Dana O'Keefe

Movies

The Meaning of Hitler
Producer
This provocative consideration of the lasting influence and draw of Hitler provides insight into the resurgence of white supremacy, antisemitism, and the weaponization of history.
MLK/FBI
Executive Producer
Based on newly declassified files, the film explores the US government’s surveillance and harassment of Martin Luther King, Jr.
I Am Greta
Executive Producer
Greta Thunberg, a 15-year-old student in Sweden, started a school strike for the climate as her question for adults was, if you don’t care about my future on earth, why should I care about my future in school? Within months, her strike evolved into a global movement as the quiet teenage girl on the autism spectrum becomes a world-famous activist.
Meaningless Conversations in Beautiful Environments
Against a backdrop of magnificent landscapes and epic tableaus, banal conversations take place between characters who are comically oblivious to their surroundings.
Clowns
Director
The Great Clown Panic of 2016 wasn’t about clowns. It was about you.
Barry
Producer
A biopic of Barack Obama set during his time as a college student in New York City.
Dead Ringer
Director
There are only four outdoor phone booths left in all of New York City—this is a late night conversation with one of them.
Aaron Burr, Part 2
Director
A contemporary re-imagining of the duel between Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr explores the idea of history as a contested narrative.
My Trip to Al-Qaeda
Executive Producer
Journalist Lawrence Wright brings his multilayered one-man play to the screen as he discusses how a reporter remains objective while covering highly charged issues such as 9/11, Al-Qaeda, Osama bin Laden's past and the history of Islam. Wright examines the Muslim religion, Al-Qaeda's rise to power and bin Laden's complicated relationship with the rulers of Saudi Arabia in this riveting documentary from Academy Award-winning director Alex Gibney.
The New Yorkist
Screenplay
A megalomaniac undertakes a doomed enterprise in order to become enshrined in the annals of history
The New Yorkist
Director
A megalomaniac undertakes a doomed enterprise in order to become enshrined in the annals of history
Musk
Producer
A definitive and unvarnished examination of multi-billionaire tech entrepreneur Elon Musk.
Vladimir Putin in Deep Concentration
Director
A short film about an implacably blank face. And a very distinctive walk.