Sean Stuart
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Sean Stuart (born June 16th, 1978), is an Emmy and Grammy award-winning American documentary producer, writer, and director.[citation needed] He is president of Sutter Road Picture Company, and a partner at Company Name with actor/director Colin Hanks. He is best known for Sly, Challenger: The Final Flight, What's My Name: Muhammad Ali, Mike Judge Presents: Tales from the Tour Bus and All Things Must Pass: The Rise and Fall of Tower Records.
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Early Life and Education
[edit]Sean Stuart was raised in Sacramento, California. He attended Jesuit High School in Carmichael, California, and later enrolled at the University of Southern California, where he received a degree from the USC School of Cinematic Arts. While at USC, he played for the USC Trojans men's water polo team, winning the 1998 National Collegiate Men's Water Polo Championship.
Stuart's first job in the entertainment industry came shortly after graduation, when he worked as a production assistant on the original Spider-Man movie, directed by Sam Raimi.
Career
[edit]Early Career and DirecTV
[edit]Sean Stuart began his career in television, where he played a key role in launching and running The 101 Network (now known as the Audience Network) at DirecTV. From 2005 to 2011, Stuart handled the day-to-day operations alongside his partners. The 101 Network was DirecTV's first original 24-hour broadcast venture.
During this period, Stuart and his team managed the network's production and broadcast of various high-profile projects, including three seasons of Friday Night Lights and the 2009 launch of The Dan Patrick Show, among other original programming. His contributions helped establish DirecTV as a competitive force in original content production.[1][2]
Documentary Filmmaking
[edit]Company Name
[edit]Soon after his departure from DirecTV, Stuart formed a new media venture, Company Name, with actor/director Colin Hanks, and began production on their first documentary film All Things Must Pass: The Rise and Fall of Tower Records. The film premiered at the South by Southwest (SXSW) Film Festival in 2015, and documented the history and eventual closure of Tower Records.
In 2017, Stuart and Hanks produced Eagles of Death Metal: Nos Amis (Our Friends), a documentary that followed the return of the band Eagles of Death Metal to Paris after the 2015 Bataclan Theatre attack. The film focused on band members Josh Homme and Jesse Hughes as they resumed performing in Paris just months after the tragic event. The documentary received two nominations at the 2017 Critics' Choice Documentary Awards.[3]
Through their production company, Stuart and Hanks have produced numerous projects for ESPN and their 30 for 30 and FiveThirtyEight brands. Notable works include Say Hey, Willie Mays! for HBO Sports and Thriller 40 with Sony Music for Paramount+. The duo is currently producing the upcoming Untitled John Candy documentary with Maximum Effort for Amazon MGM Studios.[4]
Sutter Road Picture Company
[edit]Stuart is the founder and president of Sutter Road Picture Company. Through Sutter Road, he has produced over 20 documentary films and television series. His work has received six Emmy Award nominations, including one win for What's My Name: Muhammad Ali in the Outstanding Sports Documentary category.[5] He has also won a Grammy Award for Jazz Fest: A New Orleans Story, which won Best Music Film at the 2023 Grammy Awards.[6]
Stuart and Sutter Road's other films include Chowchilla[7], Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes[8], Willie Nelson & Family, The Blue Angels[9], Diane von Furstenberg: Woman in Charge[10], and Road Diary: Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band[11].
Producer Credits
[edit]| Title | Year | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Road Diary: Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band | 2024 | Producer | Film |
| Charlie Hustle & the Matter of Pete Rose (4 episodes) | 2024 | Executive Producer | TV Series |
| Diane von Furstenberg: Woman in Charge | 2024 | Producer | Film |
| The Blue Angels | 2024 | Producer | Film |
| Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes | 2024 | Producer | Film |
| Willie Nelson & Family (4 episodes) | 2023 | Executive Producer | TV Series |
| Chowchilla | 2023 | Producer | Film |
| Thriller 40 | 2023 | Producer | Film |
| Sly | 2023 | Producer | Film |
| Let There Be Drums! | 2022 | Producer | Film |
| Bruce Springsteen: Don't Play That Song (Music Video) | 2022 | Executive Producer | Music Video |
| Say Hey, Willie Mays! | 2022 | Producer | Film |
| Bruce Springsteen: Do I Love You (Indeed I Do) (Music Video) | 2022 | Executive Producer | Music Video |
| The Bond (4 episodes) | 2022 | Executive Producer | TV Series |
| Jazz Fest: A New Orleans Story | 2022 | Producer | Film |
| Four Seasons Total Documentary | 2021 | Producer | Film (Short) |
| Wasted Days (Music Video) | 2021 | Producer | Music Video |
| UFO (4 episodes) | 2021 | Executive Producer | TV Miniseries |
| Cat People (6 episodes) | 2021 | Executive Producer | TV Series |
| With Drawn Arms | 2020 | Producer | Film |
| Challenger: The Final Flight (4 episodes) | 2020 | Executive Producer | TV Miniseries |
| What's My Name: Muhammad Ali | 2019 | Producer | Film |
| The Gift: The Journey of Johnny Cash | 2019 | Producer | Film |
| Tread | 2019 | Producer | Film |
| Mike Judge Presents: Tales from the Tour Bus (16 episodes) | 2017–2018 | Executive Producer | TV Series |
| The Amazing Adventures of Wally and the Worm (Short) | 2017 | Producer | Film (Short) |
| Ramblin' Freak | 2017 | Producer | Film |
| Eagles of Death Metal: Nos Amis (Our Friends) | 2017 | Producer | Film |
| Pursuit | 2016 | Producer | TV Series |
| Human (9 episodes) | 2015–2016 | Producer | TV Series |
| Game Changers | 2015 | Producer | TV Series |
| Signals (2 episodes) | 2015 | Executive Producer | TV Series |
| All Things Must Pass | 2015 | Producer | Film |
| The Anti-Mascot (Short) | 2014 | Producer | Film (Short) |
| 20 Under 20: Transforming Tomorrow (TV Movie) | 2012 | Producer | TV Movie |
| 3D Tourist (8 episodes) | 2011 | Producer | TV Series |
| The One About the Nun and the Priest (Short) | 2006 | Producer | Film (Short) |
| 311: Live in Concert, New Orleans - 3-11 Day 2004 | 2004 | Producer | Film (Concert Video) |
References
[edit]- ^ "Peter Berg and Kyle Chandler on the restructuring of 'Friday Night Lights'". Los Angeles Times. 2009-10-27. Retrieved 2024-10-01.
- ^ Bachman, Katy (2009-07-29). "Dan Patrick to Host Daily DirecTV Show". Retrieved 2024-10-01.
- ^ "EODM DOC UP FOR TWO CRITICS' CHOICE AWARDS". HITS Daily Double. Retrieved 2024-10-01.
- ^ Siegel, Tatiana (2023-02-09). "John Candy Documentary Getting Made by Amazon, Colin Hanks, Ryan Reynolds (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 2024-10-01.
- ^ "LeBron James wins Sports Emmy for documentary on Muhammad Ali". Yahoo Sports. 2020-08-12. Retrieved 2024-10-01.
- ^ "'Jazz Fest A New Orleans Story' Wins Best Music Film | 2023 GRAMMYs Acceptance Speech | GRAMMY.com". grammy.com. Retrieved 2024-10-01.
- ^ Yan, Holly (2023-12-02). "26 kids were buried alive in California. A new CNN Film shows how one plotted their escape – and what happened years later". CNN. Retrieved 2024-10-01.
- ^ "Elizabeth TAYLOR". Festival de Cannes. Retrieved 2024-10-01.
- ^ "The Blue Angels (2024) Movie Tickets & Showtimes Near You". www.imax.com. 2024-03-20. Retrieved 2024-10-01.
- ^ "Diane von Furstenberg: Woman in Charge | 2024 Tribeca Festival". Tribeca. Retrieved 2024-10-01.
- ^ "Road Diary: Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band". TIFF. Retrieved 2024-10-01.