Richard O'Connell is a freelance producer who has worked across the media industry in both fiction and nonfiction formats. His first film Black Eyed Dog was a feature he wrote and directed, and which received national theatrical release, festival exhibition, and home video distribution. Richard worked as a producer for PBS for 15 years. He was head of production at ITVS for much of that time, where he oversaw the delivery and distribution of over 600 film projects and funding of over $150 million to Independent filmmakers. He worked with Frontline, American Masters, Great Performances, Independent Lens, and POV. In 2016, Richard produced a series of three Ted Talks on education, science, and war, and 12 accompanying short films. Also, in 2016, Richard won a National Emmy Award as a Producer on The Homestretch.
Mill Valley Film Festival
