THE FILMMAKER

Eric Daniel Metzgar is an Emmy-nominated documentary filmmaker. He owns and operates Merigold Moving Pictures in Brooklyn, New York

In 2005, Metzgar completed his first feature-length documentary film, the critically acclaimed and Independent Spirit Award-nominated The Chances of the World Changing, which he directed, produced, shot and edited. The film was broadcast nationally on POV, PBS’s award-winning documentary showcase.

Life. Support. Music. is Metzgar’s second film. His third directorial effort, Reporter, which follows Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof through Congo, will makes its premiere at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival in the U.S. Documentary Competition.

Metzgar is also an award-winning cinematographer and has shot for several Oscar-nominated directors.

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