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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 and series include the A24 Sofia Coppola feature documentary Marc by Sofia and the Netflix feature docs BTS: The Return and Olivia Newton John: Magic. Recent projects include the Amazon documentary series Esports World Cup: Level Up and 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 , 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.