Amy Martinez is a Business & Financial Reporting Emmy nominated producer of documentary films, series and branded content. Her work can be seen on Netflix, Prime Video, Hulu, PBS, The Huffington Post, National Geographic, MSNBC, Discovery, A&E Networks and more. “Paws in Prison,” one of the episodes she produced for the documentary series, That Animal Rescue Show (2020, Paramount +) with directors Richard Linklater and Bill Guttentag was an official selection for the 2020 Telluride Film Festival.

Amy has produced two feature documentaries. Farmland, directed by Academy Award winning director James Moll (2014, Netflix), spotlights six young farmers and ranchers and the high-risk, high reward of farming. Amy also produced A Whisper to a Roar (2012, Prime Video, director: Ben Moses), which tells the stories of activists in Egypt, Malaysia, Ukraine, Venezuela and Zimbabwe taking great risks to promote democracy in their countries. Amy has produced an award winning short narrative film, Roadside Assistance (2015) with director Bears Rebecca Fonté.

Amy is particularly interested social and racial justice and human rights stories. She takes a forward-looking and collaborative approach to bringing powerful stories to life giving voice to diverse perspectives through innovative and impactful filmmaking.

Amy is pivoting to directing developing a new film at the intersection of sports, race and identity as well as a short film that uncovers a story of humanity in the most divisive issue in America: Immigration.

Originally from South Texas, Amy is a graduate of Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism. After living and working in Chicago and Los Angeles, Amy returned to her home state and currently lives in Austin.