In 2009 , Beardsley produced the documentary film '' Reporter '' , about '' New York Times '' columnist Nicholas D. Kristof 's work in the Democratic Republic of Congo . The film was directed by Eric Daniel Metzgar , and executive produced by Ben Affleck . The film premiered at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival , before first airing on HBO on February 18 , 2010 . In 2011 , Beardsley would receive an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Informational Programming - Longform for '' Reporter ''
2009 Sundance Film Festival
2009 Sundance Film Festival
Mikaela Beardsley