Filmography
FILMOGRAPHY
Walter Winchell: The Power of Gossip (2020)
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Meet the newspaper columnist, radio commentator and television personality who pioneered the fast-paced, gossip-driven, politically charged journalism that dominates today. At his peak, his audience was 50 million. With Stanley Tucci as the voice of Winchell.
1913: Seeds of Conflict (2015)
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Explore an overlooked moment in pre-WWI Palestine when people’s identities overlapped, and Jewish, Muslim, and Christian communities intermingled freely. Few could contemplate the conflict that would engulf their region for the next century.
John Portman: A Life of Building (2011)
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Once a maverick who was nearly run out of the American Institute of Architects, John Portman is now recognized as one of the most innovative and imitated architects ever. Over 45 years, Portman’s iconic urban statements and eye-popping interiors have risen in 60 cities on four continents to redefine cityscapes in America, China, and the rest of Asia.
The People v. Leo Frank (2009)
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This film vividly brings to life one of the most fascinating criminal cases in American history: the 1913 murder of a child laborer, Mary Phagan, and the trial and lynching of Leo Frank, the Jewish factory supervisor accused of her murder.
The War That Made America (2006)
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It’s not the war you think it is… Seven years of conflict between the French, Indians and British set a young George Washington and the American colonies on an unexpected path to revolution.
Golden Gate Bridge (2004)
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The Golden Gate Bridge was the life mission of Joseph Strauss, an engineer who had never designed or overseen the building of a suspension bridge. Built by an unlikely team in the harshest conditions, the bridge remains an enduring symbol of American ingenuity.
Let’s Get Married (2002)
Marriage is in trouble, as the number of single-parent households has skyrocketed to one-third of all U.S. families. The traditional American family structure seems to be crumbling. President Bush and a burgeoning marriage movement think it’s time to take action. They are promoting marriage, especially among the poor.
Public Enemy #1 (2002)
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In the early 1930’s, America was thrilled and terrorized by John Dillinger, a desperado no jail could hold. His reputation grew until he was named the country’s first Public Enemy #1, hunted by every cop in America. Operating in a time of great hardship, Dillinger also became a mythic figure who fought state authority and won the hearts of millions of ordinary Americans, particularly those hit hardest by the Great Depression.
Inside the Terror Network (2002)
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Shy. Unassuming. Reserved. From the descriptions offered by friends, family, one would hardly guess they would plot and execute the most deadly terrorist attack in U.S. history. They piloted the hijacked planes on Sept. 11. What forces transformed these seemingly unremarkable men into fanatical terrorists? And how did their deadly plans go undetected for so long?
(A Co-production with Panorama/BBC)
Organ Farm (2001)
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A look at the controversial, highly secret multibillion-dollar industry of xeno (cross-species) transplants. It’s a bio-secure, air-locked world where researchers are developing pig-to-human organ transplants. Xenotransplants offer hope to millions of desperately ill patients, but also the risks of a cross-species virus spreading to the general population.
(Co-production with Carlton TV)
Real Justice (2002)
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Go inside world of prosecutors and defense lawyers inside Boston’s criminal courts, where 50,000 cases a year are decided. It’s a world that bears little resemblance to familiar tv courtroom dramas. With rare access to the offers, counteroffers and compromises, the program reveals what it really takes to keep the wheels of justice turning.
(A Co-production with Lion-TV/BBC)
Rescue at Sea (1999)
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On January 23, 1909, two passenger ships collide in the frigid, fog-shrouded waters off Nantucket Island. Suddenly, more than 1500 lives are dependent on a new invention, wireless telegraphy, and a 26-year-old wireless operator three years before the Titanic.
God Fights Back (1999)
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By mid-century, modern thought had swept religion to the margins of public life. Then in 1979, Iranian’s trade the Shah’s vision of secular progress for the Islamic Revolution of Ayatollah Khomeini. Meanwhile, halfway around the world Christian fundamentalists march on Washington, and within a year control the conservative wing of the Republican Party.
For PEOPLE’S CENTURY/PBS
(A Co-production with BBC)
The Triumph of Evil (1998)
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A vivid report on the 1994 genocide in Rwanda and how the West turned its back onits victims. Through confidential cables and interviews, the program reveals an important warning from a key Rwandan informant and how, despite the warning, the United States and United Nations chose to do nothing.
(Co-production with PANORAMA, BBC)
Dreams of Tibet (1997)
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On wave of several Hollywood films with dreamy portrayals of Tibet, this film explores the realities of US/China policy. It asks whether the government and companies with an eye on China’s burgeoning markets have become too intimidated to speak out about restrictions on freedom in “Shangri-La.”
What Jennifer Saw (1997)
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Twelve years before, Jennifer was raped but got a good look at her attacker. In the wake of the OJ Simpson trial, her case is used to inquire into the vagaries of memory, the fallibility of eyewitness testimony, and the real importance of DNA evidence in our legal system.
The Gulf War (1996)
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In the winter of 1991, two armies faced each other in the desert. At stake were the oil fields of the Middle East, and America’s leadership in the world. A comprehensive review on the war’s 5th year anniversary.
(A Co-production with BBC)
The Michael Rockefeller Story (1995)
In 1961, Michael Rockefeller was looking for adventure and a break from his family. He joined a documentary film crew headed to the Dutch West Indies (Iryan Jaya), and then split off to pursue his own passion of collecting primitive art. While traveling among Asmat cannibals, his boat was swamped and he disappeared, leaving his fate open to endless speculation.
Who Was Lee Harvey Oswald? (1993)
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Was Oswald the emotionally disturbed lone gunman? Was he one of two gunmen that day in Dallas? Or was he an unwitting scapegoat for the real assassins,as Oswald himself claimed? This investigative biography examines the Kennedy assassination by peeling back the enigma that was Lee Harvey Oswald.
(A Co-production with TIMEWATCH, BBC)
War & Oil (The Prize: Episode 4) (1993)
The untold story of World War II reveals how oil dictated strategy to Hitler, how a lack of oil slowed Japan’s war machine and how oil ultimately determined victory and defeat.
(For The Prize: An Epic Quest for Oil, Money & Power/PBS)