This Machine Filmworks was founded in 2020 and has quickly established itself as one of the premier producers of documentary film and television in the world. Headed by award-winning filmmaker and nonfiction pioneer R.J. Cutler, This Machine is a filmmaker-driven company that explores the times in which we live through premium nonfiction storytelling in all media.

Upcoming this Machine films include the Netflix feature documentary Olivia Newton John: Magic. Recent projects include the A24 Sofia Coppola feature documentary Marc by Sofia, the Netflix feature doc BTS: The Return, the Amazon documentary series Esports World Cup: Level Upand the three-part documentary Apple TV+ documentary event Fight for Glory: 2024 World Series, as well as the feature documentaries Karol G: Tomorrow was Beautiful(Netflix), ), the Amazon feature doc Lee Soo Man: King of K-Pop(Prime Video), the Emmy-nominated Martha (Netflix) and the Oscar-nominated Elton John: Never Too Late (Disney+).

Other This Machine films and TV series include the PGA Award-nominated theatrical documentaryThe Disappearance of Shere Hite (IFC), the Emmy-winning documentary series Big Vape (Netflix), the HBO feature doc South to Black Power, the award-winning docuseries Murf the Surf (MGM), the celebrated history of women of color in the fashion industry, Supreme Models( Netflix) and the Ryan Coogler-produced feature documentary Anthem (Hulu). This Machine is also behind the Academy Award-shortlisted Billie Eilish: The World’s A Little Blurry‍ ‍(Apple TV+), the multi-award-winning BELUSHI‍ ‍(Showtime), and the cult-hit Dear…(Apple TV+).

This Machine’s team includes Oscar-nominated, Emmy-winning producer and executive Elise Pearlstein, Cutler’s long-time producing partner Trevor Smith, EVP of Production Mark Blatty, and our development team of Sally Rosen Phillips, Alisa Cacho-Sousa, and Hala Cunningham.

This Machine’s team has decades of experience creating high-quality, critically-acclaimed, award-winning and globally popular nonfiction films and series, as well as scripted series, feature films, and podcasts.