Doug Block, Producer
Doug Block is a New York-based independent producer, director and cameraman, whose credits include some of the most acclaimed documentaries of the past decade.  His current film, 51 Birch Street (HBO,ZDF), has had a hugely successful theatrical release via Truly Indie, sold to broadcasters worldwide, and was recently named one of the outstanding documentaries of 2006 by the National Board of Review.   His first feature, The Heck With Hollywood!, was an international film festival hit and has aired nationally on PBS and Bravo.  His next film, Home Page (Sundance, HBO), was the first feature ever to be simultaneously released theatrically and on the Internet, and was the premiere presentation of the Independent Film Channel's DV Theater. 

Block has also co-produced the multiple award-winning Silverlake Life (Sundance, Peabody, Prix Italia) and Jupiter's Wife (Sundance, Emmy), photographed the Emmy-nominated, A Perfect Candidate, was cameraman and consulting producer of Love and Diane (NY Film Festival, Independent Spirit Award) and co-producer of Paternal Instinct (HBO, BBC).   In addition, he is the founder and host of The D-Word Community (www.d-word.com), a worldwide virtual community of documentary professionals.