Jocelyn
Glatzer
Jocelyn Glatzer is a documentary director and producer with more than 25 years of experience across all facets of production, distribution, outreach, and marketing. Her work focuses primarily on creating intimate character driven films that explore creative expression, personal transformation, and cultural reinvention.Her most recent film, ICEBREAKERS, premiered on The New Yorker’s video platform in February 2026, coinciding with the Winter Olympics. The film examines the legacy of the Gay Games as a more inclusive alternative to the Olympics and celebrates athletes striving to redefine their sport. At its heart, the film asks: What does figure skating look like when we set it free?Glatzer is widely known for producing the internationally acclaimed, Oscar-nominated MY COUNTRY, MY COUNTRY, a cinéma vérité portrait of Iraq’s first democratic elections following the U.S. occupation. Directed by Laura Poitras (the first installment of her 9/11 Trilogy), the film was also nominated for a News & Documentary Emmy and an Independent Spirit Award.Jocelyn’s directorial debut, THE FLUTE PLAYER, tells the story of Arn Chorn-Pond, a survivor of Cambodia’s killing fields who seeks to heal himself and his country through music. The film aired on PBS series P.O.V., received an Emmy nomination, and won a Golden Cine Eagle Award.Glatzer also produced FURSATO, a documentary set in Fukushima’s exclusion zone after the largest nuclear catastrophe since Chernobyl. The film follows a teen rocker, a media-savvy activist, a conflicted TEPCO engineer, and a female horse breeder as they grapple with displacement, radiation, and the decision to stay or leave. FURSATO premiered at the Viennale International Film Festival, screened in theaters throughout Europe, and won the Golden Dove at DOK Leipzig in 2016.
