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Ben Loeterman

  • Producer
  • Writer
  • Director
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In 1913, 13-year-old Mary Phagan was found dead in the basement of the National Pencil Company in Atlanta. What followed remains one of the most complex episodes in American, Southern and Jewish history. THE PEOPLE v LEO FRANK weaves an intricate whodunnit with compelling themes of racial, religious and regional bias into an 86-minute dramatized documentary staring Will Janowitz (The Sopranos) and Seth Gilliam (The Wire).
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The People v. Leo Frank (2009)
Ben Loeterman is known for John Portman: A Life of Building (2011), The People v. Leo Frank (2009) and Frontline (1983).
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    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 2 nominations total

    Known for

    John Portman: A Life of Building (2011)
    John Portman: A Life of Building
    7.9
    • Director
    • 2011
    Will Janowitz in The People v. Leo Frank (2009)
    The People v. Leo Frank
    7.7
    • Producer
    • 2009
    Frontline (1983)
    Frontline
    8.6
    TV Series
    • Producer
    The Prize: The Epic Quest for Oil, Money & Power (1992)
    The Prize: The Epic Quest for Oil, Money & Power
    8.4
    TV Mini Series
    • Producer

    Credits

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    Producer

    • American Experience (1988)
      American Experience
      8.6
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 1999–2026
    • American Masters (1985)
      American Masters
      8.2
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 2020
    • Will Janowitz in The People v. Leo Frank (2009)
      The People v. Leo Frank
      7.7
      • executive producer
      • 2009
    • The War That Made America (2006)
      The War That Made America
      7.7
      TV Mini Series
      • producer
      • 2006
    • Frontline (1983)
      Frontline
      8.6
      TV Series
      • producer
      • co-producer
      • associate producer
      • 1983–2003
    • Timewatch (1982)
      Timewatch
      7.7
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 1993–2001
    • Apocalypse!
      6.0
      TV Mini Series
      • producer
      • 1999
    • The Gulf War (1996)
      The Gulf War
      7.5
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 1996
    • The Prize: The Epic Quest for Oil, Money & Power (1992)
      The Prize: The Epic Quest for Oil, Money & Power
      8.4
      TV Mini Series
      • associate producer
      • assistant producer
      • producer
      • 1992–1993

    Writer

    • American Experience (1988)
      American Experience
      8.6
      TV Series
      • Writer
      • writer
      • 1999–2026
    • Will Janowitz in The People v. Leo Frank (2009)
      The People v. Leo Frank
      7.7
      • written by
      • 2009
    • The War That Made America (2006)
      The War That Made America
      7.7
      TV Mini Series
      • Writer
      • 2006
    • Frontline (1983)
      Frontline
      8.6
      TV Series
      • writer
      • 1986–2002
    • Apocalypse!
      6.0
      TV Mini Series
      • writer
      • 1999
    • Timewatch (1982)
      Timewatch
      7.7
      TV Series
      • Writer
      • 1993

    Director

    • Untitled Atomic Bomb Project
      • Director
      • Filming
    • American Experience (1988)
      American Experience
      8.6
      TV Series
      • director
      • Director
      • 1999–2026
    • American Masters (1985)
      American Masters
      8.2
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2020
    • John Portman: A Life of Building (2011)
      John Portman: A Life of Building
      7.9
      • Director
      • 2011
    • Will Janowitz in The People v. Leo Frank (2009)
      The People v. Leo Frank
      7.7
      • Director
      • 2009
    • The War That Made America (2006)
      The War That Made America
      7.7
      TV Mini Series
      • co-director
      • 2006
    • Frontline (1983)
      Frontline
      8.6
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 1993–2002
    • The Prize: The Epic Quest for Oil, Money & Power (1992)
      The Prize: The Epic Quest for Oil, Money & Power
      8.4
      TV Mini Series
      • Director
      • 1992

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      Ben Loeterman has won national Emmy awards for outstanding achievement in directing and investigative journalism, the Amnesty International's Media Spotlight Award, and two duPont-Columbia Awards.

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