Person Details

Birthday:

Aliases: Elizabeth Freya Garbus

Gender: Female

Place of birth: USA

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Movie Involvements: 63

TV Involvements: 23

Most Famous Work

Biography

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 Famous Work

The Handmaid's Tale
Average
8

The Handmaid's Tale

 (2017) Director
Yellowjackets
Average
8

Yellowjackets

 (2021) Director
The Innocence Files
Average
7

The Innocence Files

 (2020) Creator
I'll Be Gone in the Dark
Average
7

I'll Be Gone in the Dark

 (2020) Creator
Stolen Youth: Inside the Cult at Sarah Lawrence
Average
8

Stolen Youth: Inside the Cult at Sarah Lawrence

 (2023) Executive Producer
Nuclear Family
Average
7

Nuclear Family

 (2021) Executive Producer
Harry & Meghan
Average
6

Harry & Meghan

 (2022) Director
The Fourth Estate
Average
7

The Fourth Estate

 (2018) Director

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2019 Self - Guest
Tamron Hall
Tamron Hall
 2019-09-09
TV Show
2015 Self
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
 2015-08-02
TV Show
2011 Self - Interviewer (voice)
There's Something Wrong with Aunt Diane
There's Something Wrong with Aunt Diane
 2011-07-25
 Movie
Year Character Movie/Tv

Production

Year Role Movie/Tv
2024 Executive Producer
Fanatical: The Catfishing Of Tegan and Sara
Fanatical: The Catfishing Of Tegan and Sara
 2024-10-18
 Movie
Executive Producer
Power
Power
 2024-05-10
 Movie
Executive Producer
Love to the Max
Love to the Max
 2024-04-03
 Movie
2023 Executive Producer
The Ringleader: The Case of the Bling Ring
The Ringleader: The Case of the Bling Ring
 2023-10-01
 Movie
Executive Producer
Unknown: Cosmic Time Machine
Unknown: Cosmic Time Machine
 2023-07-24
 Movie
Executive Producer
The Barber of Little Rock
The Barber of Little Rock
 2023-07-21
 Movie
Executive Producer
Unknown: Cave of Bones
Unknown: Cave of Bones
 2023-07-17
 Movie
Executive Producer
Unknown: Killer Robots
Unknown: Killer Robots
 2023-07-10
 Movie
Executive Producer
Last Call: When a Serial Killer Stalked Queer New York
Last Call: When a Serial Killer Stalked Queer New York
 2023-07-09
 TV Show
Executive Producer
Unknown: The Lost Pyramid
Unknown: The Lost Pyramid
 2023-07-03
 Movie
Executive Producer
Take Care of Maya
Take Care of Maya
 2023-06-10
 Movie
Executive Producer
Stolen Youth: Inside the Cult at Sarah Lawrence
Stolen Youth: Inside the Cult at Sarah Lawrence
 2023-02-09
 TV Show
Executive Producer
Justice
Justice
 2023-01-20
 Movie
2022 Executive Producer
Harry & Meghan
Harry & Meghan
 2022-12-08
 TV Show
Executive Producer
To the End
To the End
 2022-12-08
 Movie
Executive Producer
I Am Vanessa Guillen
I Am Vanessa Guillen
 2022-11-17
 Movie
Executive Producer
The Conspiracy
The Conspiracy
 2022-11-17
 Movie
Executive Producer
Eat the Rich: The GameStop Saga
Eat the Rich: The GameStop Saga
 2022-09-28
 TV Show
Executive Producer
The Murders Before the Marathon
The Murders Before the Marathon
 2022-09-05
 TV Show
Executive Producer
Children of the Underground
Children of the Underground
 2022-08-12
 TV Show
Executive Producer
The Fix
The Fix
 2022-01-21
 TV Show
2021 Executive Producer
Mayor Pete
Mayor Pete
 2021-11-12
 Movie
Producer
Becoming Cousteau
Becoming Cousteau
 2021-10-22
 Movie
Executive Producer
Britney vs. Spears
Britney vs. Spears
 2021-09-27
 Movie
Executive Producer
Nuclear Family
Nuclear Family
 2021-09-26
 TV Show
Executive Producer
Fauci
Fauci
 2021-09-10
 Movie
Producer
Borat’s American Lockdown & Debunking Borat
Borat’s American Lockdown & Debunking Borat
 2021-05-24
 TV Show
2020 Producer
ariana grande: excuse me, i love you
ariana grande: excuse me, i love you
 2020-12-21
 Movie
Producer
All In: The Fight for Democracy
All In: The Fight for Democracy
 2020-09-09
 Movie
Executive Producer
I'll Be Gone in the Dark
I'll Be Gone in the Dark
 2020-06-28
 TV Show
Executive Producer
The Innocence Files
The Innocence Files
 2020-04-15
 TV Show
Executive Producer
Lost Girls
Lost Girls
 2020-01-28
 Movie
2018 Producer
The Family Business: Trump and Taxes
The Family Business: Trump and Taxes
 2018-10-07
 Movie
Producer
The Fourth Estate
The Fourth Estate
 2018-05-27
 TV Show
Producer
A Dangerous Son
A Dangerous Son
 2018-05-07
 Movie
2016 Producer
Nothing Left Unsaid: Gloria Vanderbilt & Anderson Cooper
Nothing Left Unsaid: Gloria Vanderbilt & Anderson Cooper
 2016-01-23
 Movie
2015 Producer
What Happened, Miss Simone?
What Happened, Miss Simone?
 2015-01-22
 Movie
2013 Producer
Love, Marilyn
Love, Marilyn
 2013-05-30
 Movie
2011 Producer
There's Something Wrong with Aunt Diane
There's Something Wrong with Aunt Diane
 2011-07-25
 Movie
Producer
Bobby Fischer Against the World
Bobby Fischer Against the World
 2011-06-06
 Movie
Producer
The Fight for Fischer's Estate
The Fight for Fischer's Estate
 2011-01-01
 Movie
2010 Producer
Family Affair
Family Affair
 2010-01-20
 Movie
2006 Producer
¡Yo soy Boricua, pa' que tú lo sepas!
¡Yo soy Boricua, pa' que tú lo sepas!
 2006-04-27
 Movie
2005 Producer
Xiara's Song
Xiara's Song
 2005-06-19
 Movie
Executive Producer
Street Fight
Street Fight
 2005-04-23
 Movie
2004 Producer
Indian Point: Imagining the Unimaginable
Indian Point: Imagining the Unimaginable
 2004-09-13
 Movie
2003 Producer
Girlhood
Girlhood
 2003-10-13
 Movie
1999 Producer
In Search of the Happy Ending
In Search of the Happy Ending
 1999-06-14
 Movie
1998 Producer
The Farm: Angola, USA
The Farm: Angola, USA
 1998-01-17
 Movie
1993 Production Manager
Hookers, Hustlers, Pimps and Their Johns
Hookers, Hustlers, Pimps and Their Johns
 1993-12-30
 Movie
1991 Producer
Investigative Reports
Investigative Reports
 1991-09-27
 TV Show
Executive Producer
Sally
Sally
Movie
Year Role Movie/Tv

Directing

Year Role Movie/Tv
2023 Director
City on Fire
City on Fire
 2023-05-11
 TV Show
2022 Director
Harry & Meghan
Harry & Meghan
 2022-12-08
 TV Show
2021 Director
Yellowjackets
Yellowjackets
 2021-11-14
 TV Show
Director
Becoming Cousteau
Becoming Cousteau
 2021-10-22
 Movie
2020 Director
All In: The Fight for Democracy
All In: The Fight for Democracy
 2020-09-09
 Movie
Director
I'll Be Gone in the Dark
I'll Be Gone in the Dark
 2020-06-28
 TV Show
Director
The Innocence Files
The Innocence Files
 2020-04-15
 TV Show
Director
Lost Girls
Lost Girls
 2020-01-28
 Movie
2018 Director
The Fourth Estate
The Fourth Estate
 2018-05-27
 TV Show
Director
A Dangerous Son
A Dangerous Son
 2018-05-07
 Movie
2017 Director
The Handmaid's Tale
The Handmaid's Tale
 2017-04-26
 TV Show
2016 Director
Nothing Left Unsaid: Gloria Vanderbilt & Anderson Cooper
Nothing Left Unsaid: Gloria Vanderbilt & Anderson Cooper
 2016-01-23
 Movie
2015 Director
What Happened, Miss Simone?
What Happened, Miss Simone?
 2015-01-22
 Movie
2014 Director
A Good Job: Stories of the FDNY
A Good Job: Stories of the FDNY
 2014-09-08
 Movie
2013 Director
Love, Marilyn
Love, Marilyn
 2013-05-30
 Movie
2011 Director
There's Something Wrong with Aunt Diane
There's Something Wrong with Aunt Diane
 2011-07-25
 Movie
Director
Bobby Fischer Against the World
Bobby Fischer Against the World
 2011-06-06
 Movie
Director
The Fight for Fischer's Estate
The Fight for Fischer's Estate
 2011-01-01
 Movie
Director
Chess History
Chess History
 2011-01-01
 Movie
2009 Director
Shouting Fire: Stories from the Edge of Free Speech
Shouting Fire: Stories from the Edge of Free Speech
 2009-01-20
 Movie
2007 Director
Coma
Coma
 2007-07-04
 Movie
Director
Addiction
Addiction
 2007-03-15
 Movie
2006 Director
¡Yo soy Boricua, pa' que tú lo sepas!
¡Yo soy Boricua, pa' que tú lo sepas!
 2006-04-27
 Movie
2005 Director
Xiara's Song
Xiara's Song
 2005-06-19
 Movie
2003 Director
Girlhood
Girlhood
 2003-10-13
 Movie
Director
The Nazi Officer's Wife
The Nazi Officer's Wife
 2003-05-09
 Movie
2002 Director
The Execution of Wanda Jean
The Execution of Wanda Jean
 2002-01-10
 Movie
1998 Director
The Farm: Angola, USA
The Farm: Angola, USA
 1998-01-17
 Movie
Year Role Movie/Tv

Creator

Year Role Movie/Tv
2020 Creator
I'll Be Gone in the Dark
I'll Be Gone in the Dark
 2020-06-28
 TV Show
Creator
The Innocence Files
The Innocence Files
 2020-04-15
 TV Show
2019 Creator
Who Killed Garrett Phillips?
Who Killed Garrett Phillips?
 2019-07-23
 TV Show
Year Role Movie/Tv

Writing

Year Role Movie/Tv
2015 Screenplay
What Happened, Miss Simone?
What Happened, Miss Simone?
 2015-01-22
 Movie
2013 Writer
Love, Marilyn
Love, Marilyn
 2013-05-30
 Movie
Year Role Movie/Tv

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