Steven Bognar

Steven Bognar (born 1963)[1] is an American film director.[3][4] Bognar has also worked as an instructor of media arts, teaching at public schools across his home state of Ohio, as well as at Antioch College.[5][4][6] He was a frequent collaborator of filmmaker Julia Reichert.[6] In January 2020, Bognar and Reichert won the Directors Guild of America Award for Documentary for American Factory.[7] Bognar has developed a documentary filmmaking style that centralizes the Midwestern region of the United States, with significance placed on incorporating photographic imagery.
American FactorydocumentarySundanceAnn Arbor Film Festivalmedia artsAntioch CollegeJulia ReichertDirectors Guild of America AwardMidwesternA Lion in the HouseCritics' Choice Documentary Award for Best DirectorEzra EdelmanEvgeny AfineevskyFrederick WisemanMorgan NevillePeter JacksonKirsten JohnsonElizabeth Chai VasarhelyiJimmy ChinAhmir "Questlove" ThompsonRyan WhiteDavis GuggenheimDirectors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – DocumentariesBarbara KoppleJoe Berlinger and Bruce SinofskySteve JamesTerry ZwigoffAl PacinoGordon QuinnNanette BursteinBrett MorgenCharles BravermanChris HegedusJehane NoujaimNathaniel KahnByambasuren DavaaWerner HerzogArūnas MatelisAri FolmanLouie PsihoyosCharles FergusonJames MarshMalik BendjelloulLaura PoitrasMatthew HeinemanMichael DweckStanley Nelson Jr.Sara DosaMstyslav ChernovPrimetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Documentary/Nonfiction ProgramJohn KortyAlfred R. KelmanEmile ArdolinoSusan FroemkePeter GelbAlbert MayslesGeorge HickenlooperEleanor CoppolaBill CouturiéRobin LehmanKate DavisJames MillerJon AlpertMatthew O'NeillSpike LeeMarina ZenovichJosh FoxMartin ScorseseAlex GibneyMoira DemosLaura RicciardiAmanda McBaineJesse Moss