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Davis Guggenheim is an Academy Award-winning filmmaker known for directing impactful documentaries and contributing to acclaimed television series.

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Guggenheim New York

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Rolex

Rolex partnered with The Talks to feature Davis Guggenheim, telling stories of remarkable achievements, showcasing Guggenheim's work as a film director, writer, and producer.

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Participant Media

Davis Guggenheim previously worked as an executive at Participant Media, a production company founded by entrepreneur and philanthropist Jeff Skoll, focusing on social impact movies.

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Emerson Collective

Davis Guggenheim, alongside Jonathan King, launched Concordia Studio in partnership with Laurene Powell Jobs and Emerson Collective, a social impact organization.

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Apple TV+

Davis Guggenheim directed "Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie," which was released on Apple TV+, featuring Michael J. Fox recounting his career and experience with Parkinson's disease.

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Concordia Studio

Concordia Studio is a talent-first, premium production company co-founded by Oscar-winning filmmaker Davis Guggenheim in partnership with Laurene Powell Jobs.

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1963

Born in St. Louis, Missouri

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Graduated from Brown University

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2004

Producer and Director for HBO Western drama "Deadwood"

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2006

Directed "An Inconvenient Truth"

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2007

Won Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature for "An Inconvenient Truth"

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2008

Directed the biographical film for then-candidate Barack Obama

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2008

Directed "It Might Get Loud"

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2010

Directed "Waiting for Superman"

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2010

Received Audience Award for Best Documentary at Sundance Film Festival for "Waiting for Superman"

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2011

Directed "From the Sky Down"

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2012

Directed "The Road We've Traveled"

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2013

Directed "The Dream is Now"

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2015

Directed "He Named Me Malala"

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2016

Won Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Documentary Feature for "He Named Me Malala"

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2019

Directed documentary miniseries "Inside Bill's Brain: Decoding Bill Gates"

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2020

Co-founded Concordia Studio with Jonathan King

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2023

Directed "Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie"

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2023

Won Critics' Choice Documentary Award for Best Director for "Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie"

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2024

Won Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Documentary/Nonfiction Program for "Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie"

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2025

Director and producer of "Deaf President Now!"

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About

Born on November 3, 1963, in St. Louis, Missouri, Philip Davis Guggenheim is an American screenwriter, director, and producer. The son of filmmaker Charles Guggenheim, he pursued his education, graduating from Brown University. Guggenheim began his career in television and film direction and production in the 1990s, gaining recognition for his contributions to various acclaimed shows. His early work as a producer and director on television series laid the foundation for his later specialization in documentary filmmaking, where he would achieve significant critical and commercial success.

Since 2006, Davis Guggenheim has focused on documentary filmmaking, producing and directing works that have ranked among the highest-grossing documentaries of all time. His notable films include “An Inconvenient Truth” (2006), which earned him an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature, “It Might Get Loud” (2008), and “Waiting for Superman” (2010), which received the Audience Award for Best Documentary at the Sundance Film Festival. These projects highlight his commitment to exploring significant societal topics, from environmental issues to public education challenges.

Throughout his career, Guggenheim has continued to helm impactful projects. In 2015, he directed “He Named Me Malala,” a documentary about the Pakistani activist Malala Yousafzai, which received a Critics’ Choice Movie Award for Best Documentary Feature. More recently, in 2023, he directed “Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie” for Apple TV+, a biographical film about Michael J. Fox’s career and experience with Parkinson’s disease, which garnered multiple Emmy nominations. In 2020, Guggenheim co-founded Concordia Studio, a production company focused on premium content.

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