Michael Bonfiglio is a multi-talented individual, boasting an impressive array of skills as an Emmy-winning director, producer, writer, and camera operator.
His critically acclaimed film, MAY IT LAST: A PORTRAIT OF THE AVETT BROTHERS, a collaborative effort with Judd Apatow, premiered at the 2017 SXSW Film Festival, where it won the 24 Beats Per Second Audience Award. This documentary went on to become one of the year's highest-grossing documentaries and made its television debut on HBO.
Bonfiglio and Apatow also co-directed the Emmy-nominated DOC & DARRYL for ESPN's landmark 30 FOR 30 series, which delved into the tumultuous lives of baseball players Darryl Strawberry and Dwight Gooden. Bonfiglio's previous 30 for 30 directorial effort, YOU DON'T KNOW BO: THE LEGEND OF BO JACKSON, remains the highest-rated documentary in ESPN history.
Bonfiglio directed David Letterman's Emmy-nominated Netflix series, MY NEXT GUEST NEEDS NO INTRODUCTION. This critically-lauded series marked Letterman's return to television following his retirement and launched with President Barack Obama's first major television interview since leaving office.
In 2017, Bonfiglio directed JERRY BEFORE SEINFELD for Netflix, the legendary comedian's first stand-up special in more than a decade. This innovative special combined stand-up with scripted and unscripted vignettes about Seinfeld's early life and career, earning Bonfiglio a Primetime Emmy nomination for his work.
Bonfiglio recently received a Primetime Emmy for his role as co-executive producer of Apatow's acclaimed film THE ZEN DIARIES OF GARRY SHANDLING, which received two additional Emmy nominations.
As a director, Bonfiglio is also known for his work on FROM THE ASHES, a collaboration with Bloomberg Philanthropies about the U.S. coal industry, which premiered at the 2017 TriBeCa Film Festival and aired globally on National Geographic. He co-directed PARIS TO PITTSBURGH, another collaboration with Bloomberg Philanthropies and National Geographic, which is set to be released in December of 2018.
Bonfiglio's extensive directing credits also include 9 DAYS AND NIGHTS OF ED SHEERAN, an intimate portrait of the British singer-songwriter on the eve of completing his smash album X; the five-part series VISIONARIES: INSIDE THE CREATIVE MIND for OWN; the Sundance Channel series ICONOCLASTS; and the MTV special SUMMIT ON THE SUMMIT.
In addition to his directing work, Bonfiglio has also produced and co-produced a range of projects, including the Oscar-nominated PARADISE LOST 3: PURGATORY, PARADISE LOST 2: REVELATIONS, CRUDE, GRAY MATTER, and the Emmy-winning 10 DAYS THAT UNEXPECTEDLY CHANGED AMERICA.
