Jeff Kaufman
Jeff Kaufman is an American film producer, director, writer, and illustrator. Kaufman produced, wrote, and directed the documentaries Every Act of Life, The State of Marriage, Father Joseph, The Savoy King: Chick Webb and the Music That Changed America, Brush With Life: The Art of Being Edward Biberman, and Education Under Fire. He also directed and produced episodes for Unsolved History, a Discovery Channel documentary television series, and the Discovery Channel special WTC 9/11: Stories from the Ruins. His other documentary films include 40 Million, which featured Nasrin Sotoudeh and other Iranian women's rights activists.
Kaufman has contributed cartoons to The New Yorker, as well as illustrations to The Los Angeles Times and The New York Times. Kaufman is married to Marcia Ross, a casting director and documentary producer.
Radio
Kaufman hosted the radio talk show "The Talk of Vermont" in Vermont for five years before moving to Los Angeles in 2000.Filmography
Year | Film | Credits |
2020 | 40 Million: The Struggle for Women's Rights in Iran | writer, director, producer |
2020 | Documenting the Feminist Movement’s Struggle in Iran | writer, director, producer |
2018 | Every Act of Life | writer, director, producer |
2015 | Father Joseph | writer, director, producer |
2015 | The State Of Marriage | writer, director, producer |
2012 | The Savoy King: Chick Webb & the Music That Changed America | writer, director, producer |
2011 | Education Under Fire | writer, director, producer |
2010 | Free Shane and Josh | writer, director, producer |
2007 | Brush with Life: The Art of Being Edward Biberman | writer, director, producer |
2005 | Unsolved History: The Hope Diamond | director, producer |
2004 | Unsolved History: Hunting Nazis | director, producer |
2003 | WTC 9/11: Stories from the Ruins | writer, director, producer |
2003 | The Last Mission | associate producer |