ABOUT

Xan Parker is a seasoned creative producer of documentary films and series. Her recent films include THE BIG PAYBACK (directors Erika Alexander & Whitney Dow / Color Farm Media, Level Forward, Ford Foundation|JustFilms) and THE HOLLY (director Julian Rubenstein, EP Adam McKay). Xan teamed up with Ron Howard and National Geographic on REBUILDING PARADISE, “The most impressive piece of storytelling Howard has ever been associated with.” - ROGEREBERT.COM (2020 Sundance Film Festival, Emmy Nomination for Cinematography). She produced Discovery’s wildlife conservation documentary TIGERLAND, directed by Academy Award winner Ross Kauffman (2019 Sundance). Xan EP'd the 2020 series MIND/TRIP for directors Rachel Grady, Heidi Ewing, Lana Wilson, Steve Maing (Roku). She produced THE END: INSIDE THE LAST DAYS OF THE OBAMA WHITE HOUSE (CNNfilms), THE CONTESTED CONVENTION (FiveThirtyEight / ESPNFilms), and Academy Award winner Marshall Curry’s RACING DREAMS (PBS, 2009 Tribeca Film Festival - Winner Best Documentary). She was showrunner of Ivy Meeropol's Sundance Channel series THE HILL (2007 IDA Award Nomination), and consulting producer on Rachel Boynton’s BIG MEN (PBS “P.O.V.,” 2013 Tribeca Film Festival) and Kristi Jacobson & Lori Silverbush’s A PLACE AT THE TABLE (2013 IDA Pare Lorentz Award). She directed/ produced, with filmmaker Elizabeth Holder, RISK/REWARD, (2002 Tribeca Film Festival). A life-long student of cinema verité, Xan was a producer on Maysles Films’ Academy Award nominated documentary LALEE’S KIN (HBO, 2001 Sundance Award - Best Cinematography, Independent Spirit Nominee, duPont-Columbia Award).