Claire Read is an Emmy nominated filmmaker and producer based in New York. She was named in Filmmaker Magazine’s 25 New Faces of Independent Film in 2024. Claire produced the 2023 HBO docuseries Telemarketers from the Safdie Brothers and Danny McBride. The show was Emmy nominated and won Cinema Eye Honors and Critics Choice awards. Telemarketers was named a top show of 2023 by TIME and a top episode by the New York Times. She received a 2024 Rooftop Filmmakers Fund grant for her documentary short Penn F—ing Station. The film played at DC/DOX, Rooftop Films, Montclair Film Festival and had a theatrical release at Firehouse DCTV and with Mezzanine Film in LA. Previously, Claire produced the HBO docuseries, The Vow (Parts I & II), and associate produced The Great Hack, both from directors Jehane Noujaim and Karim Amer. In 2023, her documentary short, The Pedestrian, premiered at Rooftop Films and was selected as best documentary short by the Montclair Film Festival jury. It played Rockaway Film Festival, Hamptons Film Festival, and Anthology Film Archives’ New Filmmakers. Previously, she worked on VICE’s HBO docuseries, and on VICELAND's States of Undress hosted by Hailey Gates. Claire is currently developing films surrounding themes of queer and female identity, city politics, and the contemporary art world. Claire is a member of the Documentary Producers Alliance. She received a BFA from Oberlin College.