Matthew Heineman is an American documentary filmmaker, director, and producer. His fascination with American history led him to early success with the documentary film Cartel Land, which was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Film, a BAFTA Award for Best Documentary, and won three Primetime Emmy Awards. In 2019, Heineman received a nomination for Outstanding Directorial Achievement of a First Time Feature Film Director from the Directors Guild of America for his narrative debut, A Private War, making Heineman and Martin Scorsese the only filmmakers ever nominated for both narrative and documentary DGA Awards. His latest film, American Symphony, is a portrait of Academy Award and Grammy-winning musician Jon Batiste, and has so far been shortlisted for an Academy Award and won the PGA Award for Outstanding Producer of Documentary Motion Pictures, among other accolades.