Matthew Heineman

I have faith in an audience being able to interpret complex material.

— Matthew Heineman

What Americans desperately need is a way to transition from the current system - which is fragmented and focuses on high-cost, high-tech…

— Matthew Heineman

Hospitals should be paid to keep patients out of the hospital, not for signing up more and more patients.

— Matthew Heineman

I think we as a society, a global community, we as governments, need to figure out ways to combat ISIS, not just…

— Matthew Heineman

For 'City of Ghosts,' I really didn't speak any Arabic. It obviously made it more difficult, but I also found it to…

— Matthew Heineman

If you're going to see 'City of Ghosts' because you want to understand everything about the Syrian conflict and how to fix…

— Matthew Heineman

So much of the access that I was able to gain with the Autodefensas was over months, not days.

— Matthew Heineman

The story is supposed to change; it's supposed to evolve. In making 'Cartel Land,' I ended up with a much, much different…

— Matthew Heineman

I think in 'Escape Fire,' we really look at the military as a microcosm for the rest of America.

— Matthew Heineman

Sound is the most important thing on any film, especially documentaries.

— Matthew Heineman

I'm so grateful to be part of the Sundance family.

— Matthew Heineman

At medical centers such as the Cleveland Clinic and Kaiser Permanente, teams of doctors and nurses provide coordinated care while working for…

— Matthew Heineman

I barely speak Spanish.

— Matthew Heineman

There's a wide range of motivations that led folks to patrol the border, to be part of Arizona Border Recon.

— Matthew Heineman

It's going to take each of us coming together to muster the strength to look in the mirror and ask, 'How can…

— Matthew Heineman

The amount of money that's being put into long-form investigative journalism has become less and less.

— Matthew Heineman

My favorite way of making films - and what has allowed me to get key scenes in 'Cartel Land' and 'City of…

— Matthew Heineman

Too often, we rely on other people - whether it be politicians or institutions - to effect change.

— Matthew Heineman

Growing up in the digital age of filmmaking, I'm as guilty as anyone of overshooting.

— Matthew Heineman

ISIS is an idea. And we have to fight this idea with the same tools that they're using.

— Matthew Heineman

The contrast of ISIL's videos - which proclaim a fully-functioning and prosperous state - with those of RBSS, which captured the dysfunction…

— Matthew Heineman

The story of everyday people rising up to fight against evil to protect their families - it's a story that we've seen…

— Matthew Heineman

I was fascinated by what motivates men and women to fight for what they believe in.

— Matthew Heineman

Health care has become a political football that is being tossed back and forth by both sides in Washington. And it's divided…

— Matthew Heineman

Just like with America, there are many Americas, and there are many different Mexicos.

— Matthew Heineman