Meghan McDonough
Meghan McDonough

Photos by Leandro Justen

Hi! I’m Meghan, a documentary director/editor and freelance journalist.

Old Lesbians, my documentary short about queer elders preserving herstory, was selected for Aesthetica/Audible’s 2023 Listening Pitch, commissioned by The Guardian, featured on IDA’s 2024 Best Short Documentary Shortlist, and has screened at institutions, community centers, and film festivals around the world, including the California State Capitol, the British Film Institute, and the American LGBTQ+ Museum.

I have worked as a staff video journalist at Quartz and a producer/editor at NBCUniversal Local. My freelance work has also appeared in Scientific American, Thomson Reuters Foundation, The New Yorker, The Washington Post, and more, and has been supported by the Pulitzer Center. I received my BA in Film and Media Studies from Amherst College.

I am a BRIClab Film + TV resident for 2024-2025 and currently working on my first feature documentary about the herstory of lesbian publications in the U.S.

I’m available for freelance directing/editing and always looking to collaborate.

Please 💌 reach out, 🔗 connect, or 📸 DM.

SERIES

A Question of Sex is a new documentary series for Scientific American about how gender and sex biases skew science.

I co-produced and edited this documentary series for NBC on how climate change is impacting small businesses in different industries across the country.

I co-produced and edited this video series for FiveThirtyEight on the mental side of athletic competition.

In this three-part show I produced for Quartz, we talk to a former criminal, a poker player, a magician, a psychologist, and an economist to learn how we can all take better risks — and deal with the completely unexpected.

In this three-part show I produced for Quartz, we talk to a former criminal, a poker player, a magician, a psychologist, and an economist to learn how we can all take better risks — and deal with the completely unexpected.

I produced Quartz’s video interview series, QZ&A.

I produced Quartz’s video interview series, QZ&A.

How We’ll Win is an interview series I shot and edited as part of Quartz’s special project exploring the fight for gender equality and empowerment at work and beyond.

How We’ll Win is an interview series I shot and edited as part of Quartz’s special project exploring the fight for gender equality and empowerment at work and beyond.

I was commissioned by Harvard Law’s Charles Hamilton Houston Institute for Race & Justice to produce a series spotlighting local organizations and individuals committed to making change in their communities

I was commissioned by Harvard Law’s Charles Hamilton Houston Institute for Race & Justice to produce a series spotlighting local organizations and individuals committed to making change in their communities.

Show & Tell is a collection of shorts I conceptualized and co-produced, shot, and edited while studying Film and Media Studies at Amherst College. The series explores the stories behind the personal objects we value.

Show & Tell is a collection of shorts I conceptualized and co-produced, shot, and edited while studying Film and Media Studies at Amherst College. The series explores the stories behind the personal objects we value.

I produced, wrote, shot, and edited this original series for The Argentina Independent, a news publication in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The series profiles a set of immigrants who created businesses in the city.

I produced, wrote, shot, and edited this original series for The Argentina Independent, a news publication in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The series profiles a set of immigrants who created businesses in the city.

SHORTS

WRITING

PODCASTS

 CREATIVE PROJECTS

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