MEET THE TEAM
Latchkey Films specializes in documentary and non-fiction storytelling. It was co-founded by longtime friends and collaborators: Nick Capote, Jackie Jesko, and Alex Waterfield.
We tell stories about fascinating people, places, and subcultures, with access-driven filmmaking firmly rooted in journalistic sensibility. With every project we take on, we seek to open minds and reveal hidden truths about the world we all live in.
It’s a mission that has brought us to over 70 countries, from conflict zones in the Middle East to the most remote corners of the Arctic. We tackle every project with a combination of journalistic excellence, ambitious visual storytelling, and deep curiosity. This approach has earned the Latchkey Team nearly every major journalism award out there, including six Emmys, two Murrows, and a Dupont.
Latchkey’s most recent projects include Savior Complex, a three-part series for HBO Documentary Films; Between Life & Death, a feature documentary for MSNBC Films; and Demons & Saviors, a three-part series for Hulu.
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Nick is a documentary director and producer. His work has been honored with many prestigious awards, including two Emmys. He has produced and directed documentary television shows for National Geographic, Disney+, ABC, and NBC. He led a field production team on Showtime’s political documentary series, The Circus. And he produced the first three episodes of The Innocence Files, a critically-acclaimed Netflix series about wrongful convictions.
Most recently, Nick executive produced two of Latchkey’s forthcoming documentary series for HBO Films and Hulu. He also directed Latchkey’s feature documentary, Between Life & Death, for MSNBC Films. Nick is Cuban American. He grew up in New York and New Jersey and now lives in Brooklyn with his wife and daughter.
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JACKIE JESKO is an award-winning director, producer, and journalist who loves telling stories about complicated people, places, and society. Most recently, she directed the three-part series Savior Complex for HBO Documentary Films.
Prior to that, Jackie worked at VICE News, where she dodged airstrikes in Syria, walked across borders with asylum-seeking refugees, and questioned the boundaries of sexual consent in a post #MeToo America.
Her work with ABC News, Showtime, Hulu and HBO has been honored with numerous awards including a DuPont, an Emmy, and the James Foley Medal for Courage in Journalism.
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Alex’s diverse career has spanned the spectrum of non-fiction storytelling. He has managed large teams at CNN, Vice, and Vox Media as a showrunner and executive producer. He has directed documentaries for Hulu, Nat Geo and Disney+. He’s won multiple Emmy awards and an Edward R Murrow award for his investigative reporting as a producer at ABC News.
Alex came to New York by way of Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, and the UK. He caught the documentary bug at Columbia University J-School, where his student film about homeless queer youth in NYC was acquired by MTV Networks. He’s a member of the Asian American Journalists Association.
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