# Jeremy Workman > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Jeremy_Workman > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Jeremy_Workman.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeremy_Workman > Source revision: 1348438463 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|American filmmaker and editor}} {{Infobox person | name = Jeremy Workman | image = Jeremy Workman TheaterLobby 2019 (cropped-J1).jpg | alt = white caucasian male in suit, around 30 years old, appears concerned with arms crossed, dark hair with fine blond highlighted fringe | caption = Workman at Illyuzion Theater, Moscow in 2019 | birth_name = | birth_date = | birth_place = New York City, U.S. | death_date = | death_place = | nationality = | other_names = | occupation = Filmmaker, editor | years_active = | known_for = ''[Secret Mall Apartment](/source/Secret_Mall_Apartment)'', ''[Lily Topples The World](/source/Lily_Topples_The_World)'', ''[The World Before Your Feet](/source/The_World_Before_Your_Feet)'' | education = [Columbia University](/source/Columbia_University) }} '''Jeremy Workman''' is an American filmmaker and editor. His documentary films frequently focus on artists, eccentrics, outsiders, and those with extreme passions. His acclaimed films include ''[Secret Mall Apartment](/source/Secret_Mall_Apartment)'', [''Deciding Vote''](/source/Deciding_vote), ''[Lily Topples The World](/source/Lily_Topples_The_World)'', ''[The World Before Your Feet](/source/The_World_Before_Your_Feet)'', ''[Magical Universe](/source/Magical_Universe)'', and ''[Who Is Henry Jaglom?](/source/Who_Is_Henry_Jaglom%3F_(film))'' In many of his films, Workman serves as the director, cinematographer, and editor. ==Early life== Jeremy Workman was born in New York City and grew up in Los Angeles. He is the son of filmmaker/editor [Chuck Workman](/source/Chuck_Workman) and began editing documentary projects under his father's tutelage when he was in his teenage years.{{Cite web |title=220: Jeremy Workman on "Secret Mall Apartment" |url=https://www.purenonfiction.net/episodes/220-jeremy-workman-on-secret-mall-apartment |access-date=2025-06-16 |website=Pure Nonfiction {{!}} Documentary Storytelling Podcast |language=en-US}} He earned a Bachelor of Arts in English Literature from [Columbia University](/source/Columbia_University){{cite web |date=22 August 2019 |title=Take Five with Jeremy Workman |url=https://www.college.columbia.edu/cct/latest/take-five/take-five-jeremy-workman-94}} and he has been featured as a distinguished alumni at [Columbia University School of the Arts](/source/Columbia_University_School_of_the_Arts).{{Cite web |title='Secret Mall Apartment' by Jeremy Workman (CC '94) Captivates Audiences {{!}} School of the Arts |url=https://arts.columbia.edu/news/secret-mall-apartment-jeremy-workman-cc-94-captivates-audiences-0 |access-date=2025-06-16 |website=arts.columbia.edu}} ==Career== Workman's debut film, ''[Who Is Henry Jaglom?](/source/Who_Is_Henry_Jaglom%3F_(film))'' (co-directed with Henry Alex Rubin) was presented at numerous film festivals before premiering on PBS's acclaimed documentary series [POV](/source/POV_(TV_series)).{{cite web |date=23 January 1997 |title=Who is Henry Jaglom? |url=http://archive.pov.org/whoishenryjaglom/film-description/}} The documentary on filmmaker [Henry Jaglom](/source/Henry_Jaglom) has a 86% positive rating on Rotten Tomatoes.{{cite web |date=25 March 2008 |title=Who Is Henry Jaglom? |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/who_is_henry_jaglom |website=Rotten Tomatoes }} Workman's 2014 documentary ''[Magical Universe](/source/Magical_Universe)'' was released theatrically on October 31, 2014, with [IFC Films](/source/IFC_Films).{{cite web |title=IFC Films Magical Universe |url=http://www.ifcfilms.com/films/magical-universe}} The film is about reclusive outsider artist [Al Carbee](/source/Al_Carbee) who created elaborate dioramas and collages featuring [Barbie](/source/Barbie) dolls. The film grew out of Workman's 2002 short film ''Carbee's Barbies'' and encompasses the final years of Carbee's life, a time when Workman was Carbee's closest friend and his only link to the outside world.{{cite web |title=Jeremy Workman Talks About Finding His 'Magical Universe' In Maine |url=https://www.tribecafilm.com/stories/jeremy-workman-magical-universe-interview |website=Tribeca Film}} The film won several film festival awards.{{cite web |last1=Gómez |first1=Edward |date=10 May 2014 |title=Al Carbee's Art of Dolls and Yearning: "Oh, for a real, live Barbie!" |url=http://hyperallergic.com/125248/al-carbees-art-of-dolls-and-yearning-oh-for-a-real-live-barbie/ |website=Hyperallergic}} Workman's 2018 documentary ''[The World Before Your Feet](/source/The_World_Before_Your_Feet)'' premiered in competition at the 2018 SXSW Film Festival{{Cite web |author=T. H. R. Staff |date=2018-03-10 |title='The World Before Your Feet': Film Review {{!}} SXSW 2018 |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/world-before-your-feet-1092119/ |access-date=2022-06-09 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}} and was acquired by distributor [Greenwich Entertainment](/source/Greenwich_Entertainment).{{cite web |date=25 June 2018 |title=Jesse Eisenberg-Produced Documentary 'The World Before Your Feet' Finds Distribution (EXCLUSIVE) |url=https://variety.com/2018/film/news/jesse-eisenberg-the-world-before-your-feet-1202855760/}} The documentary, about Matt Green's mission to walk every street of New York City, was widely hailed upon its release.{{Cite web |last=Harvey |first=Dennis |date=2018-11-22 |title=Film Review: 'The World Before Your Feet' |url=https://variety.com/2018/film/reviews/the-world-before-your-feet-review-1203034938/ |access-date=2024-03-18 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title='The World Before Your Feet' is an eye-opening stroll with a stranger: EW review |url=https://ew.com/movie-reviews/2018/11/21/the-world-before-your-feet-is-an-eye-opening-stroll-with-a-stranger-ew-review/ |access-date=2024-03-18 |website=EW.com |language=en}} It was a New York Times Critic's Pick,{{cite news |last=Kenigsberg |first=Ben |date=November 21, 2018 |title='The World Before Your Feet' Review: Walk a Mile — or 8,000 — in Another Man's Shoes |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/20/movies/the-world-before-your-feet-review.html |access-date=November 21, 2018 |work=The New York Times}} a Los Angeles Times Critics Choice,{{cite news |last=Rechtshaffen |first=Michael |date=November 20, 2018 |title=Review: Man walks New York step by step, borough by borough in the uplifting documentary 'The World Before Your Feet' |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-mn-the-world-before-your-feet-review-20181120-story.html |access-date=November 20, 2018 |work=Los Angeles Times}} and has a 100% positive rating on [Rotten Tomatoes](/source/Rotten_Tomatoes).{{cite web |date=21 November 2018 |title=The World Before Your Feet |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_world_before_your_feet |accessdate=21 November 2018 |website=Rotten Tomatoes}} The film also marked the producing debut of actor [Jesse Eisenberg](/source/Jesse_Eisenberg).{{Cite news |last=Setoodeh |first=Ramin |date=March 11, 2018 |title=Jesse Eisenberg on SXSW Doc 'The World Before Your Feet,' Returning to Lex Luthor |url=https://variety.com/2018/film/news/jesse-eisenberg-the-world-before-your-feet-lex-luthor-1202723448/ |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180316215616/http://variety.com/2018/film/news/jesse-eisenberg-the-world-before-your-feet-lex-luthor-1202723448/ |archivedate=March 16, 2018 |access-date=March 12, 2018 |work=Variety |language=en-US}} The film played in movies theaters across the United States for over a year{{Cite web |title=The World Before Your Feet |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl3624371713/ |access-date=2024-03-16 |website=Box Office Mojo}} and then returned to theaters in 2025.{{Cite web |url=https://www.westnewtoncinema.com/movie/the-world-before-your-feet |access-date=2025-06-16 |website=www.westnewtoncinema.com}}{{Cite web |title=The World Before Your Feet - A Movie and A Walk |url=https://www.assemblytheatre.org/event-details/the-world-before-your-feet-a-movie-and-a-walk |access-date=2025-06-16 |website=The Assembly Theatre |language=en}} Workman's 2021 documentary, ''[Lily Topples The World](/source/Lily_Topples_The_World)'', about [domino toppling](/source/domino_toppling) artist [Lily Hevesh](/source/Lily_Hevesh), premiered at the 2021 SXSW Film Festival where it was awarded Grand Jury Prize for Best Documentary.{{cite web |date=19 March 2021 |title=SXSW Film Festival Announces 2021 Jury and Special Awards |url=https://www.sxsw.com/film/2021/sxsw-film-festival-announces-2021-jury-and-special-awards/}} Soon after, the film won the Audience Award for Best Documentary at the 2021 [San Francisco International Film Festival](/source/San_Francisco_International_Film_Festival).G. Allen Johnson, [https://datebook.sfchronicle.com/movies-tv/sffilm-names-naked-singularity-cuban-dancer-lily-topples-the-world-top-winners-during-virtual-awards-ceremony "SFFilm names ‘Naked Singularity,’ ‘Cuban Dancer,’ ‘Lily Topples the World’ top winners during virtual awards ceremony"]. ''[San Francisco Chronicle](/source/San_Francisco_Chronicle)'', April 17, 2021. Actress [Kelly Marie Tran](/source/Kelly_Marie_Tran) serves as an Executive Producer, which marks her producing debut.{{cite web |date=3 March 2021 |title=The Resurrection of Kelly Marie Tran: On Surviving 'Star Wars' Bullying, the Pressures of Representation, and 'Raya and the Last Dragon' |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/features/resurrection-of-kelly-marie-tran-on-surviving-star-wars-bullying-the-pressures-of-representation-and-raya-and-the-last-dragon/ |website=[The Hollywood Reporter](/source/The_Hollywood_Reporter)}} In May 2021, it was announced that the documentary was a high-profile acquisition of [Discovery+](/source/Discovery%2B).{{cite web |date=14 May 2021 |title=Discovery+ Acquires 'Lily Topples The World,' "Can't Miss Doc" On Domino Tipping Sensation Lily Hevesh |url=https://deadline.com/2021/05/discovery-plus-acquires-jeremy-workman-documentary-lily-topples-the-world-1234756490 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210514183530/https://deadline.com/2021/05/discovery-plus-acquires-jeremy-workman-documentary-lily-topples-the-world-1234756490/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=May 14, 2021 |accessdate=14 May 2021 |publisher=Deadline |ref=1}} Celebrated by critics, the film has a 91% rating on [Rotten Tomatoes](/source/Rotten_Tomatoes).{{Citation |title=Lily Topples The World |date=27 August 2021 |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/lily_topples_the_world |access-date=2021-09-02 |language=en}} Workman's 2023 short documentary ''[Deciding Vote](/source/Deciding_Vote),'' about Assemblyman [George M. Michaels](/source/George_M._Michaels) and his deciding vote in New York's [1970 abortion bill](/source/Abortion_in_New_York), premiered at Tribeca Film Festival,{{Cite web |title=Deciding Vote {{!}} 2023 Tribeca Festival |url=https://tribecafilm.com/films/deciding-vote-2023 |access-date=2024-02-29 |website=Tribeca}} was released on ''The New Yorker,''{{Cite magazine |last=Yorker |first=The New |date=2023-11-29 |title=Revisiting New York's Historic Abortion Law in "Deciding Vote" |url=https://www.newyorker.com/culture/the-new-yorker-documentary/revisiting-new-yorks-historic-abortion-law-in-deciding-vote |access-date=2024-02-29 |magazine=The New Yorker |language=en-US |issn=0028-792X}} was Shortlisted for the 96th Academy Awards in the Documentary Short Film category,{{Cite web |title=96TH OSCARS® SHORTLISTS IN 10 AWARD CATEGORIES ANNOUNCED |url=http://press.oscars.org/news/96th-oscarsr-shortlists-10-award-categories-announced |access-date=2024-02-29 |website=press.oscars.org |language=en}} and was nominated for a [News and Documentary Emmy Award](/source/News_and_Documentary_Emmy_Awards) for Most Outstanding Short Documentary.{{Cite web |date=2024-07-25 |title=The 45th News & Documentary Nominations - The Emmys |url=https://theemmys.tv/news-45th-nominations/ |access-date=2024-10-04 |website=theemmys.tv |language=en-US |archive-date=2024-09-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240901101450/https://theemmys.tv/news-45th-nominations/ |url-status=dead }} Workman's 2024 documentary, ''[Secret Mall Apartment](/source/Secret_Mall_Apartment)'', premiered at the 2024 SXSW Film Festival{{Cite web |title=Secret Mall Apartment |url=https://schedule.sxsw.com/2024/films/2196619 |access-date=2024-02-29 |website=SXSW 2024 Schedule |language=en}} to wide acclaim.{{Cite web |last=Jacobs |first=Matthew |date=2024-03-21 |title=The 12 Best Movies We Saw This Year at SXSW |url=https://www.vulture.com/article/sxsw-2024-the-12-best-movies-we-saw.html |access-date=2024-10-04 |website=Vulture |language=en}}{{Cite news |last=Spilde |first=Coleman |date=2024-03-09 |title=These Artists Built an Apartment Inside a Mall, and No One Noticed |url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/obsessed/secret-mall-apartment-review-dazzling-doc-is-a-kiss-off-to-gentrification |access-date=2024-10-04 |work=The Daily Beast |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Morse |first=Erik |date=2024-04-15 |title=The Best (and Most Anticipated) Documentaries of 2024 |url=https://www.vogue.com/article/best-documentaries-of-2024 |access-date=2024-10-04 |website=Vogue |language=en-US}} It is about eight young Rhode Island artists who covertly built an apartment in a 750-square-foot (70 m2) empty space inside the architecture of the [Providence Place Mall](/source/Providence_Place) in 2003 after hearing an advertisement about imagining living in the mall.{{Cite web |last=McGowan |first=Dan |date=2024-02-29 |title=The Rhode Island documentary we've been waiting for - The Boston Globe |url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/2024/02/23/metro/rhode-island-documentary-weve-been-waiting/ |access-date=2024-02-29 |website=BostonGlobe.com |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=Artists lived in a secret apartment inside Providence Place mall. Now it's a movie. |url=https://www.providencejournal.com/story/news/good-news/2024/02/26/artists-secret-apartment-hidden-inside-providence-place-mall-inspires-new-documentary/72712400007/ |access-date=2024-02-29 |website=The Providence Journal |language=en-US}} The crew lived secretly within the busy mall for nearly four years, filming much of their activity using inexpensive [Pentax Optio](/source/Pentax_Optio) cameras that they purchased at the mall's [RadioShack](/source/RadioShack) and concealed in [Altoids](/source/Altoids) tins.{{Cite web |title='Secret Mall Apartment' by Jeremy Workman (CC '94) Captivates Audiences {{!}} School of the Arts |url=https://arts.columbia.edu/news/secret-mall-apartment-jeremy-workman-cc-94-captivates-audiences-0 |access-date=2025-02-12 |website=arts.columbia.edu}} Actor [Jesse Eisenberg](/source/Jesse_Eisenberg) serves as an executive producer, a role he previously served on Workman's ''[The World Before Your Feet](/source/The_World_Before_Your_Feet)''.{{Cite web |last=Lang |first=Brent |date=2024-03-07 |title=Eight Friends Built a Secret Apartment in a Mall and Hid There Undetected for Years; A New SXSW Documentary Explains How and Why |url=https://variety.com/2024/film/markets-festivals/secret-mall-apartment-sxsw-movie-1235933334/ |access-date=2024-03-16 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Meza |first=Kimberly |date=2024-03-15 |title='Secret Mall Apartment' Reveals the 8 Rhode Islanders that Lived Inside a Mall for 4 Years |url=https://collider.com/secret-mall-apartment-jesse-eisenberg-jeremy-workman/ |access-date=2024-03-18 |website=Collider |language=en}} Despite receiving interest from numerous film distributors for ''Secret Mall Apartment'', Workman decided to self-release the film himself.{{Cite web |last=Hope |first=Ted |date=2025-05-29 |title="almost like distributors try to gaslight filmmakers into thinking their films have no value! " |url=https://tedhope.substack.com/p/almost-like-distributors-try-to-gaslight |access-date=2025-06-16 |website=Hope For Film}} It went on to become one of 2025's biggest documentary box office hits.{{Cite web |title=Domestic Box Office Performance for Documentary Movies in 2025 |url=https://www.the-numbers.com/market/2025/genre/Documentary |access-date=2025-06-16 |website=The Numbers}}{{Cite web |title=Secret Mall Apartment |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt21221386/ |access-date=2025-06-16 |website=Box Office Mojo}} Celebrated by critics, ''Secret Mall Apartment'' is "Certified Fresh" and has a 98% rating on [Rotten Tomatoes](/source/Rotten_Tomatoes).{{Cite web |title=Secret Mall Apartment {{!}} Rotten Tomatoes |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/secret_mall_apartment |access-date=2025-06-16 |website=www.rottentomatoes.com |language=en}} Following ''Secret Mall Apartment'', Workman began filming a documentary in South Korea about a tiny boarding school in which all 20 students are North Korean defectors. In addition to being a director, Workman is known for his film editing, primarily as a sought-after editor of movie trailers for indie and documentary films.{{cite web|title=Jeremy Workman Workshop Instructor|url=http://www.dctvny.org/about/people/jeremy-workman/|access-date=2019-09-23|archive-date=2019-09-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190923032211/http://www.dctvny.org/about/people/jeremy-workman/|url-status=dead}} He has edited over 100 movie trailers and frequently speaks about trailers and [movie marketing](/source/movie_marketing) to filmmakers and film communities throughout the world.{{cite web|title=How To Cut a Trailer, "Audiencing" as a Verb, and Branded Content: A Report from DOC NYC's Marketing Bootcamp|date=21 April 2017|url=https://filmmakermagazine.com/102225-how-to-cut-a-trailer-audiencing-as-a-verb-and-branded-content-a-report-from-doc-nycs-marketing-bootcamp/}}{{cite web|title=Charla Pública: "El Éxito De Una Película Comienza Con Un Buen Tráiler"|url=http://www.chiledoc.cl/?p=22753|access-date=2019-09-23|archive-date=2019-09-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190923032206/http://www.chiledoc.cl/?p=22753|url-status=dead}}{{Cite web |last=Administrator |date=2019-10-18 |title=Master Class with Jeremy Workman |url=https://journalism.nyu.edu/about-us/news-post/2019/10/18/master-class-with-jeremy-workman/ |access-date=2025-02-10 |website=NYU Journalism |language=en-US}} ==Filmography== * ''[Who Is Henry Jaglom?](/source/Who_Is_Henry_Jaglom%3F_(film))'' (1997) * ''One Track Mind'' (2005) * ''[Magical Universe](/source/Magical_Universe)'' (2014) * ''True New York'' (2016) * ''[The World Before Your Feet](/source/The_World_Before_Your_Feet)'' (2018) * ''[Lily Topples The World](/source/Lily_Topples_The_World)'' (2021) * ''[Deciding Vote](/source/Deciding_Vote)'' (2023) * ''[Secret Mall Apartment](/source/Secret_Mall_Apartment)'' (2024) ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== * {{IMDb name|nm0941467}} * [http://jeremyworkman.com Official website] {{DEFAULTSORT:Workman, Jeremy}} Category:American documentary filmmakers Category:American documentary film directors Category:American documentary film producers Category:Columbia College, Columbia University alumni Category:Columbia University alumni Category:Film directors from New York City Category:Year of birth missing (living people) Category:Living people --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Jeremy Workman](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeremy_Workman) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeremy_Workman?action=history)). 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