Liz Garbus
Director · Actor · WriterElizabeth 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
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Give Me the Ball!
2026
Director
Becoming Cousteau
2021
Director
Lost Girls
2020
Director
All In: The Fight for Democracy
2020
Director
A Dangerous Son
2018
Director
Nothing Left Unsaid: Gloria Vanderbilt & Anderson Cooper
2016
Director
What Happened, Miss Simone?
2015
Director
A Good Job: Stories of the FDNY
2014
Director
Love, Marilyn
2013
Director
Focus Forward: Short Films, Big Ideas
2012
Director
- Robot
Robot
2012
Director
Bobby Fischer Against the World
2011
Director
There's Something Wrong with Aunt Diane
2011
Director
Chess History
2011
Director
The Fight for Fischer's Estate
2011
Director
Shouting Fire: Stories from the Edge of Free Speech
2009
Director
Coma
2007
Director
Addiction
2007
Director
¡Yo soy Boricua, pa' que tú lo sepas!
2006
Director
Xiara's Song
2005
Director
The Nazi Officer's Wife
2003
Director
Girlhood
2003
Director
The Execution of Wanda Jean
2002
Director
Juvies
2000
Director
The Changing Face of Beauty
2000
Director
- Different Moms
Different Moms
1999
Director
The Farm: Angola, USA
1998
Director
- Sunburn
Sunburn
Director
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Maternal Instinct
2026
Executive Producer
Sally
2025
Executive Producer
Titan: The OceanGate Submersible Disaster
2025
Executive Producer
Last Take: Rust and the Story of Halyna
2025
Executive Producer
Her/Mine
2025
Executive Producer
Enigma
2025
Executive Producer
Power
2024
Executive Producer
Love to the Max
2024
Executive Producer
Fanatical: The Catfishing of Tegan and Sara
2024
Executive Producer
Family Secrets: The Disappearance of Alissa Turney
2024
Executive Producer
The Ringleader: The Case of the Bling Ring
2023
Executive Producer
The Barber of Little Rock
2023
Executive Producer
Justice
2023
Executive Producer
Take Care of Maya
2023
Executive Producer
Unknown: Cave of Bones
2023
Executive Producer
Unknown: Cosmic Time Machine
2023
Executive Producer
Unknown: Killer Robots
2023
Executive Producer
Unknown: The Lost Pyramid
2023
Executive Producer
I Am Vanessa Guillen
2022
Executive Producer
To the End
2022
Executive Producer
The Conspiracy
2022
Executive Producer
Fauci
2021
Executive Producer
Britney vs. Spears
2021
Executive Producer
Becoming Cousteau
2021
Producer
Mayor Pete
2021
Executive Producer
Convergence: Courage in a Crisis
2021
Producer
Lost Girls
2020
Executive Producer
All In: The Fight for Democracy
2020
Producer
ariana grande: excuse me, i love you
2020
Producer
The Family Business: Trump and Taxes
2018
Producer
A Dangerous Son
2018
Producer
Nothing Left Unsaid: Gloria Vanderbilt & Anderson Cooper
2016
Producer
What Happened, Miss Simone?
2015
Producer
A Good Job: Stories of the FDNY
2014
Producer
Love, Marilyn
2013
Producer
- Before the Spring: After the Fall
Before the Spring: After the Fall
2013
Producer
- Robot
Robot
2012
Producer
Bobby Fischer Against the World
2011
Producer
There's Something Wrong with Aunt Diane
2011
Producer
The Fight for Fischer's Estate
2011
Producer
Chess History
2011
Producer
Family Affair
2010
Producer
Killing in the Name
2010
Producer
The Fence (La Barda)
2010
Producer
Shouting Fire: Stories from the Edge of Free Speech
2009
Producer
Ghosts of Abu Ghraib
2007
Producer
Coma
2007
Producer
¡Yo soy Boricua, pa' que tú lo sepas!
2006
Producer
Street Fight
2005
Executive Producer
Xiara's Song
2005
Producer
Indian Point: Imagining the Unimaginable
2004
Producer
Girlhood
2003
Producer
Con Man
2003
Executive Producer
A Boy's Life
2003
Producer
Pandemic: Facing AIDS
2003
Producer
- Together: Stop Violence Against Women
Together: Stop Violence Against Women
2003
Producer
The Execution of Wanda Jean
2002
Producer
- Schooling Jewel
Schooling Jewel
2002
Producer
The Changing Face of Beauty
2000
Producer
Juvies
2000
Producer
In Search of the Happy Ending
1999
Producer
- Different Moms
Different Moms
1999
Executive Producer
Epidemic Africa
1999
Producer
The Farm: Angola, USA
1998
Producer
- Final Judgment: The Execution of Antonio James
Final Judgment: The Execution of Antonio James
1996
Producer
Hookers, Hustlers, Pimps and Their Johns
1993
Production Manager
- Sunburn
Sunburn
Producer
