Multimedia filmmaker and researcher at SITU Research, applying advanced digital forensics to the fields of law, journalism, and activism. Former editor at The New York Times.
Has collaborated with Frontline PBS, Human Rights Watch, Bloomberg, and The National Lawyers Guild, among others. Contact: evangrothjan@gmail.com


Talks

2024, The Ukrainian Museum

2024, Harvard Law School

2024, RISD class

2023, RISD class

2023, Washington DC, Student Journalism Panel

2022, Washington DC, Museum of Journalism Panel

Awards

2023, Pulitzer Prize, Finalist, The Chain of Failures That Left 17 Dead in a Bronx Apartment Fire

2023, Society of news design, Bronze medal, The Chain of Failures That Left 17 Dead in a Bronx Apartment Fire

2022, Society of news design, Silver medal, see how the dixie fire created its own weather

2019, Emmy Awards, Winner, One Building, One Bomb: How Assad Gassed His Own People

2019, Society of News Design 41st Edition, Award of Excellence, Why Notre Dame Was A Tinder Box

2019, Society of News Design 41st Edition, Silver Medal, Apollo 11 As They Shot It

2019, Malofiej 28, Silver and Bronze Medal, Why Notre Dame Was A Tinder Box

2019, Malofiej 28, Silver Medal, Apollo 11 As They Shot It

2019, Deadline Club Award, Winner, David Bowie in Three Dimensions

2018, Society of News Design 40th Edition, Gold Medal, Four of the Best Olympians (Print and Digital)

2018, Society of News Design 40th Edition, Bronze Medal, Step Inside the Thai Cave in AR

2018, Society of News Design 40th Edition, Bronze Medal, Monsters That Live On You

2018, World Press Photo, First Place, Under a Cracked Sky

2018, Malofiej 26, Gold Medal, How Ed Sheeran Made ‘Shape of You’

2018, ONA Online News Award, Winner, Winter Olympics 2018 Coverage

2018, ONA Online News Award, Runner Up, David Bowie in Three Dimensions

2017, Society of News Design 39th Edition, Silver Medal, How Ed Sheeran Made ‘Shape of You’

2017, Society of News Design 39th Edition, Award of Excellence, The Antarctica Series

2017, Webby Awards, Winner, The Modern Games

2017, NYT Publisher‘s Award, Antarctic Dispatches

2017, Malofiej 25, Gold Medal, Fine Line/Simone Biles

2017, Malofiej 25, Silver Medal, Seeking Pluto’s Frigid Heart

2017, Society of News Design 38th Edition, Gold Medal, Fine Line/Simone Biles

2017, World Press Photo, Second Place, Fine Line/Simone Biles

2017, Webby Awards, People’s Voice Award, NYTVR

2017, Pulitzer Prize, Finalist, Vigils in Paris

2017, American Society of News Editors, Award, Dear Architects: Sound Matters

Film Screenings

2018, Big Sky Documentary Festival, USA, Official Selection, The Antarctica Series

2017, Tribeca Film Festival, USA, Official Selection, The Antarctica Series

2017, San Francisco Film Festival, USA, Official Selection, The Antarctica Series

2017, Sydney Film Festival, Australia, Official Selection, The Antarctica Series

2017, Busan International Film Festival, Korea, Official Selection, The Antarctica Series

2017, Teknopolis at BAM, USA, Official Selection, The Antarctica Series

2016, Tribeca Film Festival, USA, Official Selection, Seeking Pluto’s Frigid Heart

2016, San Francisco Film Festival, USA, Official Selection, Seeking Pluto’s Frigid Heart

2016, Seattle International Film Festival, USA, Official Selection, Seeking Pluto’s Frigid Heart

2016, Supernova 2016, USA, Official Selection, The Love Story

2016, Vienna Independent Shorts Film Festival, Austria, Official Selection, The Love Story

2015, ANIFILM, Czech Republic, Official Selection, The Love Story

2015, Anima VIII Cordoba International, Argentina, Official Selection, The Love Story