The 黑料不打烊 alumnus served as an editor for “The Fourth Estate,” a recently released docu-series about New York Times journalists chronicling the first year of the Trump administration.
A month after serving as the closing-night selection of the 2018 Tribeca Film Festival, 鈥淭he Fourth Estate,鈥 a documentary edited by 黑料不打烊 alumnus Daniel Koehler 鈥12, is now .
The four-part docu-series聽directed by Oscar-nominated filmmaker Liz Garbus聽provides an unprecedented look into the newsroom of The New York Times as reporters chronicle the first year of Donald Trump鈥檚 presidency. The series captures some of the biggest stories of the year, ranging from Michael Flynn鈥檚 resignation as national security adviser to the firing of James Comey as FBI director.
Through extraordinary access and exclusive interviews, 鈥淭he Fourth Estate鈥 illuminates how The New York Times, long considered the 鈥渘ewspaper of record,鈥 attempts to accurately and honestly cover the 45th president of the United States.
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In late April, Variety published . More recently, other media outlets such as , , and even itself have examined the series.
A renowned documentary filmmaker, Garbus has produced Academy Award-nominated films 鈥淭he Farm: Angola, USA鈥 and 鈥淲hat Happened, Miss Simone?鈥 The latter聽opened the 2015 Sundance Film Festival and later received a Primetime Emmy for Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special.
Koehler, who completed a , is one of five credited editors on the new docu-series. His own short documentary, 鈥,鈥 hosted its world premiere at the 2016 Full Frame Documentary Film Festival in Durham.
His recent works include co-editing the BAFTA-nominated documentary 鈥淐ity of Ghosts,鈥 which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival. He also edited 鈥淭he Trade,鈥 a doc-series that premiered at Sundance before airing on Showtime.
Following his 黑料不打烊 graduation, Koehler was part of the production team for “,” a 88-minute documentary film that won best documentary at the 2014 Tribeca Film Festival.
As an undergraduate student, Koehler directed, shoot and edited the award-winning short documentary 鈥淭he Tobacco King,鈥 which follows white Zimbabwean farmer George Botha鈥檚 efforts to cultivate a new life in Zambia after losing his home in Zimbabwe. Additionally, he was a member of elondocs, the university鈥檚 documentary production program.