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Phil Bertelsen is an Emmy and Peabody award-winning producer and director who uses film and television to entertain, inspire, and provoke audiences. His work spans from documentaries on Netflix, NBC, CBS, PBS and Prime to episodic television, including network dramas "Madame Secretary" and "The Blacklist". Through his storytelling, Bertelsen often explores topics absent from our history books. Phil’s HBO limited documentary series "Seen And Heard" was nominated for an 2025 Independent Spirit Award. His prior feature documentary "The Picture Taker" was nominated for a Peabody Award. His documentary "761st Tank Battalion-The Original Black Panthers" with Morgan Freeman is now streaming on Hulu alongside his episode of the Emmy winning documentary series, "The 1619 Project". His previous work, "Who Killed Malcolm X", is a six-part series streaming on Netflix that explores the death and controversial convictions associated with the slain civil rights leader. That series prompted a reinvestigation of the decades-old crime resulting in the exoneration of two wrongly convicted men.

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10 wins and 1 nominations

Filmography

Actor

3

Type

Year

Soul of a Nation Poster

Soul of a Nation Mini-Series2021Self

Here and Now Poster

Here and Now TV Series2012Self

Doc Talk Poster

Doc Talk TV Series2006Self

Producer

16

Type

Year

Black and Jewish America: An Interwoven History Poster

Black and Jewish America: An Interwoven History Mini-Series2026

Seen & Heard: The History of Black Television Poster

Seen & Heard: The History of Black Television Mini-Series2025

761st Tank Battalion: The Original Black Panthers Poster

761st Tank Battalion: The Original Black Panthers TV Special2023

Who Killed Malcolm X? Poster

Who Killed Malcolm X? Mini-Series2019

Hope & Fury: MLK, the Movement and the Media Poster

Hope & Fury: MLK, the Movement and the Media Documentary2018

Nova Wonders Poster

Nova Wonders TV Series2018

Through the Fire: The Legacy of Barack Obama Poster

Through the Fire: The Legacy of Barack Obama Documentary2017

The African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. Poster

The African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. Mini-Series2013

Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. Poster

Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. TV Series2012

Beyond the Steps: Alvin Ailey American Dance Poster

Beyond the Steps: Alvin Ailey American Dance Documentary2006

Rock the Paint Poster

Rock the Paint Feature Film2005

Chisholm '72 Poster

Chisholm '72 Documentary2004

Matters of Race Mini-Series2003

The Sunshine Poster

The Sunshine Documentary2000

Around the Time Short Film1997

Nova TV Series1974

Director

20

Type

Year

Black and Jewish America: An Interwoven History Poster

Black and Jewish America: An Interwoven History Mini-Series2026

Seen & Heard: The History of Black Television Poster

Seen & Heard: The History of Black Television Mini-Series2025

761st Tank Battalion: The Original Black Panthers Poster

761st Tank Battalion: The Original Black Panthers TV Special2023

The 1619 Project Poster

The 1619 Project Mini-Series2023

The Picture Taker Feature Film2022

Who Killed Malcolm X? Poster

Who Killed Malcolm X? Mini-Series2019

Hope & Fury: MLK, the Movement and the Media Poster

Hope & Fury: MLK, the Movement and the Media Documentary2018

Nova Wonders Poster

Nova Wonders TV Series2018

Through the Fire: The Legacy of Barack Obama Poster

Through the Fire: The Legacy of Barack Obama Documentary2017

Madam Secretary Poster

Madam Secretary TV Series2014

The African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. Poster

The African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. Mini-Series2013

The Blacklist Poster

The Blacklist TV Series2013

Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. Poster

Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. TV Series2012

Beyond the Steps: Alvin Ailey American Dance Poster

Beyond the Steps: Alvin Ailey American Dance Documentary2006

Rock the Paint Poster

Rock the Paint Feature Film2005

Outside Looking in: Transracial Adoption in America Feature Film2001

The Sunshine Poster

The Sunshine Documentary2000

Around the Time Short Film1997

Nova TV Series1974

Great Performances Poster

Great Performances TV Series1971

Writer

4

Type

Year

Nova Wonders Poster

Nova Wonders TV Series2018

Outside Looking in: Transracial Adoption in America Feature Film2001

Around the Time Short Film1997

Nova TV Series1974

Sound Department

2

Expedition Journal Poster

Expedition Journal TV Series1999

Great Performances Poster

Great Performances TV Series1971

Editor

1

Around the Time Short Film1997

Thanks

1

Far From the Tree Poster

Far From the Tree Documentary2017

Other Crew

1

Don't Say a Word Poster

Don't Say a Word Feature Film2001

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