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Joseph Berlinger is an American filmmaker and producer. Particularly focused on true crime documentaries, Berlinger's films and docu-series draw attention to social justice issues in the US and abroad in such films as Paradise Lost: The Child Murders at Robin Hood Hills, Crude, Whitey: United States of America v. James J. Bulger and Intent To Destroy: Death, Denial and Depiction. A 2017 HuffPost article said "Brother's Keeper (1992) and the Paradise Lost trilogy (1996–2011) helped pioneer the style of documentary filmmaking [seen] in Netflix's recent true crime sensation, Making a Murderer—a combination of artful cinematography, a stirring musical soundtrack, and a dramatic narrative structure as compelling as any scripted film."
Born
Monday, 30 October 1961
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile | Colorado Jailhouse Reporter | 2019 |
| Gone: The Forgotten Women of Ohio | Self - Documentary Filmmaker | 2017 |
| The Pursuit with Kelsey Humphreys Web-series | Self | 2015 |
| The System with Joe Berlinger | Self | 2014 |
| Devil's Knot | Very Special Appearance | 2013 |
| Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory | Self - Paradise Lost Filmmakers | 2012 |
| 50 Documentaries to See Before You Die | Self - 'Brother's Keeper' Co-Filmmaker / Self - Co-Filmmaker, 'Paradise Lost' | 2011 |
| Red Carpet Report | Self | 2009 |
| Doc Talk | Self | 2006 |
| When Metallica Ruled the World | Self - Director: Some Kind of Monster | 2005 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile | Colorado Jailhouse Reporter | 2019 |
| Gone: The Forgotten Women of Ohio | Self - Documentary Filmmaker | 2017 |
| The Pursuit with Kelsey Humphreys Web-series | Self | 2015 |
| The System with Joe Berlinger | Self | 2014 |
| Devil's Knot | Very Special Appearance | 2013 |
| Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory | Self - Paradise Lost Filmmakers | 2012 |
| 50 Documentaries to See Before You Die | Self - 'Brother's Keeper' Co-Filmmaker / Self - Co-Filmmaker, 'Paradise Lost' | 2011 |
| Red Carpet Report | Self | 2009 |
| Doc Talk | Self | 2006 |
| When Metallica Ruled the World | Self - Director: Some Kind of Monster | 2005 |
| The Hour | Self | 2005 |
| The Insider | Himself (archive footage) | 2004 |
| Metallica: Some Kind of Monster | Self | 2004 |
| Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2 | Burkittsville Tourist #1 / Burkittsville Tourist | 2000 |
| Paradise Lost: The Child Murders at Robin Hood Hills | Himself (voice) / Self | 1996 |
| CBS News Sunday Morning with Jane Pauley | Self | 1979 |
| 20/20 | Self - Executive Producer, 'Conversations with a Killer: The Ted Bundy Tapes' | 1978 |
Director Filmography
| Title | Year |
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Producer Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 2012 | Oscar | Best Documentary, Features | Nominated |
| 2012 | Emmy | Exceptional Merit in Documentary Filmmaking | Nominated |
| 2012 | Emmy | Outstanding Directing for Nonfiction Programming | Nominated |
| 2012 | Emmy | Outstanding Nonfiction Special | Nominated |
| 2006 | Emmy | Outstanding Nonfiction Series | Won |
| 2000 | Emmy | Outstanding Non-Fiction Special | Nominated |
| 1997 | Emmy | Outstanding Informational Special | Nominated |
| 1997 | Emmy | Outstanding Informational Programming | Won |
