Thor Neureiter

Thor Neureiter is a veteran independent documentary producer and director whose work is focused on contemporary issues concerning U.S. foreign policy and domestic politics. He directed, produced, shot, and edited his first independent feature documentary “Disaster Capitalism", which was released in 2018. The film was selected to the prestigious Hot Docs Forum and received support from The Bertha Foundation, The Film Collaborative, Documentary Australia Foundation, and Screen Australia. During the early years of his career Thor has produced films for People & Power on Al Jazeera English, worked extensively as an AP on several films for FRONTLINE and HBO, and began his career with Ken Burns/Florentine Films in 1999 as an Assistant Editor on the 10-part series “Jazz.” His first documentary as a producer, “Miracle in New York: The Story of the ’69 Mets,” was awarded a 2010 New York Emmy Award. Thor holds an M.A. Politics degree from Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism where he has held the positions of Director, Video Journalism and Adjunct Faculty teaching the three-semester Documentary Specialization Seminar since 2017.