Jeff Zimbalist

Director · Born August 15, 1978 · Northampton, Massachusetts, USA

Biography

Jeffrey Leib Nettler Zimbalist (15 August 1978; Northampton) is an American documentary filmmaker. He has been Academy Award shortlisted, has won a Peabody, a DuPont, 5 Emmy Awards with 21 Emmy nominations. He is the owner of film and television production company All Rise Films.

Directed 20

2020s

2024
Skywalkers: A Love Story
Director
72
2023
How to Come Alive with Norman Mailer
Director
Crush
Director
Super League: The War for Football
Director
73
2022
11 Minutes
Director
2021
The Line
Director
2020
Cantera 5v5
Director

2010s

2018
Give Us This Day
Director
Phenoms
Director
Momentum Generation
Director
83
Nossa Chape
Director
2016
Battling Back
Director
Pelé: Birth of a Legend
Director
57
2013
Youngstown Boys
Director
2012
Arnold's Blueprint
Director
30 for 30 Shorts
Director
2011
Bollywood: The Greatest Love Story Ever Told
Director
2010
The Two Escobars
Director
81

2000s

2009
30 for 30
Director
85
2005
Favela Rising
Director

Produced 34

2020s

2025
The Stringer: The Man Who Took the Photo
Executive Producer
79
2024
Skywalkers: A Love Story
Producer
72
2023
How to Come Alive with Norman Mailer
Producer
Crush
Executive Producer
Invisible Beauty
Executive Producer
Super League: The War for Football
Executive Producer
73
2022
With This Breath I Fly
Executive Producer
11 Minutes
Executive Producer
2021
The Line
Executive Producer
Heist
Executive Producer
68

2010s

2019
ReMastered: The Lion's Share
Producer
68
ReMastered: Devil at the Crossroads
Executive Producer
69
ReMastered: The Miami Showband Massacre
Producer
69
ReMastered: The Two Killings of Sam Cooke
Executive Producer
79
Ordinary Gods
Executive Producer
ReMastered: Massacre at the Stadium
Producer
73
2018
Give Us This Day
Producer
ReMastered: Tricky Dick & The Man in Black
Producer
70
ReMastered: Who Killed Jam Master Jay?
Executive Producer
65
ReMastered: Who Shot the Sheriff
Producer
69
Phenoms
Executive Producer
Momentum Generation
Producer
83
Nossa Chape
Producer
2017
Loving Pablo
Associate Producer
53
2016
Battling Back
Producer
2014
30 for 30: Soccer Stories
Executive Producer
2013
Youngstown Boys
Producer
2012
Arnold's Blueprint
Producer
30 for 30 Shorts
Producer
2010
The Two Escobars
Producer
81
War Don Don
Consulting Producer
AMERICA STRIPPED: Naked Las Vegas
Associate Producer

2000s

2009
30 for 30
Producer
85
2005
Favela Rising
Producer

Wrote 22

2020s

2024
Skywalkers: A Love Story
Writer
72
2023
How to Come Alive with Norman Mailer
Writer
Super League: The War for Football
Writer
73

2010s

2019
ReMastered: The Lion's Share
Writer
68
ReMastered: Devil at the Crossroads
Writer
69
ReMastered: The Miami Showband Massacre
Writer
69
ReMastered: The Two Killings of Sam Cooke
Writer
79
ReMastered: Massacre at the Stadium
Writer
73
2018
Give Us This Day
Writer
ReMastered: Tricky Dick & The Man in Black
Writer
70
ReMastered: Who Killed Jam Master Jay?
Writer
65
ReMastered: Who Shot the Sheriff
Writer
69
Momentum Generation
Writer
83
Nossa Chape
Writer
2017
Loving Pablo
Writer
53
2016
Pelé: Birth of a Legend
Screenplay
57
2013
Youngstown Boys
Writer
2012
Arnold's Blueprint
Writer
30 for 30 Shorts
Writer
2010
The Two Escobars
Writer
81

2000s

2009
30 for 30
Writer
85
2005
Favela Rising
Writer

Edited 9

2020s

2024
Skywalkers: A Love Story
Editor
72
2020
Cantera 5v5
Editor

2010s

2018
Momentum Generation
Editor
83
2016
Battling Back
Editor
2013
Youngstown Boys
Editor
2011
Bollywood: The Greatest Love Story Ever Told
Editor
2010
The Two Escobars
Editor
81

2000s

2005
Buddy
Editor
Favela Rising
Editor

Camera 6

2020s

2020
Cantera 5v5
Director of Photography

2010s

2018
Momentum Generation
Director of Photography
83
2016
Battling Back
Director of Photography
2013
Youngstown Boys
Director of Photography
2010
The Two Escobars
Director of Photography
81

2000s

2005
Favela Rising
Director of Photography

Created 6

2020s

2023
Crush
Creator
Super League: The War for Football
Creator
73
2022
11 Minutes
Creator
2021
The Line
Creator
2020
Cantera 5v5
Creator

2010s

2018
Phenoms
Creator