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Amanda Pike
Director of TV and Documentaries, Executive Producer
Amanda Pike (she/her) is the director of the TV and documentary department and executive producer of films and series at Reveal. Under her leadership, The Center for Investigative Reporting garnered its first Academy Award nomination and four national Emmys, among other accolades. She was the executive producer of the inaugural year of the Glassbreaker Films initiative, supporting women in documentary filmmaking and investigative journalism. She has spent the past two decades reporting and producing documentaries for PBS, CBS, ABC, National Geographic, A&E, Lifetime and The Learning Channel, among others. Subjects have ranged from militia members in Utah to young entrepreneurs in Egypt and genocide perpetrators in Cambodia. Pike also has dabbled in fiction filmmaking, producing the short film “On the Assassination of the President,” which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival. She is a graduate of Princeton University and the Columbia Graduate School of Journalism. She is based in Reveal's Emeryville, California, office.
And the Oscar for best documentary goes to …
The I Files pays homage to the Academy Awards this week, bringing you excerpts from this year’s nominated documentaries. We’re also featuring clips from memorable past winners, as well as two documentaries that tell the real-life stories dramatized in two of this year’s most talked about Best Picture contenders.
The I Files goes green
The I Files is featuring a playlist highlighting National Green Week – an annual initiative to teach children and young adults about how they can make a difference in the environment.
Look behind the headlines in the Middle East
This week, The I Files is featuring investigations from across the Middle East, highlighting the stories behind the headlines from Egypt, the Gaza Strip, the Palestinian territories, Israel and Iran.
Remembering the forgotten veterans
This week, The I Files is featuring stories highlighting veterans, their families and the array of challenges soldiers face when they return home.
A look at overlooked issues this election
This week The I Files features stories highlighting issues that seem to have gotten short shrift in the presidential campaign, including the environment, immigration and gay rights.
Around the world, children face grave violence
This week on The I Files, we’re highlighting girls’ education in Afghanistan and Pakistan, child sacrifice in Uganda, civil war in Syria, New York’s stop-and-frisk policy, and the upcoming U.S. presidential election.
When religion and gay rights collide
This week The I Files features three stories dealing with an issue that deeply divides American society – gay rights and religion.
The I Files features ‘Half the Sky’
This week’s video playlist is inspired by a two-part documentary examining critical women’s issues.
It’s Emmy week on The I Files
We’re going a little glam on The I Files this week with a special themed playlist devoted to all things Emmy. You’ll get a taste of the year’s best Emmy-nominated documentaries.