Skye Borgman is an award-winning documentary director known for her cinematic storytelling and deep empathy for complex, real-life narratives. Her work explores the intersection of trauma, truth, and human resilience, bringing fresh emotional perspective to some of the most compelling true-crime and character-driven stories of our time.
Borgman directed Netflix's global hit Abducted in Plain Sight, which became a true-crime phenomenon and redefined the genre through its raw, unsettling intimacy. She directed and executive-produced Girl in the Picture, one of Netflix's most-watched documentaries worldwide, as well as Unknown Number: A High School Catfish, which became a viral sensation and sparked heated conversations about cyberbullying. The film received a nomination for a Critics' Choice Documentary Award. Some of Skye's other films and series include: I Just Killed My Dad, The Truth About Jim, Sins Of Our Mother, Fit For TV and My Father, the BTK Killer.
A cinematographer by training, Borgman's visual style blends investigative rigor with cinematic beauty, allowing viewers to experience stories not only through facts, but through feeling. Her films have screened internationally and sparked widespread cultural conversation about trust, manipulation, and survival.
Whether exploring small-town secrets or deeply personal reckonings, Borgman's work invites audiences to confront uncomfortable truths with compassion and curiosity.