Guy Perrotta
Documentarian · Explorer · Educator
The Voices Project
Giving voice to media-makers and scholars of the future, exploring cultures throughout the world, collaborating with acclaimed scholars as well as with those who are underrepresented. To be as balanced as possible with diverse viewpoints.
*CinematicGuy and the Voices Project are pleased to announce that Voices Over the Water has earned 2025 Emmy® Award nominations from the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Guy Perrotta and Jane Ferguson have been nominated for Best Director for their work on this documentary, along with acclaimed composer Charles David Denler in the category of Outstanding Music Composition. Explore the Voices Over the Water documentary and see a trailer.
Guy Perrotta, aka CinematicGuy, is seen here at an event at the Explorers Club headquarters in New York City where he is a Fellow Member for his contributions to exploration and discovery.
Guy Perrotta, aka CinematicGuy, is a producer, writer, director, and researcher. He co-produced Voices Over the Water, a television documentary and digicast with Jane Ferguson (PBS). The image above is of excavated ruins in Scotland.
Guy Perrotta has actively engaged in campaigns, education, conservation, and media production to foster a more favorable representation of sharks.
Guy Perrotta, aka CinematicGuy, is seen here attending a function for film, video, and new media artists.
Guy Perrotta has collaborated with Gregory Zaragoza, a theater and screen actor (seen top).
Guy Perrotta, aka CinematicGuy enjoys teaching the next generation of media artists about production as well as the finer points of cinema classics such as Nosferatu seen above.
CinematicGuy, aka Guy Perrotta is a member of the Directors Guild of America.
In his work, Guy Perrotta delves into a diverse array of music, some of which embody an intercultural experience. Seen above is a cèilidh in New York City.
Guy Perrotta's documentary work has featured Academy Award-nominated actor Roy Scheider (shown here). Scheider is also known for Jaws and All That Jazz.
Guy Perrotta has worked with award-winning actor-director Karen Allen (shown here). Karen Allen, star of Raiders of the Lost Ark, is also a classically trained actor.
EMMY® Award winner Brian Cox, seen here conversing with Guy Perrotta regarding the significance of historical events in relation to the present day. "The only idea of tradition, is if it serves the now."
Envisioning himself as if narrating just behind the listener’s ear, Simon Prebble says, “Whilst I am a conduit for the author’s words, I’m also an interpreter of them" (c/o Voices).
Guy Perrotta and Jane Ferguson share a laugh during a Q&A at the DGA theater in New York City with Time magazine film reviewer Stephanie Zacharek (seen above).
Guy Perrotta’s digital and broadcast interactive documentaries embrace polyphony, enabling participants to articulate intricate issues that resist straightforward classifications or resolutions.
Interviews have taken place in castles, on the bustling streets of Manhattan, within the halls of Parliamentary buildings, at archaeological sites, amidst celebrations, on the open ocean, and in cozy local pubs, amongst other places.
CinematicGuy, Guy Perrotta, is a member of the Directors Guild of America, and shown here is the headquarters of the DGA in New York City.