About
Leo Eaton is an award-winning filmmaker who’s written, produced, directed and executive produced TV factual series and specials for US and overseas broadcasters for more than four decades. Eaton Creative, Inc. is the company he formed in 2002 to produce original work while also partnering with other US and international production companies on specific projects.
Eaton Creative, Inc. is a full-service television production company creating documentary programming, factual entertainment and children’s television, and specializing in co-production between the US and Europe. Over the past quarter century, Leo Eaton’s credits include more than 90 hours of prime time and children’s documentary & factual programming. Clients in the US include PBS, the Discovery Channel, A&E, National Geographic Channel and the Outdoor Life Network (OLN). Overseas clients include BBC-TV (UK), RTE (Ireland), CBC & TV Ontario (Canada), the ABC & SBS (Australia) & NHK (Japan). Along the way this work has garnered three national Emmy® Awards.
Programming genres where we have extensive experience include documentary reality, current affairs, history, wild life & nature, music & dance performance and children’s television.
One of Eaton Creative’s primary strengths as a small but focused TV production company is in our partnerships, able to call on previous co-production relationships in Argentina, Australia, Canada, China, Chile, Cuba, Egypt, France, Germany, India, Israel, Ireland, Japan, Mexico, New Zealand, Nigeria, Russia, the UK, South Africa, & Spain, Mexico. Leo Eaton & Eaton Creative, Inc. have reciprocal ties with UK-based Maya Vision International Ltd whose international track record includes extensive filming experience throughout the Middle East and the Indian sub-continent.
We work regularly with top production crews and filmmakers from across the US and around the world. We have ongoing relationships with broadcasters, streaming services, aggregators, CGI design houses and multi-platform online web developers. The primary commitment and promise from Leo Eaton and Eaton Creative, Inc. to all our friends and clients is the integrity and excellence of the final program on the screen, no matter the distribution platform for which it is made.
Selected Leo Eaton Credits
In chronological order
REDISCOVERING JOHN MARSHALL with Richard Brookhiser
145-minute theatrical documentary
A GREATMISSIONS Presentation
Writer, Producer & Director
WEEKEND IN HAVANA with Geoffrey Baer
One-hour documentary for PBS
A WTTW Production
Writer & Director
STORY OF CHINA with Michael Wood
6-hour documentary series for PBS & BBC-TV
A Maya Vision International Production
Executive Producer
AFTER FIRE
90-minute theatrical documentary about MST & PTSD
An Odyssey Networks Production
Producer
SACRED JOURNEYS with Bruce Feiler
6-hour documentary series on pilgrimage for PBS
A WGBH/Maya Vision International Production
Series Director
ARTS & THE MIND with Lisa Kudrow
2-hour documentary special for PBS
An Eaton Creative Production for TPT (Twin Cities Public TV)
Writer, Producer & Director
CAN THE GULF SURVIVE (Emmy® award-winner)
One-hour National Geographic Explorer Special about aftermath of Deepwater Horizon
A National Geographic Television production for the National Geographic Channel
Producer
TELLER’S MACBETH
120-minute televised stage performance with educational documentary segments
Caragol Wells Productions for the Folger Shakespeare Library
Director
FIESTA MEXICANA with Vicki Carr
75-minute PBS Performance Special
An Eaton Creative/Habanero Films production for Donn Rogosin Productions
Writer, Producer & Director
THE STORY OF INDIA with Michael Wood
6-hour documentary series for PBS & BBC2 (UK)
A Maya Vision International Production
Executive Producer
AMERICA AT A CROSSROADS (Emmy® award-winner)
20-hour documentary series on post 9/11 America for PBS
WETA presentation for CPB & PBS
Series Producer
NATALIE MACMASTER – HOME TO CAPE BRETON
75-minute PBS Performance Special
WLIW (New York)
Producer & Creative Designer
BE THE CREATURE with the Kratt Brothers
26-hour wildlife documentary series
For the National Geographic Channel (US) & CBC (Canada)
A Decode/National Geographic co-production
Executive Producer
TANGO, THE SPIRIT OF ARGENTINA
75-minute PBS Performance Special.
An Eaton Creative/Habanero Films co-production for WLIW (New York)
Writer, Producer & Director
MARIACHI, THE SPIRIT OF MEXICO with Plácido Domingo
75-minute PBS Performance Special.
An Eaton Creative production for WLIW TV (New York)
Writer, Producer & Director
IN SEARCH OF SHAKESPEARE with Michael Wood
4-hour documentary series for PBS and BBC-2 (UK)
A Maya Vision International Production
Executive Producer
ZOBOOMAFOO with Chris & Martin Kratt (Emmy® award-winner)
65 half hours. Comedy pre-school wild life series for PBS
A PBS/Mangatseka Inc production in association with The Earth Creatures Company.
Co-creator, Executive Producer & Director
IN SEARCH OF ANCIENT IRELAND
3-hour documentary series for PBS and RTE (Ireland)
A Café/Little Bird Television co-production with WNET (New York)
Writer & Director
NASA SHUTTLE MISSION
1 hour special for A&E’s INVESTIGATIVE REPORTS
A Café Production for A&E Networks
Writer, Producer & Director
DANGEROUS SKIES – INSIDE THE US AIR FORCE
2-hour documentary series for A&E’s INVESTIGATIVE REPORTS
A Cafe Production for A&E Networks
Write, Producer & Director
IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF ALEXANDER THE GREAT with Michael Wood
4-hour documentary series for PBS and BBC-1 (UK)
A Mayavision Production for MPT & BBC-TV
Executive Producer
KRATTS’ CREATURES with Chris & Martin Kratt
50 half hours. Comedy children’s wild life series for PBS.
A Paragon Entertainment production in association with MPT & The Earth Creatures Company.
Co-creator, Executive Producer & Studio Director
DANGEROUS SEAS – INSIDE THE US COAST GUARD
3-hour documentary series for A&E’s INVESTIGATIVE REPORTS
An InCA Production in association with Hot Source Media & A&E.
Writer, Director & Producer
AFTER THE WARMING with James Burke
2-hour documentary special on climate change for PBS
A Principal Films production for MPT & Film Australia
Co-creator & Executive Producer
TIMELINE
6 half-hour “history-as-news” drama series for PBS
A co-production of MPT, Holmes Associates, TRT (Turkey) & TVE (Spain)
Writer, Director & Executive Producer
MY HEROES HAVE ALWAYS BEEN COWBOYS
with Waylon Jennings
One hour musical documentary about a traditional spring Roundup on a West Texas cattle ranch. A Holmes & Associates production for the Nashville Network.
Writer & Director
JOE 90
Half-hour puppet/special effects Sci-Fi series for Century 21/ATV (UK)
Episode Director
CAPTAIN SCARLET & THE MYSTERONS
Half-hour puppet/special effects Sci-Fi series for Century 21/ATV (UK)
Episode Director & writer (2 episodes)
THE SAINT with Roger Moore
Hour-long drama series for ATV (UK)
Assistant Director
