Paul Moakley The New Yorker
September 24, 2025
Paul Moakley is the executive producer at The New Yorker, where he curates and produces the magazine’s Oscar-winning short-film program. In this role, he also produces and directs original short films and videos for The New Yorker. He’s earned numerous awards and accolades for his documentary work, including an Emmy for his role as a producer and reporter for the interactive project and HBO documentary feature Beyond 9/11: Portraits of Resilience, an ASME award for the short film Life after Addiction, and first place in World Press Photo for the short film Behind the Video of Eric Garner’s Deadly Confrontation With New York Police. Previously, Moakley was an editor at large and deputy photo editor at TIME.