Multimedia filmmaker and senior researcher in Visual Investigations at SITU Research, applying advanced digital forensics to the fields of law, journalism, and activism.
Former editor at The New York Times. Collaborators include Frontline PBS, Human Rights Watch, and The National Lawyers Guild, among others.
Contact: evangrothjan@gmail.com
Shows
2024, Architekturmuseum der TUM, Visual Investigations: Between Advocacy, Journalism, and Law
Speaking
2025, RightsCon, Presentation, Reconstructing History: Tools for Accountability
2024, Politecnico di Milano, Visual Investigations Presentation, Angeles Briones' Density Design Course
2024, The Ukrainian Museum, Panel Discussion, Mariupol
2024, Harvard University, Panel Discussion, International Human Rights Clinic
2024, Columbia University, Guest Critic, Jarrett Ley's Graduate Architecture Studio
2024, Rhode Island School of Design, Presentation, Marisa Katz's Artists Report Course
2023, Rhode Island School of Design, Presentation, Marisa Katz's Artists Report Course
2023, Society of Professional Journalists, Panel Discussion, Bronx Fire
2022, Newseum, Panel Discussion, Antarctica Dispatches
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