R.J. Cutler is the award-winning producer/director whose work includes some of the most acclaimed documentaries of the last thirty years. Among his films are the four-time Emmy nominated Billie Eilish: The World’s A Little Blurry, the three-time Critics’ Choice nominated BELUSHI, the Oscar-nominated The War Room, the Emmy-nominated A Perfect Candidate, the Sundance Award-winning The September Issue, the Peabody Award-winning Listen to Me Marlon, the Grierson Award-winning Thin, and The World According to Dick Cheney. Cutler has also been a pioneer in the area of non-fiction television, having created such landmark programs as “American High” (winner of the first Emmy Award for Outstanding Non-Fiction Television Series), “Freshman Diaries,” “30 Days,” and “Dear…,” which is currently in production on its second season for AppleTV+. Cutler’s scripted work includes conceiving and directing the Emmy-nominated television series “Nashville,” directing the People’s Choice Award-winning feature film If I Stay (starring Chloe Grace Moretz), and creating, writing, directing and producing the Webby Award-winning podcast The Oval Office Tapes. Cutler’s production company, This Machine, is based in Los Angeles, where Cutler lives with his wife Jane Cha Cutler, their children Maddie, Max and Penny, and their dog Dexter.
R.J. Cutler
