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Joe Berlinger is a Actor, Director, Scriptwriter, Producer, Director of Photography and Editor American born on 30 october 1961

Joe Berlinger

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Birth name Joseph Berlinger
Nationality USA
Birth 30 october 1961 (62 years)

Oscar-nominated 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 on TV series such as Homicide: Life on the Street, D.C. and FanClub.

The first movie Berlinger directed, in 1992, was the documentary 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.

After spending $1.3 million on legal fees over footage for his documentary "Crude," Berlinger expressed concerns about being able to make documentaries about legal cases in the future.

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Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory (2012)
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Filmography of Joe Berlinger (9 films)

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Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory
Directed by Joe Berlinger, Joe Berlinger and Bruce Sinofsky
Origin USA
Genres Documentary, Crime
Themes Prison films, Documentary films about law, Films about capital punishment
Actors Johnny Depp
Roles Producer
Rating79% 3.994573.994573.994573.994573.99457
Dix-neuf ans après avoir été incarcérés pour le meurtre de trois enfants de 8 ans à West Memphis, trois adolescents voient les charges contre eux s'étioler...
Crude
Crude (2009)
, 1h40
Directed by Joe Berlinger
Origin USA
Genres Documentary
Themes Environmental films, Documentary films about law, Documentary films about environmental issues, Documentaire sur une personnalité, Documentary films about technology
Actors Trudie Styler
Roles Producer
Rating74% 3.733073.733073.733073.733073.73307
The film follows the progress during 2006 and 2007 of a $27 billion legal case brought against the Chevron Corporation following the drilling of the Lago Agrio oil field, a case described by activists as an “Amazon Chernobyl”.
Metallica: Some Kind of Monster, 2h21
Directed by Joe Berlinger, Joe Berlinger and Bruce Sinofsky
Origin USA
Genres Musical theatre, Documentary, Musical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Documentary films about music and musicians, Documentaire sur une personnalité, Musical films
Actors Bob Rock
Roles Producer
Rating74% 3.7468853.7468853.7468853.7468853.746885
Metallica is forced to examine their nature and their very existence as bassist Jason Newsted quits the band and frontman James Hetfield abruptly leaves the group to enter a rehabilitation facility due to alcohol abuse. Metallica's management Q-Prime hires "performance-enhancing coach" Phil Towle to help the group better understand one another as friends, bandmates, and human beings. When the members of Metallica eventually decide that Towle's services are no longer required, Towle attempts to convince them that they still need him, saying "We've still got some trust issues that I think we need to sort out.".
Brother's Keeper, 1h44
Directed by Joe Berlinger, Joe Berlinger and Bruce Sinofsky
Genres Documentary
Themes Documentary films about law
Actors Lyman Ward
Roles Producer
Rating74% 3.7440453.7440453.7440453.7440453.744045
Delbert, Bill, Lyman et Roscoe Ward vivent depuis toujours dans la même ferme de quarante hectares, au milieu de l'état de New-York. Ils ont entre cinquante-neuf ans et soixante et onze ans. Célibataires naïfs et presque illettrés, ils occupent deux pièces dans une cabane délabrée, sans eau courante, ni téléphone. Depuis leur enfance, Delbert et Bill partagent le même lit. La nuit du 6 juin 1990, Bill est retrouvé mort dans son lit. Le matin, Delbert est arrêté ; il a avoué le meurtre de Bill par étouffement. Pendant dix mois, il clame son innocence malgré ses premiers aveux. Les 499 habitants de Munnsville pensent que Delbert a signé un document qu'il ne savait pas lire. Ils organisent sa défense et récoltent 10 000 dollars pour le faire libérer sous caution. Le procès s'ouvre le 18 Mars 1991.

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Crude
Crude (2009)
, 1h40
Directed by Joe Berlinger
Origin USA
Genres Documentary
Themes Environmental films, Documentary films about law, Documentary films about environmental issues, Documentaire sur une personnalité, Documentary films about technology
Actors Trudie Styler
Roles Director of Photography
Rating74% 3.733073.733073.733073.733073.73307
The film follows the progress during 2006 and 2007 of a $27 billion legal case brought against the Chevron Corporation following the drilling of the Lago Agrio oil field, a case described by activists as an “Amazon Chernobyl”.

Editor

Brother's Keeper, 1h44
Directed by Joe Berlinger, Joe Berlinger and Bruce Sinofsky
Genres Documentary
Themes Documentary films about law
Actors Lyman Ward
Roles Editor
Rating74% 3.7440453.7440453.7440453.7440453.744045
Delbert, Bill, Lyman et Roscoe Ward vivent depuis toujours dans la même ferme de quarante hectares, au milieu de l'état de New-York. Ils ont entre cinquante-neuf ans et soixante et onze ans. Célibataires naïfs et presque illettrés, ils occupent deux pièces dans une cabane délabrée, sans eau courante, ni téléphone. Depuis leur enfance, Delbert et Bill partagent le même lit. La nuit du 6 juin 1990, Bill est retrouvé mort dans son lit. Le matin, Delbert est arrêté ; il a avoué le meurtre de Bill par étouffement. Pendant dix mois, il clame son innocence malgré ses premiers aveux. Les 499 habitants de Munnsville pensent que Delbert a signé un document qu'il ne savait pas lire. Ils organisent sa défense et récoltent 10 000 dollars pour le faire libérer sous caution. Le procès s'ouvre le 18 Mars 1991.