Skye Borgman

Skye Borgman
Born
Klamath Falls, Oregon, USA
OccupationsDirector, Cinematographer and Professor
Known forDocumentary films
Websitehttp://www.skyeborgman.com

Skye Borgman is an American film director and cinematographer.[1][2][3] She is best known for her work on the documentary film Abducted in Plain Sight.[4]

Early life

Skye was born in Klamath Falls, Oregon. She graduated from the Cornish College of the Arts with a bachelor's degree. After studying, she went to Europe, where she was inspired to delve into photography and storytelling more deeply.[5] She returned to the US to study film at the University of Southern California.[6] She is currently a professor at the University of Southern California.[7]

Career

Skye's debut documentary film Junk Dreams, won the Best Documentary Award at the Bare Bones International Film Festival and Accolade Award of Excellence.[8][9] In 2017, she premiered Abducted in Plain Sight, also known as Forever B and produced by Top Knot Films, at the Mammoth Lakes Film Festival, and the film was released by Netflix in 2019.[10][11] It also won the award for Best Documentary film at the Newport Beach Film Festival and Phoenix Film Festival.[12][13]

Filmography

Year Film Director Producer Notes
2005 Pebbles Green tick Red X Short film
2010 Junk Dreams Green tick Green tick Documentary
2015 Axe to Grind Red X Green tick Feature film
2017 Abducted in Plain Sight Green tick Green tick Documentary
2021 Dead Asleep Green tick Red X Documentary
2022 Girl in the Picture Green tick Green tick Documentary
2022 I Just Killed My Dad Green tick Red X Documentary
2022 Sins of Our Mother Green tick Red X Documentary
2024 The Truth About Jim Green tick Green tick Documentary
2024 American Murder: Laci Peterson Green tick Red X Documentary
2025 Unknown Number: The High School Catfish Green tick Red X Documentary
2025 Fit for TV: The Reality of The Biggest Loser Green tick Red X Docuseries[14]
2025 My Father, the BTK Killer Green tick Green tick Documentary
2025 Evil Influencer: The Jodi Hildebrandt Story Green tick Green tick Documentary[15]
2026 The Idaho Murders: College Nightmare Green tick Red X Docuseries[16]

As cinematographer

  • 2003 - Unsyncables at Any Age
  • 2007 - Schooled
  • 2007 - The Cellar Door
  • 2007 - Underbelly
  • 2008 - Raices torcidas
  • 2008 - Fear House
  • 2008 - Outrighteous
  • 2010 - Junk Dreams
  • 2010 - The Pathetically Cheap Adventures of Xtra-Man
  • 2012 - Nothing Like Chocolate
  • 2013 - The Resurrection of Malchus
  • 2014 - Quiet Riot
  • 2015 - Kevin Memorie
  • 2015 - How Randy Rhoads Met Ozzy
  • 2015 - Bondage
  • 2017 - Abducted in Plain Sight
  • 2018 - We Are Galapagos

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Work Result
2017 Tallgrass Film Festival Outstanding Female Filmmaker Abducted in Plain Sight Won

References

  1. ↑ "Abducted In Plain Sight Director Skye Borgman Wants To Make A Sequel". ladbible.com. Retrieved 2019-02-16.
  2. ↑ "TTVFF 2018 : Skye Borgman's True Crime Documentary ABDUCTED IN PLAIN SIGHT". The Farsighted. 12 June 2018. Retrieved 2019-02-16.
  3. ↑ "Abducted in Plain Sight director answers the burning questions you have about the documentary". joe.ie. 14 February 2019. Retrieved 2019-02-16.
  4. ↑ "Abducted in Plain Sight: Even More Shocking Details About Jan Broberg's Kidnapping". vanityfair.com. 15 February 2019. Retrieved 2019-02-16.
  5. ↑ Ebejer, Sandra. "CR 013: Skye Borgman on the Art of Documenting True Crime". www.creativereverberations.com. Retrieved 2025-09-03.
  6. ↑ "True Crime, Teaching, and Top Knots". cinema.usc.edu. Retrieved 2019-02-16.
  7. ↑ "Skye B. Borgman". cinema.usc.edu. Retrieved 2019-02-16.
  8. ↑ "Bare Bones film festival award list". muskogeephoenix.com. 2 May 2009. Retrieved 2019-02-16.
  9. ↑ "Winners Archive Aug 2008". accoladecompetition.org. Retrieved 2019-02-16.
  10. ↑ "'Abducted in Plain Sight,' 'Eight' & More To Premiere At 2017 Mammoth Lakes Film Festival". latfusa.com. May 2017. Retrieved 2019-02-16.
  11. ↑ "Girl in shocking Netflix abduction documentary has stark message about child abuse". news.com.au. Retrieved 2019-02-16.
  12. ↑ "19TH ANNUAL NEWPORT BEACH FILM FESTIVAL PRESENTED BY PACIFIC SALES ANNOUNCES AWARD WINNERS". newportbeachfilmfest.com. 9 May 2018. Retrieved 2019-02-16.
  13. ↑ "2018 Award Winners Announced". phoenixfilmfestival.com. 9 April 2018. Retrieved 2019-02-16.
  14. ↑ Morfoot, Addie (August 15, 2025). "Netflix Doc 'Fit for TV: The Reality of The Biggest Loser' Reveals That Jillian Michaels Never Reached Out to Bob Harper After His 2017 Heart Attack". Variety. Retrieved August 20, 2025.
  15. ↑ "Evil Influencer: The Jodi Hildebrandt Story review – shall we all vow not to watch true-crime this twisted in 2026?". The Guardian. 2025-12-30. Retrieved 2026-08-13.
  16. ↑ "The True Story Behind Netflix's The Idaho Murders: College Nightmare". Time. 2026-07-28. Retrieved 2026-07-29.
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