Eric Daniel Metzgar

Metzgar's documentary titled Reporter (2009) chronicles New York Times journalist Nick Kristof's 2007 voyage to the Democratic Republic of Congo.

[1] It was broadcast on HBO and nominated for an Emmy Award[2] in the category of "Outstanding Informational Programming -- Long Form".

tells the story of Jason Crigler, a New York-based guitarist who in 2004 suffered a brain injury, and tracks his recovery.

The film documents two years in the life of Richard Ogust, a man struggling to save over a thousand endangered turtles and tortoises from extinction.

It also won a Special Jury Prize at the festival for Best New Director and was nominated for an Emmy Award for Best Investigative Journalism in 2013.

It premiered at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival, winning the Grand Jury Award for “Social Impact".

The film was broadcast on Hulu and won an Emmy Award for “Outstanding Social Issue Documentary".

It was named one of the best films of 2020 by The New York Times, IndieWire, The Boston Globe, Vulture, Paste, Vox and The Playlist.

Metzgar also directed, shot and edited A Film about Animals (for my children to watch when they are older), a short documentary about the illegal wildlife trade in Cambodia.