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Madeleine Rotzler
(She/Her)
Director and ScreenwriterGreat Curve Films
Madeleine Rotzler is an Emmy-winning director and writer of fiction and non-fiction films, including O.G., It’s A Hard Truth Ain't It, The Lottery, and the upcoming O Horizon starring Maria Bakalova and David Strathairn.
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Madeleine Rotzler is an Emmy® Award-winning director and producer of documentaries and narrative feature films, including the upcoming O Horizon (starring Maria Bakalova and David Strathairn), HBO's O.G. (starring Jeffrey Wright), Emmy nominated It’s a Hard Truth Ain’t It, Emmy winning Dangerous Acts Starring the Unstable Elements of Belarus, and Oscar shortlisted The Lottery.
Her most recent film, O Horizon, was described as "bound to be one of the season's sweetest charmers." The film premiered at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival in 2025 where it won the Panavision Spirit Award for Independent Cinema.
O.G., Madeleine’s narrative feature debut, and It’s a Hard Truth Ain’t It were both filmed inside a maximum security prison in Indiana in collaboration with men incarcerated there. Most of the cast of O.G. were incarcerated. It’s a Hard Truth Ain’t It marked the first time incarcerated directors were nominated for an Emmy.
Madeleine's initial training was in post-production, working as an
Her most recent film, O Horizon, was described as "bound to be one of the season's sweetest charmers." The film premiered at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival in 2025 where it won the Panavision Spirit Award for Independent Cinema.
O.G., Madeleine’s narrative feature debut, and It’s a Hard Truth Ain’t It were both filmed inside a maximum security prison in Indiana in collaboration with men incarcerated there. Most of the cast of O.G. were incarcerated. It’s a Hard Truth Ain’t It marked the first time incarcerated directors were nominated for an Emmy.
Madeleine's initial training was in post-production, working as an
