Martine Phelan-Roberts
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Bio
Martine Phelan-Roberts is a documentary producer with a passion for telling powerful and impactful stories. She has produced over a dozen documentary features, series, and shorts, including CNN’s “TV on the Edge,” Fuse TV’s “This Is Not Financial Advice,” HBO’s “The Invisible Pilot,” and Disney’s “Tigre Gente.” Martine currently resides in Santa Monica, California with her husband and rescue pup.
Projects
TV on the Edge: Moments That Shaped Our Culture
CNN's original series explores TV moments that shaped pop culture, from the 1992 vice presidential hopeful Dan Quayle attacking "Murphy Brown" on family values to how Oprah Winfrey’s 1988 weight loss reveal on her daytime talk show contributed to diet culture.
This Is Not Financial Advice
Chris Temple and Zach Ingrasci’s verité-driven feature documentary about how a Brazilian immigrant turned into “The Dogecoin Millionaire” in 69 days. The film had its world premiere at Tribeca in 2023.
Tigre Gente
Director Elizabeth Unger’s feature documentary for Disney & Limonero Films about the deadly jaguar trade sweeping South America for the Chinese black market. The film had its world premiere at Tribeca in 2021 and was a recipient of a 2022 Sundance Documentary Film Program grant.
The Invisible Pilot
Adam McKay, Todd Schulman, Phil Lott and Ari Mark’s 3-part documentary series for HBO revealing the story of how a crop duster who faked his own death became a key witness in the Iran Contra scandal. Gold winner for Documentary Television Series at the 2023 Telly Awards and nominated for Best Non-Fiction at the 2023 Realscreen Awards.
