Elaine McMillion Sheldon

Elaine McMillion Sheldon (* 1988 as Elaine McMillion in Logan County , West Virginia ) is an American journalist , film producer , film director and film editor in the field of documentary films .

Career

McMillion attended West Virginia University for a BS in Journalism . She then attended Emerson College , where she did her Master of Fine Arts in fine arts. As a journalist, she has worked for The Huffington Post , Los Angeles Times , New York Times and The Washington Post, among others .

Her career in the film business began in 2011 with the documentary Lincoln County Massacre , where she made her directorial debut. In 2013, McMillion Sheldon released the documentary Hollow , produced with the help of Kickstarter.com , in which 530 backers donated a total of $ 28,788. This film won a Peabody Award at the 2013 Peabody Awards .

For her documentary film Heroin (e) , she and her husband Kerrin Sheldon , they have been married since 2013, received an Oscar nomination in the category “ Best Documentary Short ” at the 2018 Academy Awards . The film was released on Netflix on September 12, 2017 . However, the Oscar award went to Frank Stiefel for his contribution Heaven Is a Traffic Jam on the 405 .

Filmography (selection)

2011: Lincoln County Massacre (documentary)
2013: Hollow (documentary)
2017: 11/8/16 (documentary)
2017: Heroin (e) (documentary short film)
2017: Timberline (short film)
2017: Betting on Trump: Coal (short documentary film)

Web links

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b ^c HEROIN (E): An Interview with filmmaker Elaine McMillion Sheldon. September 12, 2017, accessed March 1, 2018 .
↑ ^a ^b Elaine McMillion Sheldon. Retrieved March 1, 2018 .
^ Hollow: An Interactive Documentary. Retrieved March 1, 2018 .
^ The Peabody Awards - Hollow. Retrieved March 1, 2018 .
↑ The 90th Academy Awards - 2018. Oscars.org, accessed January 17, 2018 .

personal data
SURNAME	McMillion Sheldon, Elaine
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	McMillion, Elaine (maiden name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American journalist, film producer, film director and film editor
DATE OF BIRTH	1988
PLACE OF BIRTH	Logan County , West Virginia , United States

[hero-1] HEROIN (E): An Interview with filmmaker Elaine McMillion Sheldon. September 12, 2017, accessed March 1, 2018 .

[WP-2] Elaine McMillion Sheldon. Retrieved March 1, 2018 .

[3] Hollow: An Interactive Documentary. Retrieved March 1, 2018 .

[4] The Peabody Awards - Hollow. Retrieved March 1, 2018 .

[5] The 90th Academy Awards - 2018. Oscars.org, accessed January 17, 2018 .