Rupert Maconick

Movies

Memory
Producer
Alex, an assassin-for-hire, finds that he's become a target after he refuses to complete a job for a dangerous criminal organization. With the crime syndicate and FBI in hot pursuit, Alex has the skills to stay ahead, except for one thing: he is struggling with severe memory loss, affecting his every move. Alex must question his every action and whom he can ultimately trust.
Own the Room
Producer
Follows five young star students on their journey to win one of the world’s most prestigious competitions for student entrepreneurs.
Takumi: A 60,000 Hour Story on the Survival of Human Craft
Producer
There is a popular theory that it takes at least 10,000 hours of focused practice for a human to become expert in any field. In Japan, there are craftspeople who go far beyond this to reach a special kind of mastery. These people are called Takumi and they devote 60,000 hours to their craft. That's 8 hours a day, 240 days a year, for over 30 years. It's an almost superhuman level of dedication to a life of repetition and no shortcuts. This film asks the question: Will human craft disappear as artificial intelligence reaches beyond our limits?
5B
Producer
At the heart of the HIV/AIDs crisis and widespread hysteria, a single number and letter designated a ward on the fifth floor of San Francisco General Hospital, the first in the country designed specifically to deal with AIDS patients. The unit's nurses' emphasis on humanity and consideration of holistic well-being was a small miracle amidst a devastating crisis and the ensuing panic about risk and infection.
A Fighting Chance
Producer
With a unique vision that perseverance through the extraordinary leads to progress, Samsung enlisted Academy Award-winning filmmaker Morgan Neville to showcase the inspiring story of Olympic hopefuls from diverse countries who are defying barriers.
Lo and Behold: Reveries of the Connected World
Producer
Werner Herzog's exploration of the Internet and the connected world.
Eddie the Eagle
Producer
The feel-good story of Michael 'Eddie' Edwards, an unlikely but courageous British ski-jumper who never stopped believing in himself—even as an entire nation was counting him out. With the help of a rebellious and charismatic coach, Eddie takes on the establishment and wins the hearts of sports fans around the world by making an improbable and historic showing at the 1988 Calgary Winter Olympics.
From One Second to the Next
Executive Producer
Stories of serious traffic accidents caused by texting and driving are told by the perpetrators and surviving victims.