
Douglas J. Sloan
Directing
Biography
Douglas Sloan is a documentary filmmaker and commercial director who has received numerous prestigious awards for his independent short films and commercial work. He is currently a Sundance Institute grantee for the development of a feature film based on his short film SAIGON'68 which garnered three Best Documentary festival awards and the 2014 CINE Special Jury award. Five other short films released within the past seven years including works on Cindy Sherman, Annie Leibovitz and Elliott Erwitt received multiple Best Doc and festival Audience Awards. His film William Klein: Out of Necessity was broadcast on PBS in 2010. On the commercial front Sloan has received over 100 various production awards including 24 CINE awards for excellence in film direction. He has interviewed and directed numerous works with artists, musicians and celebrity talent: Halle Berry, Gabriel Byrne, Sean Combs, Elvis Costello, Clint Eastwood, Elliott Erwitt, Morgan Freeman, Tom Ford, Debbie Harry, Bill T. Jones, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Nicole Kidman, William Klein, Karl Lagerfeld, Annie Leibovitz, Robert Longo, Wynton Marsalis, Helmut Newton, Gordon Parks, Isabella Rossellini, Todd Rundgren, Cindy Sherman, Sharon Stone, Hiroshi Sugimoto, Hilary Swank, Justin Timberlake, John Travolta, Mark Wahlberg, Oprah Winfrey..... Douglas lives in Manhattan, NYC with his wife Diane and two children Maxwell and Mica.
Known For

Distinguished as both a documentary and commercial photographer, Erwitt has made some of the most memorable photographs of the twentieth century including astonishing scenes of everyday life, filled with poetry and special wit.
Elliott Erwitt: I Bark at Dogs

"So There You Go" features an on camera interview with Ms. Leibovitz who offers viewers her own perspective on her life's work as well as insight into her family and friends. The film provides a comprehensive overview of 40 years of Ms. Leibovitz's photographs. Annie Leibovitz began her career as a photojournalist for Rolling Stone in 1970, while she was still a student at the San Francisco Art Institute. Her pictures have appeared regularly on magazine covers ever since, and her large and distinguished body of work encompasses some of the most well-known portraits of our time.
Annie Leibovitz: So, There You Go
The little known and surprising story behind the most influential photo of the Vietnam War and how it transformed the lives of the Pulitzer Prize winning photographer and the man who pulled the trigger. The film also launches a broader inquiry into our perception and understanding of visual media and the power of images to influence our beliefs, our values and our choices.
The Moment Of Truth

Smoldering yet luminescent, Mark Rothko’s No. 10 comes alive with a palette reds, yellows, pinks and smoky umbers.
ROTHKO #10

John G. Morris: Eleven Frames (2010) is a documentary that explores the career of John G. Morris, one of the most influential photo editors of the 20th century. Known for his work with legendary photographers like Robert Capa and Henri Cartier-Bresson, Morris was instrumental in shaping the way iconic historical moments were visually documented. The film centers on Morris’s decision to publish 11 frames from Capa’s D-Day photographs, which became some of the most significant images of World War II. Directed by Michelle and Olivier Richard, the documentary blends interviews, archival footage, and personal reflections to capture Morris’s profound impact on photojournalism, his ethical approach to imagery, and the emotional weight of curating war photographs. John G. Morris: Eleven Frames offers a compelling glimpse into the life of a man whose editorial choices helped shape public perception of world events.
John G. Morris: Eleven Frames

A short documentary on artist Cindy Sherman focused specifically on her Untitled Film Stills series. the film is comprised of multiple interviews with the artist, 16mm Bolex filming of the NYC locations used for the original photographs, archival and stock film footage and the re-photography of the 21 Untitled Film Stills up for auction.
Cindy Sherman: Untitled Film Stills

Klein is an artist, photographer, filmmaker who rarely grants interviews. Born in NYC, Klein moved to Paris at a young age and still calls Paris home. He studied with Fernand Leger, worked for Vogue, made a documentary on Muhammad Ali but is most well known for pushing photographic technique to it's limits.
William Klein: Out of Necessity
This film captures a moment in time during 9/11 by documenting the phenomenon of the Bellevue Hospital's "wall of prayers." It is my hope that it will allow viewers to spend a few moments quietly getting to know the people who perished on 9/11, and to recall a unique moment in history.
A Face to A Name

The story underlying the most influential and electrifying photograph to come out of the Vietnam War, and how the picture transformed the lives of Eddie Adams, who captured the moment on film, and Nguyen Ngoc Loan, the man who pulled the trigger.