Skye Borgman

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.

Works

Unsolved Mysteries

Real cases of perplexing disappearances, shocking murders and paranormal encounters fuel this gripping revival of the iconic documentary series.

Release Date2020-07-01

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Episode Count2

Vote Count321

Unknown Number: The High School Catfish

Vulgar, taunting texts blow up the phones of a teen and her boyfriend. Who's sending them — and why? This twisty documentary reveals the shocking answer.

Release Date2025-08-28

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Vote Count181

American Murder: Laci Peterson

Laci Peterson was eight months pregnant when she vanished, sparking a search that ended in tragedy. This docuseries delves into the 2002 murder case.

Release Date2024-08-14

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Episode Count3

Vote Count49

Girl in the Picture

A young mother’s mysterious death and her son’s subsequent kidnapping blow open a decades-long mystery about the woman’s true identity, and the murderous federal fugitive at the center of it all.

Release Date2022-07-06

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Vote Count277

Files of the Unexplained

Eerie encounters, bizarre disappearances, haunting events and more perplexing phenomena are explored in this chilling investigative docuseries.

Release Date2024-04-03

DepartmentProduction

JobExecutive Producer

Episode Count8

Vote Count29

Bondage

An amusing, extraordinarily insightful conversation between client and service provider takes place in admittedly a most unlikely location; a location where what one would expect turns out to be quite the opposite than the anticipated. The unlikely location is Tiffany's fantasy dungeon, where anything is possible. The result... A challenge to the nature of existence and the essence of love.

Release Date2015-01-01

DepartmentCrew

JobCinematography

Vote Count2

Evil Influencer: The Jodi Hildebrandt Story

Unravel the case of Utah therapist Jodi Hildebrandt, whose child abuse arrest with parenting YouTuber Ruby Franke exposed a twisted tale of manipulation.

Release Date2025-12-30

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Vote Count2

The Truth About Jim

Amateur investigator Sierra Barter confronts a traumatic past and secrets that have plagued her family for generations. Sierra, her mother Shannon, and her grandmother Judy bravely pursue the truth about a mystery that could change their lives forever – was Jim Mordecai, their husband, stepfather, and step-grandfather a notorious serial killer?

Release Date2024-02-15

DepartmentProduction

JobExecutive Producer

Episode Count4

Vote Count5

The Chauffeur

Audrey, a young French actress trying to make it in Hollywood meets, Tony, the chauffeur of a luxury car. She needs him to drive her around town and he is looking for a "boss" (meaning someone who dominates him). At first, feeling ill at ease, Audrey doesn't want to mistreat him. But, as she goes from deception to deception in her career, she discovers that she can vent her frustrations on him... They complete themselves in what begins as a fair exchange and becomes much more than that.

Release Date2012-04-14

DepartmentCamera

JobDirector of Photography

Vote Count3

Black & Blue

With a meth-addict for a mother and a non-existent father, Amber doesn't have much in this world, except for one thing... her music.

Release Date2009-10-23

DepartmentCamera

JobDirector of Photography

Vote Count1

Trial by Media

In this true crime docuseries, some of the most dramatic trials of all time are examined with an emphasis on how the media may have impacted verdicts.

Release Date2020-05-11

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Episode Count1

Vote Count36

I Just Killed My Dad

Anthony Templet shot his father and never denied it. But why he did it is a complex question with profound implications. Explore Anthony's psyche prior to the events of June 3, 2019 and the journey of his mental and emotional aftermath.

Release Date2022-08-09

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Episode Count3

Vote Count52

Fit for TV: The Reality of the Biggest Loser

Takes an inside look at the making of the hit reality TV competition, exploring the good, the bad, and the complicated. Featuring interviews with former contestants, trainers, producers, and health professionals, the documentary examines the show's approach to transformation, the support systems in place, and the unique challenges of filming reality television.

Release Date2025-08-15

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Episode Count3

Vote Count20

Sins of Our Mother

When Lori Vallow's kids vanished, the search for them unearthed a trail of suspicious deaths, a new husband who shared her doomsday views — and murder.

Release Date2022-09-14

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Episode Count3

Vote Count62

My Father, the BTK Killer

Raised by a man leading a monstrous double life, the daughter of the BTK serial killer shares her chilling story.

Release Date2025-10-09

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Vote Count42

Dead Asleep

Did a remorseful Randy Herman Jr. really commit a brutal murder in his sleep, or was it a convenient cover story? Exclusive access to Herman and his family, the defense and prosecution attorneys, journalists who covered the case, forensic psychiatrists and world experts in violent parasomnia (sleep-walking) give an inside look at the shocking twists and turns of the controversial crime.

Release Date2021-12-16

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Vote Count16

Abducted in Plain Sight

A family falls prey to the manipulative charms of a neighbor, who abducts their adolescent daughter. Twice.

Release Date2017-05-26

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Vote Count372

Nothing Like Chocolate

Deep in the rain forests of Grenada, anarchist chocolatier Mott Green seeks solutions to the problems of a ravaged global chocolate industry. Solar power, employee shareholding and small-scale antique equipment turn out delicious chocolate in the hamlet of Hermitage, Grenada. Finding hope in an an industry entrenched in enslaved child labor, irresponsible corporate greed, and tasteless, synthetic products, Nothing like Chocolate reveals the compelling story of the relentless Mott Green, founder of the Grenada Chocolate Company.

Release Date2012-01-29

DepartmentCamera

JobDirector of Photography

Axe to Grind

B-movie legend, actress Debbie Wilkins, has just been replaced by a 23 yr old scream queen in her lovers bed. More importantly she's been left out of her lovers new film. Debbie doesn't take rejection well.

Release Date2015-02-03

DepartmentProduction

JobProducer

Vote Count12

Unsolved Mysteries

Unsolved Mysteries

A revival of the iconic series, featuring interviews and reenactments of baffling crimes and paranormal events, asking viewers for clues.

Release Date2020-07-01

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Episode Count24

Murdered and Missing in Montana

A documentary examining the mysterious deaths of three young Indigenous women in south-central Montana, featuring access to family members, tribal officials, law enforcement, and community activists.

Release Date2021-11-12

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Vote Count3