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Liz Garbus

Film Director / Writer / Film Producer / Television Producer / Television Director | * 04/11/1970 (54) | USA (United States of America (USA))
Elizabeth Freya Garbus (born April 11, 1970) is an American documentary film director and producer. Notable documentaries Garbus has made are The Farm: Angola, USA, Ghosts of Abu Ghraib, Bobby Fischer Against the World, Love, Marilyn, What Happened, Miss Simone?, and Becoming Cousteau. She is co-founder and co-director of the New York City-based documentary film production company Story Syndicate. ()
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Elizabeth Freya Garbus (born April 11, 1970) is an American documentary film director and producer. Notable documentaries Garbus has made are The Farm: Angola, USA, Ghosts of Abu Ghraib, Bobby Fischer Against the World, Love, Marilyn, and What Happened, Miss Simone? She is a two-time Oscar Nominee, two-time Emmy Winner, Peabody Winner, Grammy Nominee, and DGA-Nominated director.

Most frequent genres for this person: Documentaries | Crime | Drama

Known for these Movies & Shows

Documentary depicting day to day life in Angola Prison mostly from an inmate's perspective. Interviews are with several inmates including one with a life sentence who is about to die. ...

The Farm: Angola, USA

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1998 | 3.6/5 | 1h 28min
Documentary
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Liz Garbus takes an inside look at Jacques-Yves Cousteau, adventurer, filmmaker, innovator, author and conservationist. ...

Becoming Cousteau

PG-13

2021 | 3.4/5 | 1h 33min
Documentary
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The film chronicles Nina Simone's journey from child piano prodigy to iconic musician and passionate activist, told in her own words. ...

What Happened, Miss Simone?

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2015 | 3.7/5 | 1h 41min
Music, Documentary
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Documentary chronicling America's justice system. Follows two female inmates - victims of horrific violence and tragedy - who are serving time in a Maryland juvenile detention center. ...

Girlhood

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2003 | 3.4/5 | 1h 22min
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An exploration of the case of the Golden State Killer who terrorized California in the 1970s and 1980s, committing 50 sexual assaults and 10 murders, and true crime author Michelle McNamara's obsessiv ...

I'll Be Gone in the Dark

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2020 | 3.7/5 | 1h per episode
Documentary, Crime
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Awards & Nominations for Liz Garbus

National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Non-Fiction Film Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Film National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Non-Fiction Film
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TV Shows/Series with Liz Garbus as Actress(2)

as Self - Guest2019 Tamron Hall
as herself2015 Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

Movies with Liz Garbus as Crew(57)

Production/Executive Producer2024 Power
Production/Executive Producer2024 Love to the Max
Production/Executive Producer2023 Take Care of Maya
Production/Executive Producer2023 The Barber of Little Rock
Production/Executive Producer2023 Unknown: Killer Robots
Production/Executive Producer2023 Unknown: The Lost Pyramid
Production/Executive Producer2023 Justice
Production/Executive Producer2023 Unknown: Cave of Bones
Production/Executive Producer2023 The Ringleader: The Case of the Bling Ring
Production/Executive Producer2023 Unknown: Cosmic Time Machine
Production/Executive Producer2022 The Conspiracy
Production/Executive Producer2022 I Am Vanessa Guillen
Production/Executive Producer2022 To the End
Production/Executive Producer2021 Mayor Pete
Production/Executive Producer2021 Fauci
Directing/Director2021 Becoming Cousteau
Production/Producer2021 Becoming Cousteau
Production/Executive Producer2021 Britney vs. Spears
Production/Producer2020 ariana grande: excuse me, i love you
Directing/Director2020 Lost Girls
Production/Executive Producer2020 Lost Girls
Directing/Director2020 All In: The Fight for Democracy
Production/Producer2020 All In: The Fight for Democracy
Directing/Director2018 A Dangerous Son
Production/Producer2018 A Dangerous Son
Production/Producer2018 The Family Business: Trump and Taxes
Directing/Director2016 Nothing Left Unsaid: Gloria Vanderbilt & Anderson Cooper
Production/Producer2016 Nothing Left Unsaid: Gloria Vanderbilt & Anderson Cooper
Directing/Director2015 What Happened, Miss Simone?
Production/Producer2015 What Happened, Miss Simone?
Writing/Screenplay2015 What Happened, Miss Simone?
Directing/Director2014 A Good Job: Stories of the FDNY
Directing/Director2013 Love, Marilyn
Production/Producer2013 Love, Marilyn
Writing/Writer2013 Love, Marilyn
Directing/Director2011 Bobby Fischer Against the World
Production/Producer2011 Bobby Fischer Against the World
Directing/Director2011 There's Something Wrong with Aunt Diane
Production/Producer2011 There's Something Wrong with Aunt Diane
Production/Producer2010 Family Affair
Directing/Director2009 Shouting Fire: Stories from the Edge of Free Speech
Directing/Director2007 Coma
Directing/Director2007 Addiction
Directing/Director2006 ¡Yo soy Boricua, pa' que tú lo sepas!
Production/Producer2006 ¡Yo soy Boricua, pa' que tú lo sepas!
Directing/Director2005 Xiara's Song
Production/Producer2005 Xiara's Song
Production/Executive Producer2005 Street Fight
Production/Producer2004 Indian Point: Imagining the Unimaginable
Directing/Director2003 Girlhood
Production/Producer2003 Girlhood
Directing/Director2003 The Nazi Officer's Wife
Directing/Director2002 The Execution of Wanda Jean
Production/Producer1999 In Search of the Happy Ending
Directing/Director1998 The Farm: Angola, USA
Production/Producer1998 The Farm: Angola, USA
Production/Production Manager1993 Hookers, Hustlers, Pimps and Their Johns

TV Shows/Series with Liz Garbus as Crew(18)

Production/Executive Producer2023 Last Call: When a Serial Killer Stalked Queer New York
Production/Executive Producer2023 Stolen Youth: Inside the Cult at Sarah Lawrence
Production/Executive Producer2022 Harry & Meghan
Directing/Director2022 Harry & Meghan
Production/Executive Producer2022 Children of the Underground
Production/Executive Producer2022 Eat the Rich: The GameStop Saga
Production/Executive Producer2022 The Murders Before the Marathon
Production/Executive Producer2022 The Fix
Production/Executive Producer2021 Nuclear Family
Production/Producer2021 Borat’s American Lockdown & Debunking Borat
Production/Executive Producer2020 The Innocence Files
Directing/Director2020 The Innocence Files
Creator/Creator2020 The Innocence Files
Directing/Director2020 I'll Be Gone in the Dark
Production/Executive Producer2020 I'll Be Gone in the Dark
Creator/Creator2020 I'll Be Gone in the Dark
Directing/Director2017 The Handmaid's Tale
Production/Producer1991 Investigative Reports

Born: Saturday, 04/11 1970 (April) in USA (United States of America (USA)) (current age: 54 years + 14 days)
Zodiac sign: Aries (Chinese zodiac sign: Dog)
Languages: American English
Educated at: Brown University
Spouses (current/former): Dan Cogan
Liz Garbus frequently works together with these people:
Dan Cogan (30x, Crew)
Jon Bardin (23x, Crew)
Julie Gaither (15x, Crew)
Rory Kennedy (6x, Crew)
Mala Chapple (6x, Crew)
Marshall Curry (5x, Crew)
Tony Volante (5x, Crew)
Sheila Nevins (5x, Crew)
Bruce Miller (5x, Crew)
Jack Youngelson (4x, Crew)
Nancy Abraham (4x, Crew)
Jesse Moss (4x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:592786, Added: 10/16/2018, Last updated: 04/22/2024