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Madeleine Rotzler founded Great Curve Films in 2009 and has been directing, editing and producing films for over a decade. In 2018, she released two films which focus on life inside a maximum-security prison, both available on HBO. O.G. is a drama fiction film starring Jeffrey Wright and Theothus Carter, and It’s A Hard Truth Ain’t It is a documentary made with 13 incarcerated men. The documentary has been nominated for an Emmy Award in the Outstanding Arts and Culture Documentary category.
Madeleine Rotzler, formerly known as Madeleine Sackler, is an American filmmaker and producer who founded Great Curve Films, known for examining complex social institutions through both documentary and narrative lenses.
She is recognized for directing projects such as the HBO drama O.G., the documentary The Lottery, and Dangerous Acts Starring the Unstable Elements of Belarus.
Her work focuses on institutional critique and social systems, often blending documentary realism with narrative storytelling to explore topics like incarceration and education.