
Directing
Stephen T. Maing
17 films
Bio
Stephen Maing is an Emmy-winning New York-based filmmaker, cinematographer, and editor known for observational, longitudinal documentaries about power and resistance. He co-directed UNION (2024), which won a Special Jury Award at Sundance, and directed, filmed, and edited Crime + Punishment (2018), which won a Sundance Special Jury Award, an Emmy for Outstanding Social Issue Documentary, and was Oscar-shortlisted. Other credits include High Tech, Low Life, The Surrender, Dirty Gold, and The Great Experiment. He is a 2026 Guggenheim Fellow, a United States Artists Fellow, and a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Filmography

All the Empty Rooms
Editor

Emergent City
Executive Producer

The Strike
Consulting Producer

Union
Director

Local One
Director

Basic Emotions
Editor

Look into My Eyes
Director of Photography

Nothing Is Truer than Truth
Camera Operator

Tie a Yellow Ribbon
Editor

After the Bite
Director of Photography

The Release
Director

ANNIE: It's the Hard-Knock Life, from Script to Stage
Co-Producer