I went on a cross-country trip with three buddies to find out what our generation is about. I bought a video camera, started shooting, learned as I went, and ended up with 'Our Time,' a feature-length documentary about what it's… — Matthew Heineman Copy Share Image
We mainly shot 'Cartel Land' with the Canon C300. The camera was dropped, smashed, hit by guns, in dust storms, torrential rain, and it never, ever failed. — Matthew Heineman Copy Share Image
I have faith in an audience being able to interpret complex material. — Matthew Heineman Copy Share Image
What Americans desperately need is a way to transition from the current system - which is fragmented and focuses on high-cost, high-tech interventions after… — Matthew Heineman Copy Share Image
Hospitals should be paid to keep patients out of the hospital, not for signing up more and more patients. — Matthew Heineman Copy Share Image
I think we as a society, a global community, we as governments, need to figure out ways to combat ISIS, not just as a… — Matthew Heineman Copy Share Image
For 'City of Ghosts,' I really didn't speak any Arabic. It obviously made it more difficult, but I also found it to be an… — Matthew Heineman Copy Share Image
If you're going to see 'City of Ghosts' because you want to understand everything about the Syrian conflict and how to fix it, then… — Matthew Heineman Copy Share Image
So much of the access that I was able to gain with the Autodefensas was over months, not days. — Matthew Heineman Copy Share Image
The story is supposed to change; it's supposed to evolve. In making 'Cartel Land,' I ended up with a much, much different story than… — Matthew Heineman Copy Share Image
I think in 'Escape Fire,' we really look at the military as a microcosm for the rest of America. — Matthew Heineman Copy Share Image
Sound is the most important thing on any film, especially documentaries. — Matthew Heineman Copy Share Image
At medical centers such as the Cleveland Clinic and Kaiser Permanente, teams of doctors and nurses provide coordinated care while working for salary instead… — Matthew Heineman Copy Share Image