Matthew Galkin

Galkin at the HBO premiere of Kevorkian, June 24, 2010

Matthew Galkin is an American film director and producer, best known for his work in documentaries.

Galkin directed the 2010 HBO documentary Kevorkian, about the controversial right-to-die advocate Jack Kevorkian and his ill-fated 2008 run for Congress.^[1] Galkin also directed and produced the award-winning^[2] HBO documentary I Am an Animal: The Story of Ingrid Newkirk and PETA^[3] (2007), and directed and co-produced the 2006 documentary loudQUIETloud: a film about the Pixies.^[4]

He 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^[5] and served as Co-Producer on John Landis's Slasher for IFC.

Galkin is currently producing Morgan Spurlock’s film Comic-Con Episode Four: A Fan’s Hope, which is due for release in 2011.

References

1. ^ Kevorkian listing on the IMDb
2. ^ 2007 Hamptons Film Festival press release
3. ^ I Am an Animal program schedule on HBO.com
4. ^ loudQUIETloud listing on the IMDb
5. ^ Family Bonds synopsis, The New York Times

External links

• New York Times profile of Galkin and his brothers Jonathan and Andrew
• HBO interview with Galkin about Kevorkian
• Interview with Galkin about loudQUIETloud
• I Am an Animal: The Story of Ingrid Newkirk and PETA at the IMDB.

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