Simon M.
New York, NY, USA
$250 - $750
Simon Mendes is a New York-based director, producer, and editor, and a member of the PGA. He was an Associate Producer of both the Netflix Original documentaries BECOMING, the story of the former First Lady Michelle Obama, and DICK JOHNSON IS DEAD, which premiered at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival, won the Special Jury Award for Innovation in Non-fiction Storytelling, and was shortlisted for the 2021 Academy Awards® - Best Documentary Feature. Simon was also Associate Producer of CHARM CITY, which premiered at the 2018 Tribeca Film Festival and was shortlisted for the 2019 Academy Awards® - Best Documentary Feature. Simon’s original film, DATING IN PLACE, about virtual dating at the outset of COVID-19, was featured in The New Yorker and #1 on their most recommended list during the week it premiered. He is currently Co-Producing RABBI, directed by Sandi DuBowski.
- News Shooter / Video Journalist
- Documentary DP
- Corporate Videographer
- Production Company
- Field Producer
- Video Editor - News
- Video Editor - Commercial
- Video Editor - Documentary
- Non-Fiction Film Director
- Production Coordinator / Crewing
- Commercial DP
- Creative Director
- Line Producer / On-Location
- Fixer