Matthew Galkin
Galkin at the HBO premiere of Kevorkian, June 24, 2010
Born
Matthew Galkin
Occupation(s)Film director, television producer
Years active2004–present
Websitefairhavenfilms.com

Matthew Galkin is an American film director and producer, best known for his work in documentaries. He is the founder and CEO of Fairhaven, a New York-based production company founded in 2018.[1] In June 2019, Galkin and Fairhaven entered an overall deal with Industrial Media.[2]

Galkin is the executive producer and director of Murder In The Bayou, a 2019 Showtime documentary series based on the New York Times best-seller book written by Ethan Brown about the Jeff Davis 8.[3] In 2018, he executive produced Cultureshock, a limited documentary series about moments that shocked popular culture for A&E.[4] He directed the 2010 HBO documentary Kevorkian, about the controversial right-to-die advocate Jack Kevorkian and his ill-fated 2008 run for Congress.[5] Galkin also directed and produced the award-winning[6] HBO documentary I Am an Animal: The Story of Ingrid Newkirk and PETA[7] (2007), and directed and co-produced the 2006 documentary loudQUIETloud: a film about the Pixies.[8]

Galkin also served as co-executive producer and director of the Style Network/E! series Kimora: Life in the Fab Lane, a reality show about Kimora Lee Simmons. He produced HBO's series Family Bonds[9] and served as Co-Producer on John Landis's Slasher for IFC.

Galkin and Fairhaven are currently producing a documentary series for CNBC, in partnership with Industrial Media's The Intellectual Property Corporation.[10]

References

  1. ↑ "Industrial Media Inks Overall Deal With Matthew Galkin's Fairhaven Films". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
  2. ↑ "Industrial, Fairhaven strengthen links". C21media. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
  3. ↑ "'Murder in the Bayou': TV Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
  4. ↑ "A&E Network Launches a Biography Limited Original Series". A&E. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
  5. ↑ Kevorkian listing on the IMDb
  6. ↑ 2007 Hamptons Film Festival press release Archived 2007-10-29 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ↑ I Am an Animal program schedule on HBO.com
  8. ↑ loudQUIETloud listing on the IMDb
  9. ↑ Family Bonds synopsis, The New York Times
  10. ↑ "Industrial Media Inks Overall Deal With Matthew Galkin". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
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