{{short description|American documentary filmmaker}} {{Infobox person | name = Stephen Maing | nationality = | alma_mater = | known_for = | website = {{URL|stephenmaing.com}} }}
'''Stephen Maing''' is an American documentary filmmaker, cinematographer and producer. His documentary ''Crime and Punishment'' won a 2019 Emmy Award. His 2024 film ''Union'' won a 2024 Sundance Jury Award.
== Early life and education == Maing grew up in a large extended family, whose experiences with loss and war significantly influenced his perspective.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2024-05-14 |title=Give Me the Backstory: Get to Know Stephen Maing, the Co-Director of "Union" - sundance.org |url=https://www.sundance.org/blogs/give-me-the-backstory-get-to-know-stephen-maing-the-co-director-of-union/ |access-date=2024-07-08 |language=en-US}}</ref>
== Work == Maing's career in documentary filmmaking was influenced by filmmakers like the Maysles, Fred Wiseman and Jean Rouch.<ref name=":2" /> A key moment in his early twenties was when he saw a student's raw video diary of a police shootout, which deeply affected him and pushed him towards documentary filmmaking.<ref name=":2" />
Maing's relationship with the Sundance Institute began in 2010 with the support for his first feature documentary, ''High Tech, Low Life''.<ref name=":0" /> His film ''Crime + Punishment'' premiered at Sundance.<ref name=":1" />
Stephen Maing has directed four documentaries with support from the Sundance Institute, with ''Union'' being his latest work. ''Union'', co-directed with Brett Story, explores the efforts of the Amazon Labor Union in Staten Island, New York.<ref name=":0" />
== Personal life == Maing resides in Brooklyn.<ref name=":1" />
== Filmography == {| class="wikitable" |+Credits !Year !Title !Notes |- |2012 |''High Tech, Low Life'' | |- |2015 |''The Surrender'' | |- |2018 |''Crime + Punishment'' | |- |2020 |''Dirty Gold'' |Part of ''Dirty Money'' (2018 TV series), filmed in Peru’s Amazon rainforest<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |date=2024-04-10 |title=IDA Member Spotlight: Stephen Maing {{!}} International Documentary Association |url=https://www.documentary.org/blog/ida-member-spotlight-stephen-maing |access-date=2024-07-08 |website=www.documentary.org |language=en}}</ref> |- |2024 |''Union'' | |}
== Awards and recognition == Stephen Maing received the Courage Under Fire Award for his work on ''Crime + Punishment''.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=2018-11-14 |title=Courage Under Fire Award: Stephen Maing and the NYPD 12 {{!}} International Documentary Association |url=https://www.documentary.org/online-feature/courage-under-fire-award-stephen-maing-and-nypd-12 |access-date=2024-07-08 |website=www.documentary.org |language=en}}</ref>
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== External links == * {{IMDb name|id=0537737}}
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