Laura Coxson

Teaches at DCTV

Laura Coxson is a New York City-based documentary producer who began her career at Maysles Films. Recent films include Chef Flynn (2018) which premiered at Sundance, played the Berlinale and SXSW and will open theatrically this November, and The Proposal (2018), with Field of Vision, premiering at Tribeca Film Festival and earning special mentions at Hot Docs and Sheffield. Iris (2015), Albert Maysles' last film, premiered at the 2014 New York Film Festival and was released by Magnolia Pictures. She has done archival research/ producing for the shorts Bayard and Me (2017) and Graven Image (2017), as well as features Blue Note Records: Beyond the Notes (2018), National Geographic TV series I Am Rebel (2016) and is currently working on a film about Keith Haring. Coxson produced The Love We Make (2012) with Paul McCartney for Showtime; Muhammad and Larry(2009) for ESPN’s 30 for 30 series; and a Documentary Yearbook piece for the 81st Academy Awards. She previously worked for Janus films, notably on the theatrical release of The Great Beauty (2013 Academy Award Winner- Foreign Language Film). In 2017, she was chosen to take part in the Impact Partners Producers Salon and in 2018 was invited to the Sundance Creative Producing Summit.