
Director
Stephen T. Maing
12 films
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.
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Filmography 11

The Great Experiment
2026 · Director


All the Empty Rooms
2025 · Editor
On Netflix

Local One
2025 · Director, Editor


Union
2024 · Director, Editor
On Kanopy

Look into My Eyes
2024 · Cinematography


After the Bite
2023 · Cinematography
On HBO Max


Crime + Punishment
2018 · Director, Producer
On Hulu

The Release
2016 · Director

The Surrender
2015 · Director

High Tech, Low Life
2012 · Director

Tie a Yellow Ribbon
2007 · Editor
