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Joe Berlinger
Director 64 years old

Joe Berlinger

Boca Raton, Florida, USA

Joseph "Joe" Berlinger (born October 30, 1961) is an American documentary film-maker who, in collaboration with Bruce Sinofsky, has created such films as Paradise Lost about the West Memphis 3, Brother's Keeper, Some Kind of Monster, and Crude. In collaboration with... Read full bio →

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8 titles
Under African Skies

Under African Skies

Joe Berlinger 2012 1h 42m

Paul Simon returns to South Africa to explore the incredible journey of his historic Graceland album, including the political backlash he received for allegedly breaking the UN cultural boycott of South Africa designed to end the Apartheid regime.

Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory

Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory

Joe Berlinger, Bruce Sinofsky 2011 2h 1m 9.0

A further investigation into the arrest of three teenagers convicted of killing three young boys in Arkansas who spent nearly 20 years in prison before being released after new DNA evidence indicated they may be innocent.

Crude

Crude

Joe Berlinger 2009 1h 45m

The story of lawsuit by tens of thousands of Ecuadorans against Chevron over contamination of the Ecuadorean Amazon.

Metallica: Some Kind of Monster

Metallica: Some Kind of Monster

Joe Berlinger, Bruce Sinofsky 2004 2h 20m 8.0

A documentary crew followed Metallica for the better part of 2001-2003, a time of tension and release for the rock band, as they recorded their album St. Anger, fought bitterly, and sought the counsel of their on-call shrink.

Paradise Lost 2: Revelations

Paradise Lost 2: Revelations

Joe Berlinger, Bruce Sinofsky 2000 2h 10m

Revisiting the 1994 Arkansas murder of three 8-year-old boys and the three teenagers convicted of the crime. A follow up to Paradise Lost, Revelations features new interviews with the convicted men, as well as with the original judge and police investigators.

Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2

Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2

Joe Berlinger 2000 1h 30m 4.4

The story is presented through a series of flashbacks, as some of the young adults are questioned at a police station about their time spent in the woods.

Paradise Lost: The Child Murders at Robin Hood Hills

Paradise Lost: The Child Murders at Robin Hood Hills

Joe Berlinger, Bruce Sinofsky 1996 2h 30m 10.0

A horrific triple child murder leads to an indictment and trial of three nonconformist boys based on questionable evidence.

Brother's Keeper

Brother's Keeper

Joe Berlinger, Bruce Sinofsky 1992 1h 44m

This documentary by Joe Berlinger and Bruce Sinofsky details the murder trial of Delbert Ward. Delbert was a member of a family of four elderly brothers, working as semi-literate farmers and living together in isolation from the rest of society until William's death.

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