Jeff Zimbalist
Filmmaker
JEFF ZIMBALIST is a multi-Emmy and Peabody winning filmmaker most known for IDA and Tribeca Film Festival winner FAVELA RISING (HBO), Emmy winner and Cannes Film Festival favorite “The Two Escobars” (ESPN, Disney), Emmy and Tribeca Film Festival winner “Momentum Generation” (HBO, Universal), “Pelé; Birth Of A Legend” (Magnolia, Universal), the Emmy winning series “Remastered” (Netflix), Emmy nominated “The Line” (Apple), Emmy nominated “11 Minutes” (Paramount+), Emmy winning “Super League; War For Football” (Apple), Sundance and Tribeca festival favorite “Invisible Beauty” (Magnolia), and 2024 Sundance hit “Skywalkers; A Love Story” (IMAX, Netflix).
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Norman Mailer: Nice Jewish Boy?
In our latest blog post, Reboot Network member Jeff Zimbalist directed and produced the documentary How to Come Alive with Norman Mailer, which explores the rollercoaster life of America’s most controversial and bestselling author of the 20th Century, Norman Mailer. Praised by critics, the film was nominated for best U.S. documentary at DOC NYC Film Festival, won at the Atlanta Jewish Film Festival and was nominated for best feature documentary at the IDA Documentary Awards.
How to Come Alive is currently playing at Film Forum in New York City, Laemmle Theaters in Los Angeles, and being rolled out by Kino Lorber / Zeitgeist to art houses across North America. Watch the trailer & buy tickets here. Read the full blog from Zimbalist here.