---
name: "Brett Morgen"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/brett-morgen"
fi1m_id: "brett-morgen"
imdb_id: "nm0605137"
tmdb_id: 102109
wikidata_id: "Q17332507"
roles: ["Director","Writer","Producer"]
born: "11 October 1968"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 78
average_as: "director"
average_over: 2
updated: "2026-10-03T02:49:16.896880+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Brett Morgen

## Identity

Brett Morgen

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/brett-morgen
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** brett-morgen
- **IMDb ID:** nm0605137
- **TMDB ID:** 102109
- **Wikidata ID:** Q17332507
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brett_Morgen, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q17332507, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0605137/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/102109

Director and writer. Born 11 October 1968 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Director, Writer, Producer
- **Born:** 11 October 1968, Los Angeles, California, USA
- **Active:** 2017–present
- **Also known as:** Бретт Морген
- **Average Fi1m score:** 78, as director, over 2 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2010s 78 (1), 2020s 78 (1)
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brett_Morgen, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q17332507, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0605137/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/102109

## Streaming the US now

- **Netflix:** [*Moonage Daydream*](https://film.one/film/moonage-daydream.md) (78)
- **Disney+:** [*Jane*](https://film.one/film/jane.md) (78)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Brett Morgen is an American documentary filmmaker, director, writer, producer and editor. Born on 11 October 1968 in Los Angeles, he studied at Hampshire College and received an MFA in filmmaking from New York University.

His credits include *The Kid Stays in the Picture* (2002), *Crossfire Hurricane* (2012), *Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck* (2015), *Jane* (2017) and *Moonage Daydream* (2022). He has also directed television episodes, including for *Marvel's Runaways* (2017).

Morgen has received Emmy and Grammy awards for his work on documentaries.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Moonage Daydream* (2022), Fi1m 78, Writer, Editor, Producer, Director — [page](https://film.one/film/moonage-daydream.md)
- *Jane* (2017), Fi1m 78, Director, Writer, Producer, Additional Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/jane.md)

## Complete filmography (23)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Moonage Daydream* (2022), Writer, Editor, Director, Producer — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/moonage-daydream.md)
- *When the Streetlights Go On* (2020), series, Director, Executive Producer
- *Jane* (2017), Director, Writer, Producer, Additional Editor — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/jane.md)
- *Marvel's Runaways* (2017), series, Director, Executive Producer
- *Cobain: Montage of Heck* (2015), Director, Writer, Editor, Producer
- *Crossfire Hurricane* (2012), Director, Writer
- *Dora: The Girl Heard 'Round the World* (2010), Executive Producer
- *Hello Sister* (2010), Director
- *June 17th, 1994* (2010), Director
- *Truth in Motion: The U.S. Ski Team's Road to Vancouver* (2010), Director, Director of Photography
- *30 for 30* (2009), series, Director
- *Drive and Deliver* (2008), Director
- *Chicago 10* (2008), Director, Writer, Producer
- *Nimrod Nation* (2007), series, Executive Producer
- *The Limbo Room* (2006), Executive Producer
- *Kid Notorious* (2003), series, Director, Story, Executive Producer, Creator
- *The Sweet Science* (2003), Director
- *The Kid Stays in the Picture* (2002), Director, Producer, Adaptation
- *Say It Loud: A Celebration of Black Music in America* (2001), series, Director, Producer
- *Independent Lens* (1999), series, Director
- *On the Ropes* (1999), Director, Producer, Director of Photography
- *Ollie's Army* (1996), Director, Director of Photography, Editor, Producer
- *Too Far from the Norm* (1987), Director, Writer, Editor, Producer

## Gallery

- ![Brett Morgen](https://film.one/media/person/4170419/gallery-01f91c25ade0.jpg) Brett Morgen — YanRB, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/Brett_Morgen_2022.jpg/1280px-Brett_Morgen_2022.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Adam Pincus, Brett Morgen, and Kevin Proudfoot 67th Annual Peabody Awards Luncheon Waldorf=Astoria Hotel New York, NY USA June 16, 2008](https://film.one/media/person/4170419/gallery-2f260c749916.jpg) Adam Pincus, Brett Morgen, and Kevin Proudfoot 67th Annual Peabody Awards Luncheon Waldorf=Astoria Hotel New York, NY USA June 16, 2008 — Peabody Awards, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Adam_Pincus%2C_Brett_Morgen%2C_and_Kevin_Proudfoot%2C_June_2008_%281%29.jpg/1280px-Adam_Pincus%2C_Brett_Morgen%2C_and_Kevin_Proudfoot%2C_June_2008_%281%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Adam Pincus, Brett Morgen, and Kevin Proudfoot 67th Annual Peabody Awards Luncheon Waldorf=Astoria Hotel New York, NY USA June 16, 2008](https://film.one/media/person/4170419/gallery-c585360727ba.jpg) Adam Pincus, Brett Morgen, and Kevin Proudfoot 67th Annual Peabody Awards Luncheon Waldorf=Astoria Hotel New York, NY USA June 16, 2008 — Peabody Awards, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/Adam_Pincus%2C_Brett_Morgen%2C_and_Kevin_Proudfoot%2C_June_2008_%282%29.jpg/1280px-Adam_Pincus%2C_Brett_Morgen%2C_and_Kevin_Proudfoot%2C_June_2008_%282%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Adam Pincus, Brett Morgen, and Kevin Proudfoot 67th Annual Peabody Awards Luncheon Waldorf=Astoria Hotel New York, NY USA June 16, 2008](https://film.one/media/person/4170419/gallery-3a00ee01f5e1.jpg) Adam Pincus, Brett Morgen, and Kevin Proudfoot 67th Annual Peabody Awards Luncheon Waldorf=Astoria Hotel New York, NY USA June 16, 2008 — Peabody Awards, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Adam_Pincus%2C_Brett_Morgen%2C_and_Kevin_Proudfoot%2C_June_2008_%283%29.jpg/1280px-Adam_Pincus%2C_Brett_Morgen%2C_and_Kevin_Proudfoot%2C_June_2008_%283%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![PHOTO CREDIT: ANDERS KRUSBERG / PEABODY AWARDS Adam Pincus, Brett Morgen, and Kevin Proudfoot, 67th Annual Peabody Awards Luncheon Waldorf=Astoria Hotel New Yor (2008)](https://film.one/media/person/4170419/gallery-b68c349e8ea0.jpg) PHOTO CREDIT: ANDERS KRUSBERG / PEABODY AWARDS Adam Pincus, Brett Morgen, and Kevin Proudfoot, 67th Annual Peabody Awards Luncheon Waldorf=Astoria Hotel New Yor (2008) — Peabody Awards, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a8/Adam_Pincus%2C_Brett_Morgen%2C_and_Kevin_Proudfoot%2C_June_2008_%284%29.jpg/1280px-Adam_Pincus%2C_Brett_Morgen%2C_and_Kevin_Proudfoot%2C_June_2008_%284%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![PHOTO CREDIT: ANDERS KRUSBERG / PEABODY AWARDS Adam Pincus, Brett Morgen, and Kevin Proudfoot, 67th Annual Peabody Awards Luncheon Waldorf=Astoria Hotel New Yor (2008)](https://film.one/media/person/4170419/gallery-cc1e2f7107c0.jpg) PHOTO CREDIT: ANDERS KRUSBERG / PEABODY AWARDS Adam Pincus, Brett Morgen, and Kevin Proudfoot, 67th Annual Peabody Awards Luncheon Waldorf=Astoria Hotel New Yor (2008) — Peabody Awards, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Adam_Pincus%2C_Brett_Morgen%2C_and_Kevin_Proudfoot%2C_June_2008_%285%29.jpg/1280px-Adam_Pincus%2C_Brett_Morgen%2C_and_Kevin_Proudfoot%2C_June_2008_%285%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)

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