NEIL BARRETT
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY

FEATURE DOCUMENTARIES

EDITH AND EDDIE
America’s oldest interracial couple struggle to stay together.
(Oscar nominated , Winner IDA best short, , Cinema Eye nominee)

RACING EXTINCTION
Expose of forces that drive animals to the point of extinction.
(Sundance, Jackson Hole, Theatrical Release)

BENDING THE ARC
Biography of two activists who revolutionized healthcare for the poor.
(Sundance, Telluride, Theatrical Release)

1971
Expose of culture of spying inside FBI under J Edgar Hoover.
(Tribeca, AFI Docs, IDFA, Theatrical release)

KICKING IT
A portrait of homeless soccer players around the world. 
(Sundance, Tribeca, Silverdocs, Theatrical Release)

THE WOODMANS
A family of artists pushes the limits of creative parenting.
(Best NY documentary—Tribeca, Silverdocs, National Emmy)

THE OTHER CITY
The growing AIDS crisis in Washington DC.
(Tribeca, Silverdocs, Theatrical release)

THE LAST MOUNTAIN
The controversial impacts of mountain top mining.
(Sundance, Tribeca, Theatrical Release)

EVERYTHING’S COOL
The growing risks of  global warming.
(Sundance, Toronto, Full Frame, SXSW, Theatrical release)

MARIO’S STORY
A Latino boy’s fight to have a life sentence for murder repealed.
(Audience award— Los Angeles Film Festival, Montreal, Havana)

HOW I GOT OVER
Homeless women struggle to stage a play about their traumatic lives.
(AFI Docs, Palm Spring, IDA nominee)

MUSIC GOT ME HERE
The  power of music therapy in troubled kids lives.
(Middleburgh Film Festival)  

STAND UP
Profile of Arab-American comedians in America.
(Silverdocs)

BESA
Portrait of Albanian Muslims who sheltered Jews during World War 2.
(Aspen, Heartland, San Francisco Film Festivals)

NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC

FAUCI
A portrait of the head of NIH at a pivotal time in pandemic. 

BIN LADEN’S HARDRIVE
Newly declassified hard drives give insight in Bin Laden’s life. 

BREAKTHROUGH
6 hour series exploring the frontiers of scientific innovation. 

THE LOST CITY
Journey of a modern explorer to find an ancient city in the Honduran jungle.

AMERICA’S DREAM
Profile of the civil war in Liberia, West Africa.
(Edward R. Murrow award, Columbia/Dupont award)

WAR GENERALS
US 4 Star Generals look back at last 50 years of warfare. 

INSIDE POLYGAMY
Life inside a Mormon community that practices polygamy.

CIVIL WAR GOLD
Archaeological discovery of a famous American civil war ship. 

THE SILK ROAD
Portrait of two famous explorers in Central Asia.

DYING TO KILL
The emergence of female suicide bombers in Russia and Israel.

CASINO WARS
The battle between casinos and cheaters in Las Vegas.

SUPER RIGS
The technology and risks behind deep sea oil drilling.

THE LINE OF FIRE
Frontline aid workers’ struggles in Afghanistan.

NETFLIX

BAD SPORT
Docuseries about famous crimes within the sports world. 

WEB OF  MAKE BELIEVE 
Docuseries about the rise of conspiracy theories on the internet. 

DOGS
Docuseries exploring what dogs have come to mean to humans. 

9/11 AND WAR ON TERROR
Docuseries about 9/11 terror attacks and America’s response. 

WHY THEY HATE US
Docuseries about the biology and anthropology of hate. 

HOW TO CHANGE YOUR MIND 
Series exploring history and efficacy of psychedelic medicine

HBOMAX

BEING MARY TYLER MOORE  
The  life and legacy of  Mary Tyler Moore
(Emmy for Outstanding documentary special)

THE SWAMP
Portrait of 3 Congressmen as they strive to clean up DC politics. 

NEVER AGAIN
Tour of the Holocaust Museum with CNN’s Wolf Blizter. 

DOES EUROPE HATE US? 
The state of European/American relations with Thomas Friedman. 

MAYA APLOCAPYSE  
The relationship between Mayan history and apocalyptic thought. 

24/7 AIRPORT        
Observational film on JFK airport.  
(Emmy nominated)

WEAPONS MASTERS   
Can modern technology improve on ancient weaponry?

PBS

CREATED EQUAL
The life of Clarence Thomas in his own words. 

POWER OF BIG OIL
Frontline series about the corporate resistance to climate change.

FIRST FACE OF AMERICAS
Discovery of a 13,000 year old teenager in underwater cave in Mexico.

MY BROTHERS’S BOMBER
A Frontline story about a brothers’ quest to fine the Lockerbie bombers.

SPY FACTORY (Nova)
The technology behind the National Security Agency. (Emmy nominated)

ASTROSPIES (Nova)
The secrets of a covert American space program during the Cold War.  

BATTLE PLAN (Nova)
The controversial use of technology by US military during the Iraq War.

AFRICAN AMERICANS
The genealogical roots of America’s most famous African-Americans.

SECURITY vs LIBERTY
The tension between protection and privacy during the war on terror.

HOMEGROWN
The growth of radical Islam in the American prison system.

AVOIDING ARMAGEDDON
8 hour series  on global conflict and terrorism. 

SHOWTIME

THE FOURTH ESTATE
New York Times coverage of President Trump during first year in Office.

FLYING CARS
The technological battle to make cars that fly.

HUMANE GENOME
How microbes affect human health.

SPACE SHUTTLE
The retirement of the Space Shuttle Discovery.

SCIENCE OF SPIRITS
History of alcohol in America

THE BIG FEED
6 hour series on the challenges of feeding zoo animals.

HULU

TWO MEN AT WAR
The rise of Putin and Zelensky and the Ukrainian war. 

1969
How one year shaped a nation

SOUL OF A NATION
Hard realities of Black Life in America.

BBC

PUTIN VS THE WEST
Series about the growing conflict between Russia and the West. 

AFGHANISTAN: GETTING OUT
The ill-fated American withdrawal from Afghanistan. 

HAWKING:CAN YOU HEAR ME
The remarkable human story of Stephen Hawking.

THE TRUMP SHOW
Donald Trump’s rise to power and presidency.

PANORMA
Inside the Syrian revolution. (DC interviews)

THIS WORLD
Profile of notorious arms dealer Viktor Bout. (DC interviews)

HORIZON
Why New Orleans’ flood defenses failed. (US shooting)

FAMILY GUYS?
What Sitcoms say about contemporary America.

HISTORY CHANNEL

SHERMAN’S MARCH
2 hour special on General Sherman’s civil war campaign.

DIGGING FOR THE TRUTH
6 hour series on archaeological enigmas worldwide.

NON-BROADCAST CLIENTS