John Richie is a director and producer who specializes in non-fiction media and branded content. He was a producer on BET’s BOILING POINT, a 6 part docuseries which examines systemic racism through the lens of current historical events. He has worked as the Social Media Producer for BRAVO’S PROJECT RUNWAY for multiple seasons. John has directed and produced 2 feature length documentaries involving gun violence in the United States. SHELL SHOCKED premiered on PBS’s AMERICA REFRAMED series in 2015 and 91% continues to be used as a tool to build support for gun legislation reform. John continues to work on his series WaterWays which takes a look at community struggle along Louisiana’s disappearing coast and the State’s efforts to combat climate change and the negative effects of industry.
FREELANCE WORK
Freelance
CBS/BET Boiling Point: Hurricane Katrina - Field Producer, 2021
CUNY/LMIS: 1st Generation Student Project - Director, 2021
Project Runway, Season 17 &18 - Social Media Producer, 2019-2020
Louisiana Endowment for The Humanities: Water/Ways – Director/Series Producer, 2017-Current
International Youth Project: (Re)connecting Youth – Writer/Producer/Director, 2017
Strong City – Writer/Producer/Director, 2017
I.A.T.S.E 478 LA Small Business Project – Writer/Producer/Director, 2016
Lucy Rose Clinic: Butterfly – Writer/Producer/Director, 2016
Time’s 100: Teach For America Kira Orange Jones – Field Producer, 2015
Sierra Club: Rebuilding the Lower 9th Ward and Katrina 10 – Field Producer/Cam Op, 2015
City of New Orleans: The Welcome Table – Camera Operator, 2015
Awards
· 1st prize winner for film festivals in Chicago, Knoxville, New Hope, and Trenton
· Recipient of Chicago Social Change Jail Education Solutions Award for Shell Shocked, 2013
· Millenial Award for Best Film for Shell Shocked, 2013
· NCCD Media for A Just Society Award for Shell Shocked, 2016
Skills
· Contextualizing ideas into a documentary format
· Developing scripts, creating budgets, and building teams to fit a project
· Skilled interviewer with the ability to quickly put subjects at ease and always an active listener
· Develop strategies for turning media into material to use for multiplatform campaigns
· Likes bike rides and loves the game of dominos