Ted Passon is an award-winning director whose films and series have played at the Sundance Festival, The Berlin Film Festival, The Venice Biennale, Hot Docs, and many others. Awards for his work include a PEABODY AWARD, the GOTHAM AWARD for “Best Nonfiction Series”, a DUPONT- COLUMBIA AWARD, the SUNDANCE PRODUCING AWARD for NONFICTION, a CINEMA EYE HONOR for “UNFORGETTABLE”, and the AUDIENCE AWARD at both the Camden International Film Festival and Hot Docs. His work has been twice nominated for an INDEPENDENT SPIRIT AWARD including “Best Documentary” and “Best Nonfiction Series”.

PATRICE: THE MOVIE (HULU) was named “One of the best documentaries of the year” by Vogue and become one of the “Most Liked Documentaries” on Hulu. PHILLY D.A. (PBS) an 8-part series co-directed with Yoni Brook was hailed as “one of the best TV shows of the year” by TIME, The New York Times, Variety, The Los Angeles Times, The Hollywood Reporter , The Washington Post, Vulture, Vogue, Slate, Indiewire, and The New Yorker. Ted also directed episodes of the 8-part series, WORN STORIES (NETFLIX) which has 100% rating on Rotten Tomatoes and was the 5th most watched show in the US on Netflix when it premiered.

Ted is a Sundance Catalyst Fellow and a Sundance Lab Creative Summit Fellow. He is also the recipient of the Pew Foundation Individual Artist Fellowship Grant and grants from the Ford Foundation, the International Documentary Association, InMaat Foundation, The Wyncote Foundation, and Vital Projects.

He has written and directed over eight original children’s television series for Disney and Comcast. As a commercial director he worked with clients such as: NIKE, Google, NBC, Guinness, GAP, Urban Outfitters, Ford, Hendrick’s Gin, Sailor Jerry Rum, Pilsner Urquell Beer, and others. His commercials have won both gold and silver Addy Awards.

As a member of the Space 1026 art collective his video installations have been shown in galleries around the US and abroad. He collaborated with musician Tender Forever on live music and interactive video performances for the Whitney Museum, French Institute Alliance Francais, and the TBA Festival. Ted was a 2016 Artist in Residence at the Headlands Center for the Arts in San Francisco.

He has directed or produced projects for musical artists such as: St. Vincent, Kim Deal, Tierra Whack, Blood Orange, Kurt Vile, The National, Dr. Dog, Dan Deacon, Spank Rock, The Darkness, Kimya Dawson, Plastic Little, and others.

He is a co-founder of All Ages Productions, a full-service film and video production company and a board member of the Blackstar Film Festival.

He is currently repped by CAA.