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Amanda Spain

VP, Longform Acquisitions
MSNBC Films

Amanda Spain joined MSNBC Films in 2021 as the Vice President of Longform Acquisitions. Revitalized
under MSNBC President Rashida Jones and Amanda Spain, MSNBC Films, distributes a slate of dynamic documentaries, including The Turning Point Series Executive Produced by Trevor Noah, Memory Box: Echoes of 9/11 which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival, Love & the Constitution, Four
Seasons Total Documentary and the award-winning Paper & Glue, a project by acclaimed French artist
JR.

Before joining MSNBC Films she was the Director of Non-Fiction for Blumhouse Television. Other recent credits - Executive Producer Pray Away, Exposure, Producer - Television Event, On the Divide, After Antarctica, and Art & Krimes by Krimes. In addition to her most recent credits, Amanda produced the audience favorite and award-winning documentary Bathtubs Over Broadway, which was nabbed by Focus Features, as well as a number of films, shorts, and series for numerous outlets including Netflix, ESPN, A&E, PBS, MTV, Discovery, and the Sundance Channel. She was a 2016-2017 Sundance Producing Fellow and is a current member of the Producers Guild of America (PGA) & the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (ATAS).

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Events featuring Amanda Spain
Events featuring Amanda Spain