Documentary Producer / Director

Courtney Engelstein has worked in film and television production for over 10 years, moving from the art department on Hollywood movies to producing and writing for hit cable documentary programs.

She spent 2 years in Thailand working on character driven documentary programs that profiled people living with HIV/AIDS. Since moving back to the States, her interest in social issue filmmaking led to work with filmmakers like Jonathan Stack and Jennifer Dworkin.

She has produced, directed and shot history, science, crime, and verité programming at prestigious companies and for various outlets, including Discovery, PBS, National Geographic, and NBC's Peacock Productions. She has recently completed a short animated documentary on one man's experience with addiction.

She can be reached at: courtney.engelstein@gmail.com

January 3, 2010

New series to air on Investigation Discovery

Last year, I helped design the format and style of a new series produced by NBC’s Peacock Productions. Two of the one-hour episodes I produced are set to air in the coming month.

Episode 1: A Mother’s Secret to air on Monday, Jan 11 at 10pm.

A locally adored and respected mother of 3 living in Colorado vanishes. Her community is shocked to learn she has been working as an adult escort. With a violent previous marriage, and another marriage before that, no one knows whom to blame.
http://investigation.discovery.com/tv/disappeared/the-missing/paige-birgfeld.html

Episode 4: A Lost Soul to air on Monday, Feb 1 at 10pm.

Lee Cutler is the universally loved high school senior who disappears after dropping off his best friend on a cool autumn morning. The search involves police officers across 2 states, underwater divers, and a nationwide watch.

http://investigation.discovery.com/tv/disappeared/the-missing/lee-cutler.html

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