Gordon Eaton | Emmy®-Winning Documentary Filmmaker Portfolio
Award-Winning Documentary Filmmaker, Editor & Storyteller
I’m Gordon Eaton, an award-winning documentary filmmaker and storyteller with a BFA in Film and Video from the University of Colorado Denver. My work focuses on capturing the beauty, humanity, and energy of real life through documentary filmmaking. I’ve created films and visual storytelling projects for clients including XFINITY Latino, PBS, and Baby Einstein. My filmmaking career began in college, where I edited a medical documentary series that went on to win more than 20 national awards. Projects I’ve worked on have received multiple honors, including a Heartland Emmy® Award, Telly Awards, Communicator Awards, and other national awards. As a Colorado documentary filmmaker, I focus on authentic storytelling that captures real life with cinematic clarity.
Featured Documentary Films
Frank Mechau
Producer/Editor: Gordon Eaton
Directed by: Anna Hadzi
Production: 303 Yeti
Client: PBS12
Synopsis: This film explores the life and artistic legacy of American painter Frank Mechau. Produced for PBS12, the documentary received multiple honors including Communicator Award, Viddy Award, Telly Award, and a Gold Hermes Creative Award.
Wild Tiger – Climbing Route Development in Colorado
Produced and edited by Gordon Eaton
Directed by: Anna Hadzi
Roland Bernier
Edited by: Gordon Eaton
Client: PBS12
Synopsis: Focusing on the life and over fifty-year-long art career of Roland Bernier, Roland Bernier / Words + Symbols follows the late Denver artist's life and work from his childhood in Rhode Island, up to his mature phase as an abstractionist and conceptual artist in Denver.
Colorado's Photojournalists
Co-Creators & Producers: Gordon Eaton and Ross Taylor
Editors: Gordon Eaton & Anna Hadzi
Production: 303 Yeti
Client: PBS12
Awards: 2019 Telly Award Bronze
Synopsis: Colorado's Photojournalists takes a look behind the lens at those who document some of the most powerful moments in Colorado's History. In this episode, RJ Sangosti covers the Aurora Theater Shooting.
Colorado's Photojournalists
Co-creators & Producers: Gordon Eaton and Ross Taylor
Editors: Gordon Eaton & Anna Hadzi
Production: 303 Yeti
Client: PBS12
Awards: 2020 Videographer Award
Synopsis: Colorado's Photojournalists takes a look behind the lens at those who document some of the most powerful moments in Colorado's History. This episode takes a look at the work of Helen Richardson covering the Waldo Canyon Fire.
Frammenti della Vita: Sculptor Jefferson Rubin
Editor: Gordon Eaton
Client: Schler Productions & PBS12
First Screening: Denver Art Museum
Synopsis: Frammenti Della Vita: Jefferson Rubin, a CPT12 original documentary by producer Joshua Hassel, that explores the life and work of the prolific Colorado sculptor who found inspiration at 11 years old and who died tragically at 36.
Crossover
Editor: Gordon Eaton
Client: Schler Productions
Award: 2017 Heartland EMMY® Nominee
Synopsis: “Crossover,” a groundbreaking 2016 exhibition in Denver, Colorado, saw visionary artist Doug Kacena challenge the boundary between representational and conceptual abstract art.
La Scuola: The School of Jefferson Rubin
Editor: Gordon Eaton
Client: Schler Productions
Award: 2014 Heartland EMMY® Winner
Broadcast Television Projects
Cine en Casa - Star Wars
Senior Editor: Gordon Eaton
Agency: Janicek Media
Client: Xfinity Latino Entertainment Channel (Comcast)
Executive Producer: Jim Janicek
Synopsis: Cine en Casa was part of the weekly barker channel promoting Xfinity Latino Entertainment Channel. This episode promoted Star Wars films.
Comcast Central X-Men
Senior Editor: Gordon Eaton
Agency: Janicek Media
Client: Comcast
Executive Producer: Jim Janicek
Comcast Video onDemand
Senior Editor: Gordon Eaton
Agency: Janicek Media
Client: Comcast Video OnDemand
Executive Producer: Jim Janicek
Xfinity Latino - Marvel Cine en Casa
Senior Editor: Gordon Eaton
Agency: Janicek Media
Client: Xfinity Latino Entertainment Channel
Executive Producer: Jim Janicek
Synopsis: Cine en Casa was part of the weekly barker channel promoting Xfinity Latino Entertainment Channel. This episode promoted Marvel Films.
Additional Documentary Work
Daniel Sprick – MOA Exhibition Video
Editor: Gordon Eaton
Client: Schler Productions
Synopsis: Video for the Daniel Sprick: Painting Out-of-Doors exhibition in 2016.
Passport – Denver International Airport
Editor: Gordon Eaton
Client: Schler Productions
William Stoehr – Painter
Editor: Gordon Eaton
Client: Schler Productions
Jennifer J.L. Jones – Painter
Editor: Gordon Eaton
Client: Schler Productions
Entertainment Tonight-Be Beautiful Be Yourself Fashion Show EPK
Editor: Gordon Eaton
Client: Janicek Media
Street Level: Larimer – Trillium
Editor: Gordon Eaton
Client: PBS12
Street Level: Navajo Street Arts District
Producer: Gordon Eaton
Client: PBS12
Rita B Salon Presents
Editor: Gordon Eaton
Client: Schler Productions
Pem Dunn – Evergreen Fine Art
Editor: Gordon Eaton
Client: Schler Productions
Edward “Ned” Aldrich – Wildlife Artist
Editor: Gordon Eaton
Client: Schler Productions
Patricia Aaron
Editor: Gordon Eaton
Client: Schler Productions
Karen Scharer – Painter
Editor: Gordon Eaton
Client: Schler Productions
Carlene Frances – Artist
Editor: Gordon Eaton
Client: Schler Productions
Michael Madzo – Collage Artist
Editor: Gordon Eaton
Client: Schler Productions
Deborah Rael-Buckley – Sculptor
Editor: Gordon Eaton
Client: Schler Productions
Peter Burega – Painter
Editor: Gordon Eaton
Client: Schler Productions
Laura Wait -Painter & Bookmaker
Editor: Gordon Eaton
Client: Schler Productions
Ted Gall – Sculptor
Editor: Gordon Eaton
Client: Schler Productions
Charlotte Foust – Painter
Editor: Gordon Eaton
Client: Schler Productions
Awards & Recognition
Heartland EMMY® Winner - 2014
Heartland EMMY® Nominee - (2014, 2017)
Telly Awards Bronze (2019, 2021)
Communicator Award - (2006, 2022)
Hermes Creative Gold Award Winner - 2021
Viddy Awards -Gold (2021, 2020)
Aegis Awards (2006, 2008)
Testimonials
” I have known and trusted his ethics and talent for many years. He is an expert FCP, and Adobe editor with a great eye for detail and quality.”
“Working with Gordon is always a pleasure. His passion for editing and technology is only matched by his extensive knowledge of the science of film.”
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