Portrait of Ian Cheney

Directing

Ian Cheney

Career

Active from 2007 to 2026, busiest in 2020 and 2023 with 2 main titles each.

Average score
GoodWatch score70/100
Highest rated
Poster for Picture a Scientist
Picture a Scientist
GoodWatch score79/100

Main genres

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Recurring tags

  • Documentary 3
  • Thought-Provoking 2
  • Educational 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

20
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

8 titles · average score 72
The Work in Progress
The Work in Progress (2026)

Director

The Last Class
The Last Class (2025)
GoodWatch score 66

Executive Producer

Observer
Observer (2025)

Writer, Director

Shelf Life
Shelf Life (2024)

Director

The Arc of Oblivion
The Arc of Oblivion (2023)

Writer, Director

Fight Like Hell: The Testimony of Mother Jones
Fight Like Hell: The Testimony of Mother Jones (2023)

Director

Picture a Scientist
Picture a Scientist (2020)
GoodWatch score 79

Producer, Director

The Long Coast
The Long Coast (2020)

Director

2010s

10 titles · average score 69
The Emoji Story
The Emoji Story (2019)

Director of Photography, Director

The Most Unknown
The Most Unknown (2018)
GoodWatch score 68

Director

The Smog of the Sea
The Smog of the Sea (2017)

Writer, Director

Bluespace
Bluespace (2015)

Director

The Search for General Tso
The Search for General Tso (2014)
GoodWatch score 66

Director

World Fair
World Fair (2013)

Co-Producer, Cinematography

The Melungeons
The Melungeons (2013)

Director

The City Dark
The City Dark (2012)
GoodWatch score 73

Writer, Director

Truck Farm
Truck Farm (2011)

Director

The Greenhorns
The Greenhorns (2010)

Editor

2000s

2 titles · average score 67
The Greening of Southie
The Greening of Southie (2008)

Director

King Corn
King Corn (2007)
GoodWatch score 67

Producer, Writer