Joe Berlinger

documentary filmmaker

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Award-winning filmmaker, journalist and photographer, whose films include the celebrated documentaries Crude, Brother’s Keeper, Paradise Lost, Metallica and Tony Robbins: I am Not Your Guru

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Ted Bundy was convicted of killing more than 30 women in the 1970s. But in the midst of his killing spree, Bundy had a long-term girlfriend.

Why director Joe Berlinger focuses on serial killer Ted Bundy’s charms instead of his crimes

Ted Bundy was convicted of killing more than 30 women in the 1970s. But in the midst of his killing spree, Bundy had a long-term girlfriend.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Joe Berlinger is a veteran documentarian who has been through a lot in his 25-year career.

Documentarian Joe Berlinger

Joe Berlinger is a veteran documentarian who has been through a lot in his 25-year career.

from The Business

Joe Berlinger is an Oscar-nominated documentarian known for hard-hitting films like Paradise Lost, Brother’s Keeper and Crude. But his new film is more personal.

New documentary looks at guru Tony Robbins

Joe Berlinger is an Oscar-nominated documentarian known for hard-hitting films like Paradise Lost, Brother’s Keeper and Crude. But his new film is more personal.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

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