Pete Chatmon

Pete Chatmon

director, producer, writer

Pete Chatmon was born on Jun 01, 1977 in USA. Pete Chatmon's big-screen debut came with Wilmington on Fire directed by Chris Everett in 2015.

With a deft ability to balance both half-hour single camera comedies and one-hour dramas, Pete Chatmon has directed over 50 episodes of television including HBO Max's The Flight Attendant, Insecure, Silicon Valley, and Love Life, Netflix's You, ABC's Grey's Anatomy and Black-ish, Starz' Blindspotting, FX's It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, and the Apple TV+ series Mythic Quest. He is in development on The Education of Matt Barnes with Showtime, for which he will direct the pilot and serve as executive producer and is currently co-executive producer and producing director on Reasonable Doubt, the first project to be produced via Hulu's Onyx Collective.His debut feature as writer/director, Premium, starred Dorian Missick, Zoe Saldana, and Hill Harper, and premiered on Showtime after a limited theatrical run. Chatmon also wrote, produced, and directed 761st, a documentary on the first Black tank battalion in WWII, narrated by Andre Braugher. Through TheDirector, his Digital Studio, he has directed, shot, and edited content for advertising agencies and Fortune 500 brands.Chatmon's career began in 2001 with the Sundance selection of his NYU thesis film, 3D, starring Kerry Washington. His most recent short film, BlackCard, premiered on HBO, and his narrative podcast, Wednesday Morning, engaged voters around the 2020 election. His podcast, Let's Shoot! with Pete Chatmon is available on YouTube, iTunes, and all podcast platforms. In January 2022 his book, Transitions: A Director's Journey + Motivational Handbook was released by Michael Wiese Productions. Follow him on Instagram @petechatmon and @letsshootwithpetechatmon.

  • Birthday

    Jun 01, 1977
  • Place of Birth

    New York City, New York, USA

Awards

3 wins & 3 nominations

Diversity in Cannes Short Film Showcase
2015
Black Card (2015)
Winner - Black Lives Black Stories Matter
Black Card (2015)
Bahamas International Film Festival
2006
Premium (2006)
Winner - New Visions Award - Honorable Mention
Premium (2006)
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