Nestled in downtown Brooklyn, Ark Media is one of the most prolific and honored non-fiction production companies in America, with over 20 years of experience producing premium documentary and documentary series that speak to a wide array of social, historical and political themes.
From their site
Images from Ark Media’s own website.
Contact & details
How their work is rated
15 rated titles, weighted by votes
| Emmys | 0 | of | 4 | nominations | 0% |
6 wins from 30 nominations across all awards
- Mostly
- documentary, history, crime
- Active
- 2012–2026
- Rotten Tomatoes
- 98%
- Best known for
- Keep Sweet: Pray and Obey
Ratings and awards from OMDb, matched by title and year across 20 of 25 titles. Unmatched titles are left out rather than guessed. Oscars, Emmys and BAFTAs are itemised; other awards sit in the totals. IMDb counts wins separately from losing nominations, so nominations here is wins plus losses.
Their television work
2012–2026
Their films average 7.0, so the television rates 0.5 higher.
- Netflix3
- PBS3
- Paramount+1
- Fusion1
Across 7 series matched to TMDB, 155 episodes. 1 still returning or in production.
Series identified from OMDb, falling back to the credit type where OMDb had no match. Season counts are each show’s full run, not only the seasons this company was credited on.
Credits24 of 27
15 films · 10 TV titles
Trust Me: The False Prophet
2026 · TV
Produced
Seen & Heard: The History of Black Television
2025 · TV
Produced
Paul Anka: His Way
2024 · Film
Produced
Great Photo, Lovely Life
2023 · Film
Produced
72 Seconds in Rittenhouse Square
2023 · TV
Produced
Keep Sweet: Pray and Obey
2022 · TV
Produced
The Picture Taker
2022 · Film
Produced
The Blinding of Isaac Woodard
2021 · Film
Produced
The Gene: An Intimate History
2020 · TV
Produced
The Perfect Weapon
2020 · Film
Produced
Who Killed Malcolm X?
2019 · TV
Produced
Stalked
2019 · Film
Produced
Korea: The Never-Ending War
2019 · Film
Produced
Slay the Dragon
2019 · Film
Produced
Far from the Tree
2019 · Film
Produced
Panic: The Untold Story of the 2008 Financial Crisis
2018 · Film
Produced
Into the Amazon
2018 · Film
Produced
The Marker
2017 · Film
Produced
Oklahoma City
2017 · Film
Produced
Bonnie & Clyde
2016 · Film
Produced
The Italian Americans
2015 · TV
Produced
Cancer: The Emperor of All Maladies
2015 · TV
Produced
Makers: Women Who Make America
2013 · TV
Produced
Finding Your Roots
2012 · TV
Produced
25 titles across 21 years, averaging 1.2 a year. The last five years hold at 1.4 a year. 6 of those 21 years carry no credit on file. 25 titles between 1997 and 2026, most in 2019 (5). 7 in the last five years shown, against 12 in the five before.
Their 2010s work is their strongest, averaging 7.5 across 10 titles. The 12 titles since 2017 average 7.3, holding at their 7.4 overall. 9 of 15 rated titles sit above their 7.4 average. 15 titles rated on IMDb between 1997 and 2026, averaging 7.4 weighted by votes. Highest: Finding Your Roots (2012) at 8.7; lowest: Stalked (2019) at 2.8.
Who they work with
- John Maggio3
- Justin Edgar2
- Barak Goodman2
- Justin Edgar2
- Documentary15 of 20
- History6 of 20
- Crime4 of 20
- Biography3 of 20
Names appearing on two or more of Ark Media’s produced titles, across the 20 matched to OMDb. Cast is the top-billed few OMDb lists per title, so it is notable cast rather than a full cast list. A title can carry more than one genre, so the genre counts overlap.
Works with11 companies
Companies that appear alongside Ark Media on the same productions. The number is how many titles they share.
Film offices covering Brooklyn
- NYC Mayor's Office of Media and Entertainment (MOME)New York · 30% base (40% upstate counties)
- New York State Governor's Office of Motion Picture & Television DevelopmentNew York · 30% base (40% upstate counties)
- New Jersey Motion Picture & Television CommissionNewark · 30% standard; up to 35-40% with studio partner bonus
- Newark Office of Film & TelevisionNewark · 30% standard; up to 35-40% with studio partner bonus
Offices near this location, and the one covering the whole state. Proximity is not jurisdiction: confirm with the office before relying on it for permits.
Other companies near Brooklyn
- Moxie Firecracker FilmsBrooklyn · 27 titles
- Film RiseBrooklyn · 23 titles
- CartunaBrooklyn · 22 titles
- Kino FilmsBrooklyn · 37 titles
- Blue Sky FilmsBrooklyn · 20 titles
- Icarus FilmsBrooklyn · 19 titles
- One Story Up ProductionsBrooklyn · 19 titles
- GK Studio ProductionsBrooklyn · 17 titles
This website uses TMDB and the TMDB APIs but is not endorsed, certified, or otherwise approved by TMDB.