T. J. Martin

Thomas McKay Martin Jr. (TJ)
Born September 7, 1979
Notable work Undefeated (2011)

T. J. Martin is an American documentary film maker. A graduate of Roosevelt High School and Fairhaven College at Western Washington University,[1] he is best known for co-directing Undefeated (2011), a documentary about a high school football team, which won the Academy Award for Best Documentary on February 26, 2012.[2] He is, notably, the first African-American to win this award. He is the son of Seattle musician Tina Bell, lead singer of Bam Bam.

On March 5, 2012, he gave his first interview to writer and fellow filmmaker Lathleen Ade-Brown for The Washington Post's The Root and stated the honor is so unexpected "I'm not used to people saying that; it doesn't sound like they are talking about me," he told The Root.

Awards

Academy Award (Won):Best Documentary, Features - Undefeated (2011)[3]

Black Reel Awards (Nominated): Best Documentary Feature - Undefeated (2011) [4]

Christopher Awards (Won): Feature Films - Undefeated (2011) [5]

Philadelphia Film Festival (Won): Audience Award/Honorable Mention Sports in Motion - Undefeated (2011) [6]

SXSW Film Festival (Nominated): Audience Award/Spotlight Premiere - Undefeated (2011) [7]

Rhode Island International Film Festival (Won): Best Documentary - A Day in the Hype of America (2002) [8]

Filmography

DIRECTOR[9]

2015 I Am Dying (TV Movie documentary)

2013 My Favorite Picture of You (Documentary short)

2011 Undefeated (Documentary)

2005 On the Rocks (Documentary) (documentary director)

2005 ...Loves Martha (Short)

2002 A Day in the Hype of America (Documentary)

EDITOR[10]

2015 I Am Dying (TV Movie documentary)

2011 Undefeated (Documentary)

2008 Last Cup: Road to the World Series of Beer Pong (Documentary)

2005 On the Rocks (Documentary)

2005 ...Loves Martha (Short)

2003 What Would Jesus Play? (Documentary short)

References

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