Geoffrey O'Connor is a renowned filmmaker, having been nominated for an Academy Award for his work. He is best recognized as the driving force behind the BAFTA Award-winning BBC-2 series "Weird Weekends," which he co-created with writer/presenter Louis Theroux.
Geoffrey's innovative approach to documentary storytelling involved creating a participant-journalist model, where he directed the pilot and served as the program's Senior Producer. His collaboration with Louis Theroux on "Weird Weekends" led to the development of a unique series that continues to captivate audiences.
In recent years, Geoffrey has continued to push the boundaries of documentary filmmaking. In 2022, he partnered with RJ Cutler's "This Machine" to produce a four-part series. Additionally, he served as the executive producer of the investigative documentary "Make People Better," which exposes the rogue practice of genomic engineering in China.
Geoffrey's work has garnered significant recognition, including being short-listed for a Cannes' "Lion Award" for his documentary about a unique prison reform program in Washington State. In 2019, he produced and directed a BBC-2 documentary with Louis Theroux entitled "Surviving the Most Hated Family," which serves as a follow-up to their breakout 2007 hit "The Most Hated Family in America."
Geoffrey's extensive experience in documentary filmmaking spans multiple decades. In the 1990s, he independently produced four documentaries about land wars and environmental devastation in the Brazilian Amazon. His work on these films earned him an Academy Award nomination for the short film "At the Edge of Conquest" as well as an IDA "Best Documentary" nomination for the nonfiction film "Amazon Journal," which aired on PBS.
Geoffrey has also written extensively about his experiences in the Brazilian rainforest. His book, "Amazon Journal: Dispatches from a Vanishing Frontier," was named a "Notable Book of the Year" by both the NY Times and LA Times.
As a dual citizen of the U.S. and Ireland, Geoffrey splits his time between New York and the UK, where he works on various directing assignments for BBC-2. He also freelances for a range of production companies in the U.S.
Throughout his illustrious career, Geoffrey O'Connor has demonstrated a commitment to innovative storytelling and a passion for shedding light on important social and environmental issues.
