Biography
Jeff Zimbalist is a producer, writer, and director, known for Favela Rising (Tribeca Film Festival Winner, IDA Winner, Emmy Nominee, HBO & Thinkfilm 2005), The Two Escobars (Cannes Film Festival, Peabody Winner, Emmy Nominee, WGA Nominee, ESPN 2010), Youngstown Boys (Emmy Winner, ESPN 2013), Pele; Birth of a Legend (Imagine Entertainment & Magnolia 2016), Loving Pablo (Venice International Film Festival, Toronto International Film Festival, Universal 2017), Momentum Generation (Emmy Winner, Tribeca Film Festival Winner, Los Angeles Film Awards Winner, HBO & Universal 2018), Nossa Chape (Los Angeles Film Awards Winner, SXSW Film Festival, Fox 2018), Give Us This Day (New York Film & TV Awards Winner, Los Angeles Film Awards Winner, ATT & Audience 2018), Invisible Beauty (Sundance, Tribeca, Magnolia), the Netflix Heist series (6 weeks on Netflix top 10 worldwide, Critics Choice nominee), the Apple+ series The Line (DuPont winner, 2 Emmy nominations), the Apple+ series Super League: The War for Football, the Paramount+ series 11 Minutes (Emmy nominee), and the Netflix Remastered series (Emmy winner, 6 Emmy nominations, NAACP nominee).
Miami Film Festival
Screenwriter
| Movies | |
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| 2016 |
Pelé |
| Documentaries | |
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| 2024 |
Skywalkers: A Love Story |
| 2018 |
Give Us This Day |
Momentum Generation |
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Nossa Chape |
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ReMastered: The Lion's Share (TV movie) |
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| 2010 |
30 for 30 (series) |
The Two Escobars (S01E16) |
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The Two Escobars |
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| 2002 |
Buenas intenciones (TV movie) |
Director
| Movies | |
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| 2016 |
Pelé |
| 2015 |
A Home for the Holidays (TV movie) |
| Documentaries | |
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| 2024 |
Skywalkers: A Love Story |
| 2023 |
How to Come Alive with Norman Mailer |
Super League: The War for Football (series) |
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Day Four (E04) |
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Day Three (E03) |
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Day Two (E02) |
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Day One (E01) |
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| 2022 |
11 Minutes (series) |
Episode 4 (E04) |
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Episode 3 (E03) |
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Episode 2 (E02) |
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Episode 1 (E01) |
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| 2021 |
The Line (series) |
| 2018 |
Give Us This Day |
Momentum Generation |
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Nossa Chape |
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Phenoms (series) |
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| 2016 |
Battling Back |
| 2013 |
30 for 30 (series) |
Youngstown Boys (S02E15) |
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| 2011 |
Bollywood: The Greatest Love Story Ever Told |
The Kann Artists |
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| 2010 |
30 for 30 (series) |
The Two Escobars (S01E16) |
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The Two Escobars |
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| 2005 |
Favela Rising |
| 2002 |
Buenas intenciones (TV movie) |
Creator
| Documentaries | |
|---|---|
| 2019 |
ReMastered: Devil at the Crossroads (TV movie) |
ReMastered: Massacre at the Stadium (TV movie) |
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ReMastered: The Miami Showband Massacre (TV movie) |
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ReMastered: The Two Killings of Sam Cooke |
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| 2018 |
ReMastered: Tricky Dick & The Man in Black |
ReMastered: Who Killed Jam Master Jay? (TV movie) |
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Who Shot the Sheriff |
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Cinematographer
| Documentaries | |
|---|---|
| 2016 |
Battling Back |
| 2013 |
30 for 30 (series) |
Youngstown Boys (S02E15) |
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| 2011 |
The Kann Artists |
| 2010 |
30 for 30 (series) |
The Two Escobars (S01E16) |
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The Two Escobars |
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| 2002 |
Buenas intenciones (TV movie) |
Editor
| Documentaries | |
|---|---|
| 2016 |
Battling Back |
| 2013 |
30 for 30 (series) |
Youngstown Boys (S02E15) |
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| 2011 |
The Kann Artists |
| 2010 |
30 for 30 (series) |
The Two Escobars (S01E16) |
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The Two Escobars |
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| 2002 |
Buenas intenciones (TV movie) |
Producer
| Movies | |
|---|---|
| 2015 |
A Home for the Holidays (TV movie) |
| Documentaries | |
|---|---|
| 2024 |
Skywalkers: A Love Story |
| 2023 |
How to Come Alive with Norman Mailer |
| 2018 |
Give Us This Day |
Momentum Generation |
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Nossa Chape |
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| 2016 |
Battling Back |
| 2013 |
30 for 30 (series) |
Youngstown Boys (S02E15) |
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| 2012 |
30 for 30 Shorts (series) |
Arnold's Blueprint (E02) |
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| 2011 |
The Kann Artists |
| 2010 |
30 for 30 (series) |
The Two Escobars (S01E16) |
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The Two Escobars |
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| 2002 |
Buenas intenciones (TV movie) |
Actor
| Documentaries | |
|---|---|
| 2012 |
30 for 30 Shorts (series) |
Arnold's Blueprint (E02) |
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| 2011 |
The Kann Artists |
| 2010 |
30 for 30 (series) |
The Two Escobars (S01E16) |
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