Ted Passon

Ted Passon is an award-winning director, writer, producer, and video artist. He created and directed the critically acclaimed docuseries PHILLY D.A., along with co-director Yoni Brook and producer Nicole Salazar. The series had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival and had its international premiere at the Berlin Film Festival; becoming the first docuseries to ever screen there. It was named, “One of the best TV shows of 2021” by TIME, The NY Times, Variety, The LA Times, The Hollywood Reporter, The Washington Post, Vulture, Vogue, Slate, The Ringer, and Indiewire.

The series won the GOTHAM AWARD for “Best Breakthrough Nonfiction Series” and won the DUPONT-COLUMBIA AWARD for “journalistic excellence”. It was also was nominated for a Peabody Award and for “Best Nonfiction Series” by The Independent Spirit Awards, Cinema Eye Honors, and the IDA Awards.

Ted also directed three episodes of the Netflix series WORN STORIES, which he also participated in developing. The docuseries —adapted from Emily Spivack's New York Times best-selling book of the same name— explores the stories we carry around with us in our clothing. The series was executive produced by Jenji Kohan (Orange is the New Black, Glow) and Morgan Neville (Won't You Be My Neighbor), and has a 100% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.

Ted is a 2018 Sundance Catalyst Fellow and a 2016 Sundance Lab Creative Summit Fellow. He is also the recipient of the Pew Foundation Individual Artist Fellowship Grant and the Garrett Scott Documentary Development Grant. He has been the recipient of grants from the Ford Foundation, the International Docume