Adam Hootnick

Adam Hootnick^[1] is an award-winning director ^[2][3] and producer of film,^[4] television, and other short-form content. His most recent documentary feature, Son of the Congo, was produced in conjunction with ESPN/Grantland and Executive Producer Bill Simmons, and it premieres at the 2015 South by Southwest film festival. The film follows Serge Ibaka’s improbable journey from the violence of Congo to NBA stardom and back again, as Ibaka returns home hoping his basketball success can help rebuild a country and inspire a new generation to dream of a better life. Adam’s first feature, the critically acclaimed UNSETTLED,^[5] tells the story of several young Israelis from across the religious and political spectrum during the 2005 withdrawal of Israeli settlements and troops from Gaza.^[6] UNSETTLED won numerous awards [insert various refs from film Wikipedia entry here? see below], including the Grand Jury Prize for Best Documentary Feature at the Slamdance Film Festival.

Hootnick’s creative career began with news production positions at NBC and MSNBC in the US and Israel, including work with NBC legal correspondent Dan Abrams and NBC Tel Aviv correspondent Martin Fletcher. Hootnick worked as a producer at MTV News & Documentaries^[7][8] covering politics and international affairs worldwide, including news and documentary segments and specials tied to the Iraq war, Supreme Court decisions on gay rights and affirmative action, and the 2004 and 2008 US Presidential elections.

Hootnick founded and continues to run Resonance Story Company, a production company specializing in branded documentaries for clients including AOL,^[9] Yellowbook, Deloitte, Hellmann's, Gibson Guitar, Amerigroup, Cenpatico, Public Prep, Gerstein Fisher, and Fonderie 47.

Hootnick’s other projects include the short documentary Judging Jewell for ESPN’s Emmy winning 30-for-30 shorts series, rated among the top films in the history of the series by Rolling Stone Magazine.^[10] Adam also collaborated with ESPN to direct the short films Pro Day and The Outstanding Mind-Bending Synergy Machine. His first music video was the Webby Awards-honoree “Shoeshine” with Brooklyn rock band Black Taxi. He is currently developing his first narrative feature film.

He graduated from Harvard College and Harvard Law School.^[11]

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