Joe Berlinger

Directing·Oct 30, 1961·Boca Raton, Florida, USA

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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 journalist Greg Milner, Berlinger has also written a book called Metallica: This Monster Lives, which is about his journey from making the poorly received Blair Witch 2 to creating Some Kind of Monster with Metallica, one of the world's most famous metal bands. Berlinger has also worked in TV series such as Homicide: Life on the Street, D.C. and FanClub. The first movie Berlinger directed, in 1992, was the documentary My Brother's Keeper, which tells the story of Delbart Ward, an elderly man in Munnsville, New York, who was charged with second-degree murder following the death of his brother William. Chicago Tribune film critic Roger Ebert, in his review of the movie, called it "an extraordinary documentary about what happened next, as a town banded together to stop what folks saw as a miscarriage of justice." He graduated from Colgate University in 1983. He lives with his wife and daughters in New York.

Film	Credit
Lust for Fear - True Crime Fascination2023 · Self	Self
The Longest Wave2019 · Writer, Director, Producer	Writer, Director, Producer
Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile2019 · Colorado Jailhouse Reporter, Director, Producer	Colorado Jailhouse Reporter, Director, Producer
Cold Blooded: The Clutter Family Murders2018 · Director	Director
Intent to Destroy: Death, Denial & Depiction2017 · Director, Producer, Writer	Director, Producer, Writer
Tony Robbins: I Am Not Your Guru2016 · Self - Documentary Director, Director, Producer	Self - Documentary Director, Director, Producer
Ubah!2015 · Director	Director
We the Economy: 20 Short Films You Can't Afford to Miss2014 · Director	Director
Metallica: This Monster Lives2014 · Director	Director
Whitey: United States of America v. James J. Bulger2014 · Producer, Director	Producer, Director
Hank: 5 Years from the Brink2013 · Director	Director
Devil's Knot2013 · Very Special Appearance	Very Special Appearance
Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory2012 · Producer, Director	Producer, Director
Paul Simon: Under African Skies2012 · Director	Director
Crude2009 · Director, Producer, Director of Photography	Director, Producer, Director of Photography
Gray Matter2004 · Self, Director, Writer	Self, Director, Writer
Metallica: Some Kind of Monster2004 · Producer, Director	Producer, Director
JJudgment Day: Should the Guilty Go Free2003 · Director	Director
Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 22000 · Burkittsville Tourist, Director, Screenplay	Burkittsville Tourist, Director, Screenplay
Paradise Lost 2: Revelations2000 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
Paradise Lost: The Child Murders at Robin Hood Hills1996 · Self (voice), Director, Producer	Self (voice), Director, Producer
Brother's Keeper1992 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
OOutrageous Taxi Stories1989 · Director	Director
FFail-SafeDirector	Director