All American
Immigrant and first-generation young women wrestlers navigate cultural expectations, economic challenges and their own ideas of the American dream.
The King of
In Between
An intimate portrait of Garland Jeffreys — an artist whose music and identity resisted easy categories — built from performance, archive and deeply personal testimony.
10 Lives Studios
At 10 Lives Studios, I’m helping shape documentary films like 4000 Days, which recently premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival. I am currently finishing work on a similar project with an expected release of early 2027.
BioPic Studios
I built BioPic Studios to make documentary storytelling accessible to people outside traditional film production — turning clients’ photographs, home videos and personal histories into broadcast-quality short films.
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I also produce internal films for businesses and corporate clients. These projects are confidential, but the work spans the full production lifecycle.
I work directly with clients, write proposals and budgets, organize and direct shoots, conduct interviews, manage crews and logistics, and carry projects through post and delivery.
I create, AI accelerates.
AI has become integral to my workflow across every stage of production—from research and development through editing, finishing, and delivery. It allows me to move faster, explore more possibilities, and accomplish in minutes tasks that once took hours or days.
But speed isn’t authorship. My work is rooted in nonfiction, real people, and real stories, and I believe the choices that shape those stories should remain human. I use AI to accelerate the process, not replace the judgment, curiosity, taste, and empathy behind the work.
The best way to learn is by doing.
My career in documentary film began with an editorial internship on 2013’s History of the Eagles. That experience connected me with an extraordinary group of filmmakers at Jigsaw Productions, where I went on to work as an assistant editor and learn through all aspects of production.
I witnessed the evolution of remarkable documentaries while contributing to projects such as Rolling Stone: Stories From the Edge, The New Yorker Presents, and Sinatra: All or Nothing at All. It was an invaluable education—one that exposed me to the entire filmmaking process, from the earliest stages of development and production through the many layers of editorial and post-production.
Those years taught me that documentary filmmaking is deeply collaborative. I saw how a film grows through the perspectives, instincts, and talents of many different people—and how much you grow yourself by being part of that process.
Evan M Johnson
Reality is stranger than fiction, and true stories are the ones that have always interested me most. Getting to know the people behind the stories—and finding the best way to share their experiences with others—is what makes this work exciting, fulfilling, and endlessly inspiring.
I’ve been fortunate to spend the past 15 years mixing work with passion in the documentary world, learning from remarkable people and helping tell stories I care about. I’m proud of the work I’ve done, grateful for the people I’ve done it with, and always looking forward to the next project.
Contact: evanmurphyjohnson@gmail.com
- Louisiana Native
- New York University Graduate
- Ex-New Yorker
- Ex-Chicagoan
- Currently Residing in Chapel Hill, NC