Evan Rosenfeld is a film and television producer born in

Miami, Florida Miami ( ), officially the City of Miami, known as "the 305", "The Magic City", and "Gateway to the Americas", is a East Coast of the United States, coastal metropolis and the County seat, county seat of Miami-Dade County, Florida, Miami-Dade C ...

. Evan is currently the

Showrunner A showrunner (or colloquially a helmer) is the top-level executive producer of a television series production who has creative and management authority through combining the responsibilities of employer and, in comedy or dramas, typically also th ...

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and

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of Warriors of Liberty City, a 6 episode documentary series he created premiering on

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September 16, 2018.

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and

Maverick Carter Maverick Carter is an American sports-marketing businessman and media personality. Early life and education Maverick Carter was born on October 10, 1980 Carter spent most of his youth in Akron, Ohio and Atlanta, Georgia. Carter grew up the son ...

also serve as Executive Producers through their

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production company. Warriors of Liberty City follows a youth football program co-founded by rapper

Luther Campbell Luther Roderick Campbell (born December 22, 1960), also known as Luke Skyywalker, Uncle Luke and simply Luke, is an American rapper, promoter, record executive, actor, and former leader of the rap group 2 Live Crew. He also starred in a short- ...

(Uncle Luke) in Miami's Liberty City neighborhood. The neighborhood is synonymous with poverty and gun violence, but is also known for producing the most, and the best,

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players in the country (

Antonio Brown Antonio Tavaris Brown Sr. (born July 10, 1988), nicknamed "AB", is an American football wide receiver who is a free agent, and an American rapper. Raised in Liberty City, Miami, Brown attended Miami Norland High School. He played college fo ...

Devonta Freeman Devonta Cornellius Freeman ( ; born March 15, 1992) is an American football running back who is a free agent. He played college football at Florida State and was drafted by the Atlanta Falcons in the fourth round of the 2014 NFL Draft. High ...

Chad Johnson Chad Ochocinco Johnson (born Chad Javon Johnson; January 9, 1978), known from 2008 to 2012 as Chad Ochocinco, is a former American football wide receiver. He played college football for Santa Monica College and Oregon State University, and pl ...

Duke Johnson Randy "Duke" Johnson Jr. (born September 23, 1993) is an American football running back for the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Cleveland Browns in the third round (77th overall) of the 2015 NFL Draft. ...

, TY Hilton,

Amari Cooper Amari Cooper (born June 17, 1994) is an American football wide receiver for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Alabama, where he was the Biletnikoff Award winner as the nation's top receiv ...

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) The series had its world premiere at the 2018

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(SXSW) as the first ever documentary series to premiere at the festival. Previous to Warriors, Evan was the Showrunner and Executive Producer of VICE World of Sports, a sports documentary series currently in its second season on

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’s cable television network

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. The series premiered at the 2016

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. VICE World of Sports, which won “Outstanding Sports Program" at the

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, is Evan's first series in the Showrunner position. The show was also nominated for a "Best Sports Documentary" Emmy at the 2018

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s. Before VICE, Evan got his start at Miami based documentary studio

Rakontur rakontur is a Miami-based media studio founded by Billy Corben and Alfred Spellman in 2000. History Rakontur's feature documentary debut, ''Raw Deal: A Question of Consent'', premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in 2001, making Corben the you ...

and then moved on to Mandalay Sports Media, a sports entertainment company owned by filmmaker

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and

Peter Guber Howard Peter Guber (born March 1, 1942) is an American business executive, entrepreneur, educator, and author. He is chairman and CEO of Mandalay Entertainment. Guber's most recent films from Mandalay Entertainment include '' The Kids Are All ...

. He started his work in film on the 2006 cult-classic documentary ''

Cocaine Cowboys ''Cocaine Cowboys'' is a 2006 documentary film directed by Billy Corben, and produced by Alfred Spellman and Billy Corben through their Miami-based media studio Rakontur. The film explores the rise of cocaine dealer Jon Roberts, described by pros ...

'' (

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) and was an associate producer on the sequel, ''Cocaine Cowboys 2'' (Magnolia Pictures / 2008). Evan was nominated for a

for his work on ''

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'', a 2009

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Films "30 for 30" project that premiered to record breaking ratings. In October 2012, ''Broke'', a documentary Evan produced, premiered on

to kickoff their second "

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" season. Broke looks at the intersection of money and sports in the last 20 years, and the recent epidemic of big stars losing it all. Broke premiered to 2.53 million viewers, becoming the highest rated film in the "30 for 30" series, besting a previous record set by

. Also in 2012, Evan was the Executive Producer of the

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selected short film ''Life and Freaky Times of Uncle Luke'' starring Luther "Uncle Luke" Campbell. The film received 5 (of 5) stars from Film Threat and was one of Indiewire's 10 must see short films from this year's festival. In 2014 it was named one of the "Twenty-five must-see short films from over a century of cinema." In 2013, Evan was the senior producer of an

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and

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documentary ''Summer Dreams'', a two-hour special that follows the players, personalities and behind-the-scenes drama at the

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. The special premiered on March 15 on CBS in prime time. In 2015, Evan produced "Kareem: Minority of One," an

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documentary about basketball great

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. Evan is also producing and directing a feature-length documentary that chronicles the introduction of American football to South Asia and the start of the first professional league, the EFLI. The

Elite Football League of India The Elite Football League of India (EFLI) is a professional American football league based in India. It was founded with eight franchises in 2011, and now has 23 franchises throughout South Asia, among whom 20 located in India, two in Sri Lanka ...

(EFLI) is the first professional American football league in India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. Founded in late 2011, the EFLI was started to create new opportunities for athletes in the region. The league consists of eight teams, five located in various cities across India, two in Sri Lanka, and one from Pakistan. His other projects include ''

Dawg Fight ''Dawg Fight'' is a documentary film directed by Billy Corben about the mixed martial arts Mixed martial arts (MMA), sometimes referred to as cage fighting, no holds barred (NHB), and ultimate fighting, and originally referred to as Vale ...

'', a brutal exposé on underground backyard MMA fighting in one of Miami's toughest neighborhoods, which was released in 2015 on

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profiled ''

'' in a 6-page feature.

References

External links

Evan Rosenfeld's Official Website
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Rosenfeld, Evan 1981 births Living people American film producers