John Battsek
John Battsek is a documentary film producer. John Battsek is a UK documentary filmmaker. His most famous is One Day in September (1999), the Oscar-winning feature-length documentary about the tragic events of the 1972 Munich Olympic Games. At the 2007 Sundance Film Festival he launched three new feature documentaries, My Kid Could Paint That, Crossing The Line, and In The Shadow of the Moon, securing distribution deals for more than $4 million. Since then, Battsek has taken a succession of films to the Sundance Festival, most recently the grand jury prize winner Restrepo, which he executive produced, and The Weinstein Co. acquisition The Tillman Story, which he produced. He is also Head of Film at Passion Pictures. His latest projects, Restrepo and The Tillman Story, are both on general release in cinemas across the USA.
Executive Producer
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Bob and the Monster
This award winning documentary follows outspoken indie-rock hero Bob Forrest, through his life-threatening struggle with addiction, to his transformation into one of the most influential and controversial drug counselors in the US today, appearing alongside Dr. Drew Pinsky on...Watch Movie
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Better This World
Boyhood friends from Midland, Texas, are arrested on terrorism charges at the 2008 Republican National Convention. BETTER THIS WORLD follows the journey of David McKay and Bradley Crowder from political neophytes to accused domestic terrorists with a particular focus on the...Watch Movie
Producer
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Happy Valley
Amir Bar-Lev's documentary HAPPY VALLEY takes an unflinching look at an iconic American institution in the wake of unthinkable scandal. Nestled in the idyllic area known as Happy Valley lies the town of State College and the home of Penn State University. For over forty years, Joe Paterno was the...Watch Movie
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