues in the industry, from conservation and sustainability, to the struggle of working-class families desperate to do anything to scrape by.
A Piece of the Bottom

This short documentary chronicles Klay Thompson's physical and mental recovery from his ACL injury in the 2019 NBA Finals.