Alex Stapleton is an American director,

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, and

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of documentary feature films and unscripted television.

Career

Stapleton's directorial debut was the 2011 feature documentary, '' Corman's World: Exploits of a Hollywood Rebel'', about the life and career of film producer Roger Corman. Premiering at the

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, it was in competition for the Caméra d'Or award. The documentary includes interviews with Jack Nicholson, Martin Scorsese, and Ron Howard among others. On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, ''Corman's World: Exploits of a Hollywood Rebel'' has an approval rating of 92% based on 51 reviews. In 2019, Stapleton directed and executive produced the Netflix documentary '' Hello, Privilege. It's Me, Chelsea''. The project follows Chelsea Handler as she reexamines the concept of white privilege and its effect on American culture. For the 2020 Netflix docuseries, ''The Playbook'', Stapleton directed an episode on legendary coach Jill Ellis about the rules she lives by to find success on and off the field. Stapleton executive produced and showran the FX documentary television miniseries '' Pride'', which followed the fight for LGBT rights in the United States decade-by-decade from the 1950's through the 2000's. Produced by Killer Television, Vice Studios, and

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, the 6 episode series premiered on May 14, 2021. On Rotten Tomatoes, ''Pride'' has an approval rating of 100% based on 12 reviews, with an average rating of 7.5/10. The series was nominated for several awards including a

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and a GLAAD Media Award. Later in 2021, Stapleton founded the production company House of NonFiction, which has an overall deal with Industrial Media. House of NonFiction's overall will continue with Sony Pictures Television following the later's acquisition of Industrial Media in 2022. Stapleton directed the 2023

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documentary ''

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'' with Delirio Films, BRON, and Red Crown Productions producing. In 2024, Stapleton directed an episode of '' God Save Texas'' for

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, focusing on the energy industry and its impact on her family in

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Filmography

Awards

* 2022- GLAAD Media Award Nominee, ''Pride'' (FX/Killer Films/Vice Studios) * 2021-

Nominee, ''Pride'' (FX/Killer Films/Vice Studios) * 2019-

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Nominee, ''Shut Up and Dribble'' ( Showtime/ Springhill Entertainment) * 2017-

Emmy Award The Emmy Awards, or Emmys, are an extensive range of awards for artistic and technical merit for the American and international television industry. A number of annual Emmy Award ceremonies are held throughout the calendar year, each with the ...

Winner, ''SoCal Connected'' ( PBS/

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) * 2011- Camera d'Or Award Nominee, ''Corman's World'' ( A&E)

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Alex Stapleton
at Rotten Tomatoes {{DEFAULTSORT:Stapleton, Alex Living people American documentary film directors American television producers African-American film directors American women documentary filmmakers American women film directors American women television producers American women television directors American television directors Year of birth missing (living people)