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Skye Borgman

Skye Borgman

Director, producer and cinematographer · Alaska, USA

Skye Borgman is an award-winning director and cinematographer who films narrative and documentary films all over the world. She has shot over 50 films, traveled to over 60 countries and lived on three continents. Her global experiences guide her vision, thought and approach to film-making. This gives her the unique ability to connect with all types of personalities. She has filmed rock-stars, prime ministers, drug addicts, environmentalists, Academy award winners, Buddhist nuns and anarchist chocolate makers. With a keen sense of adventure, Skye brings excitement to everything that she films. Her fusion of lighting, collaboration, and absolute fearlessness gives her filmmaking an evocative, honest and approachable style. Skye's latest Netflix documentary, 'Abducted in Plain Sight' has captivated the world, with people boasting "it's the craziest documentary I've ever seen." With write ups in Vanity Fair, Rolling Stone, Vice, Newsweek, The Vulture and Marie Claire (to name a few) the film redefines the true crime genre and delves deep into the human condition. Skye is the co-owner of Top Knot films, an award winning production company creating extraordinary film, television, documentary and new media content. Committed to delivering captivating projects with such emotional impact that they challenge, amaze and inspire us to celebrate our everyday lives.

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Biography from TMDB.

From
Alaska, USA
Works as
Director, producer and cinematographer
Titles
21 on MovieCove · 27 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 156 days to Oct 27Up 13% in 30 days

What are Skye Borgman's films like?

Across their 20 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Survival.

Genres

Documentary9 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 67th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies
Horror2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 5th percentile
: browse their Horror movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
38%
Survival
32%
Bonds
11%
Self
7%
Ideas
5%
Power
4%
Society
4%
Justice8 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma8 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception7 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief5 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds5 titles, browse their movies with this themeBetrayal3 titles, browse their movies with this themeOppression2 titles, browse their movies with this themeTruth2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 12 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 1 · Serious 3 · Dark 8

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 11 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0

Intense: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their intense movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 1 · Charged 2 · Intense 9

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 3 · Shifting 9 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 10 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 8 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 3 · Engaged 7 · Full focus 2

Heavy: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their heavy movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 2 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 9

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 8 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 2

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
17
Melancholic
13
Dread
10
Contemplative
6
Cold
2
Other
6

How their films linger

Unsettling11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteInfuriating8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteDevastating3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet8
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous10

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Skye Borgman's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 20 of their 21 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (12).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Skye Borgman's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

27 credits, 21 with a MovieCove page.

  • The Idaho Murders: College Nightmare(2026)

    Show 3 episodes · Director · Creator

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all shows

  • Evil Influencer: The Jodi Hildebrandt Story(2025)

    Director · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • My Father, the BTK Killer(2025)

    Director · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Unknown Number: The High School Catfish(2025)

    Director · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Fit for TV: The Reality of the Biggest Loser(2025)

    Show 3 episodes · Director · Creator

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all shows

  • American Murder: Laci Peterson(2024)

    Show 3 episodes · Director · Creator

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all shows

  • Files of the Unexplained(2024)

    Show 8 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all shows

  • The Truth About Jim(2024)

    Show 4 episodes · Director · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all shows

  • Sins of Our Mother(2022)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • I Just Killed My Dad(2022)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all shows

  • Girl in the Picture(2022)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Dead Asleep(2021)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Murdered and Missing in Montana(2021)

    Director · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Broken Harts(2021)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Unsolved Mysteries(2020)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all shows

  • Unsolved Mysteries (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 24 episodes · Director

  • Trial by Media(2020)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all shows

  • Abducted in Plain Sight(2017)

    Director · Cinematographer · Producer

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Axe to Grind(2015)

    Cinematographer · Producer

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Bondage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Cinematographer

  • Quiet Riot: Well Now You're Here, There's No Way Back(2014)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • The Chauffeur (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Cinematographer

  • Nothing Like Chocolate (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Cinematographer

  • Junk Dreams (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Director · Cinematographer

  • Black & Blue (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Cinematographer

  • Outrighteous(2008)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • The Cellar Door(2007)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 23 titles from 2009 to 2026.

Highest rated

Girl in the Picture (2022)

Midcredits 92nd

Most popular right now

The Idaho Murders: College Nightmare (2026)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing17 of 23: 6 only directing, 11 with another role · typical Midcredits score44thProducing9 of 23: 1 only producing, 8 with another role · typical Midcredits score42ndCinematography7 of 23: 4 only cinematography, 3 with another roleOther crew3 of 23: 0 only other crew, 3 with another role

23 titles, 12 with more than one role — directing and producing overlap on 7 of them.

By decade

2000s1 · crew2010s6 · crew2020s16 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

How do Skye Borgman's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 43rd percentile, the median of all 12; across their 12 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 47th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

47thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Approval · how many liked their films

40thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Reach · how many have seen their films

63rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Midcredits score across 21 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up3
  • 50th to 74th6
  • 25th to 49th6
  • Below 25th6

Shape of the crowd

8 of their 21 titles are Broadly Agreed.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Universally Panned1
  • Divisive1
  • Crowd Pleaser5
  • Broadly Agreed8
  • Mixed5

Most divisive · cinematographer

Outrighteous (2008)

99th percentile spread · 59% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · cinematographer

Quiet Riot: Well Now You're Here, There's No Way Back (2014)

Midcredits 96th · 86% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 59/100 and the pacing 50/100 in their films, across 9 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Skye Borgman's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 48 · moderateMedian of all films: 32
Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 64 · intenseMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Skye Borgman work with?

People who share at least 2 of Skye Borgman's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jamie Blank shares the most, 8.

Directors

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers