Emma D. Miller
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Emma D. Miller is a documentary filmmaker and creative consultant based in Los Angeles. She has worked on documentary projects from inception to release for partners including Netflix, Showtime, Amazon, Apple TV+, and PBS’s Independent Lens, and her films have been supported by Sundance Institute, JustFilms | Ford Foundation, International Documentary Association, Field of Vision, Austin Film Society, and The Gotham Documentary Lab, among others. She recently produced Iliana Sosa’s debut nonfiction feature WHAT WE LEAVE BEHIND, which won two Special Jury Awards at SXSW 2022. WHAT WE LEAVE BEHIND was named a New York Times “Critic’s Pick,” nominated for a Gotham Award for Best Documentary Feature, and released in select theaters and on Netflix by Ava DuVernay’s ARRAY Releasing. In her role as development executive for nonfiction at Concordia Studio, projects included TIME (Oscar nominee, Sundance U.S. Documentary Directing Award, Amazon), BOYS STATE (Sundance U.S. Documentary Grand Jury Award, Apple TV+), BLOODY NOSE, EMPTY POCKETS (Sundance, Berlin), HOMEROOM (Sundance Editing Award), PROCESSION (Netflix, Oscar nominee), and BITTERBRUSH (Telluride). Emma headed development of new projects for Edgeline Films, served as the casting associate for the first season of Edgeline's acclaimed Showtime series COUPLES THERAPY, and was associate producer of the Oscar-nominated short documentary KNIFE SKILLS, which was acquired by The New Yorker/Condé Nast Entertainment. She was also associate producer of the Sundance award-winning feature documentary UNREST, which was broadcast on PBS’s Independent Lens and shortlisted for an Academy Award. Previously, she was programming manager at the Full Frame Documentary Film Festival in Durham, NC, where she oversaw all submissions to the international festival and managed the film selection process. Emma was named one of DOC NYC’s “40 Under 40” in 2022. She is currently producing Elizabeth Lo’s UNTITLED MISTRESS DISPELLER PROJECT (Impact Partners / Anonymous Content). She loves projects that capture and instill the wonder of being alive, and offer new ways of seeing the world.
