Matthew Galkin
Galkin is the executive producer and director of Murder In The Bayou, a 2019 Showtime documentary series based on the New York Times best-seller book written by Ethan Brown about the Jeff Davis 8. In 2018, he executive produced Cultureshock, a limited documentary series about moments that shocked popular culture for A&E. He directed the 2010 HBO documentary Kevorkian, about the controversial right-to-die advocate Jack Kevorkian and his ill-fated 2008 run for Congress. Galkin also directed and produced the award-winning HBO documentary I Am an Animal: The Story of Ingrid Newkirk and PETA (2007), and directed and co-produced the 2006 documentary loudQUIETloud: a film about the Pixies.
Galkin also served as co-executive producer and director of the Style Network/E! series Kimora: Life in the Fab Lane, a reality show about Kimora Lee Simmons. He produced HBO's series Family Bonds and served as Co-Producer on John Landis's Slasher for IFC.
Galkin also produced a documentary series for CNBC, in partnership with Industrial Media's The Intellectual Property Corporation.
In 2025, Galkin directed and executive produced alongside Liz Garbus, One Night in Idaho: The College Murders for Amazon Prime Video.
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