Ian Cheney
Directing · Director · Producer · Writer
Active 2007–present
Ian Cheney is an Emmy-nominated and Peabody Award-winning documentary filmmaker. He has completed ten feature documentaries, including King Corn (2007), The Greening of Southie (2008), The City Dark (2011), The Search for General Tso…
Filmography
The Search for General Tso (2014) — DirectorThe Most Unknown (2018) — DirectorPicture a Scientist (2020) — Producer · DirectorThe Last Class (2025) — Executive ProducerKing Corn (2007) — Writer · ProducerThe City Dark (2012) — Director · Producer · Editor · Writer · Director of PhotographyThe Emoji Story (2020) — Director · Producer · Director of PhotographyTruck Farm (2011) — DirectorBig River (2010)The Arc of Oblivion (2023) — Writer · DirectorThe Long Coast (2020) — DirectorThe Smog of the Sea (2017) — Writer · Cinematography · Director · EditorFight Like Hell: The Testimony of Mother Jones (2023) — DirectorThe Melungeons (2013) — DirectorShelf Life (2024) — DirectorBluespace (2015) — DirectorThe Greenhorns (2010) — EditorWorld Fair (2013) — Cinematography · Co-ProducerThe Greening of Southie (2008) — DirectorObserver (2025) — Director · Writer