The Art of Political Murder is a 2020 American documentary film directed by Paul Taylor, based on the book of the same name by Francisco Goldman. It follows the murder of Juan José Gerardi Conedera, a human rights activist who was murdered after presenting a damaging report of atrocities committed during the Guatemalan Civil War. George Clooney and Grant Heslov serve as executive producers under their Smoke House Pictures banner. It was released on December 16, 2020, by HBO. ()