Graduating from the University of Southampton , Gay-Rees started his film career working for Miramax in London . He subsequently moved to New York for a year and later started working as a head of development in Los Angeles-based Orbit Productions . Gay-Rees eventually decided to pursue his career in documentary production ; his first movie is '' Exit Through the Gift Shop '' ( 2010 ) which was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature . His second film , '' Senna '' ( 2010 ) , also received critical acclaim , and won a BAFTA Award for Best Documentary . In 2015 , he produced '' Amy '' , which was nominated for numerous awards , including BAFTA awards for Best Documentary and Outstanding British Film , as well as Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature at the 88th Academy Awards
88th Academy Awards
88th Academy Awards
James Gay-Rees