Biography
Tom Donahue (born May 18, 1968) is an American film director, producer, and co-showrunner. His work as writer, director, and showrunner includes the Paramount Plus Original docuseries Murder of God's Banker and the upcoming six-part docuseries Mafia Spies, based on the 2019 book by Thomas Maier (Masters of Sex) about the CIA-Mafia assassination plots against Fidel Castro.
Other work includes the feature documentary This Changes Everything (STARZ, Netflix), which he directed and produced, about systemic gender bias and discrimination against women in entertainment; TCM’s Dean Martin: King of Cool, a portrait of the legendary entertainer; and Netflix’s Los Tigres del Norte at Folsom Prison (nominated for two Latin Grammys and winning one). All of these films and series were produced by Donahue and Ilan Arboleda under the banner of their independent production studio, CreativeChaos vmg.
In 2020, This Changes Everything won the Gracie Award for Best Documentary from the Alliance for Women in Media. In 2021, it won Best Documentary from The Los Angeles Press Club. He and Arboleda also recently produced HBO's Bleed Out, about director Steve Burrow’s clash with the American healthcare system. In 2019, The Los Angeles Press Club awarded Bleed Out Best Documentary. Donahue also directed HBO's Casting By and Thank You for Your Service, released theatrically by Gathr Films in 2016.
Filmography
all 16
Movies 15
Director 8
Producer 4
TV Shows 1
The Great Divide (2023)
Dean Martin: King of Cool (2021)
Los Tigres del Norte at Folsom Prison (2019)
This Changes Everything (2019)
Bleed Out (2018)
Davi's Way (2018)
Thank You for Your Service (2016)
All Roads Lead (2013)
Casting By (2012)
Ponies (2012)
Guest of Cindy Sherman (2008)
Naked World: America Undercover (2003)
Washington Heights (2002)
Keep the River on Your Right: A Modern Cannibal Tale (2000)
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies (1998)
Creating The Wizard of Oz on Ice (1995)
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GenderMale
Birthday1968-05-18 (55 years old)
Birth PlaceRhinebeck, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
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