Jon Alpert

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One Year in a Life of Crime
6.8

One Year in a Life of Crime

Dec 01, 1989

One Year in a Life of Crime
1989 55 min 4 vues
Their job is stealing, their lives a cruel dead end. Director Jon Alpert takes his cameras undercover for this hard-hitting look at men who live by theft and suffer addiction. Focusing on a year in the lives of three professional criminals, this gritty profile—which includes hidden-camera footage of actual thefts—exposes the "petty" crimes that are paralyzing America.
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Un caméraman à Cuba
7.491

Un caméraman à Cuba

Sep 08, 2017

Un caméraman à Cuba
2017 113 min 111 vues
Réalisateur primé aux Emmys, Jon Alpert évoque le sort de trois familles cubaines tout au long de quatre décennies tumultueuses dans l'histoire de cette nation.
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Cuba: The People, Part I
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Cuba: The People, Part I

Jan 01, 1974

Cuba: The People, Part I
1974 58 min 1 vues
The first American television crew to be allowed into Cuba since the 1959 revolution, DCTV toured the country for six weeks to produce this candid portrait of life in Castro's Cuba.
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Cuba: The People, Part I
1

Cuba: The People, Part I

Jan 01, 1974

Cuba: The People, Part I
1974 58 min 1 vues
The first American television crew to be allowed into Cuba since the 1959 revolution, DCTV toured the country for six weeks to produce this candid portrait of life in Castro's Cuba.
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Cuba: The People, Part I
1

Cuba: The People, Part I

Jan 01, 1974

Cuba: The People, Part I
1974 58 min 1 vues
The first American television crew to be allowed into Cuba since the 1959 revolution, DCTV toured the country for six weeks to produce this candid portrait of life in Castro's Cuba.
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Wartorn: 1861-2010
5.9

Wartorn: 1861-2010

Nov 11, 2010

Wartorn: 1861-2010
2010 90 min 6 vues
With suicide rates among active military servicemen and veterans currently on the rise, this documentary brings urgent attention to the invisible wounds of war. Drawing on personal stories of American soldiers whose lives and psyches were torn asunder by the horrors of battle and PTSD, the documentary chronicles the lingering effects of combat stress and post-traumatic stress on military personnel and their families throughout American history, from the Civil War through today's conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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Life of Crime 2
7

Life of Crime 2

Dec 15, 1998

Life of Crime 2
1998 119 min 4 vues
This follow-up to the 1989 documentary ONE YEAR IN A LIFE OF CRIME revisits three of the original subjects in New Jersey during a five-year period in the 1990s. We share in their triumphs and setbacks as they navigate lives of poverty, drug abuse, AIDS, and petty crime.
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Life of Crime 2
7

Life of Crime 2

Dec 15, 1998

Life of Crime 2
1998 119 min 4 vues
This follow-up to the 1989 documentary ONE YEAR IN A LIFE OF CRIME revisits three of the original subjects in New Jersey during a five-year period in the 1990s. We share in their triumphs and setbacks as they navigate lives of poverty, drug abuse, AIDS, and petty crime.
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Life of Crime 2
7

Life of Crime 2

Dec 15, 1998

Life of Crime 2
1998 119 min 4 vues
This follow-up to the 1989 documentary ONE YEAR IN A LIFE OF CRIME revisits three of the original subjects in New Jersey during a five-year period in the 1990s. We share in their triumphs and setbacks as they navigate lives of poverty, drug abuse, AIDS, and petty crime.
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Redemption
6.3

Redemption

Apr 05, 2013

Redemption
2013 35 min 17 vues
This follow-up to the 1989 documentary ONE YEAR IN A LIFE OF CRIME revisits three of the original subjects in New Jersey during a five-year period in the 1990s. We share in their triumphs and setbacks as they navigate lives of poverty, drug abuse, AIDS, and petty crime.
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Baghdad ER
7.3

Baghdad ER

Nov 16, 2006

Baghdad ER
2006 64 min 5 vues
Produced and directed by 11-time Emmy Award-winner Jon Alpert, this 64-minute verite documentary takes an unforgettable look inside the 86th Combat Support Hospital (CSH), the U.S. Army's premier medical facility in Iraq and former site of one of Saddam Hussein?s elite medical facilities. Shot over two months in the summer of 2005, the film puts a human face on the war's cold casualty statistics, as doctors and nurses fight to save the lives of wounded soldiers who are Medevaced (helicoptered) in a numbingly routine basis.
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Alive Day Memories: Home from Iraq
6.3

Alive Day Memories: Home from Iraq

Sep 09, 2007

Alive Day Memories: Home from Iraq
2007 57 min 8 vues
In a war that has left more than 25,000 wounded, ALIVE DAY MEMORIES: HOME FROM IRAQ looks at a new generation of veterans. Executive Producer James Gandolfini interviews ten Soldiers and Marines who reveal their feelings on their future, their severe disabilities and their devotion to America. The documentary surveys the physical and emotional cost of war through memories of their "alive day," the day they narrowly escaped death in Iraq.
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The Latin Explosion: A New America
7.938

The Latin Explosion: A New America

Nov 16, 2015

The Latin Explosion: A New America
2015 64 min 16 vues
With more than 50 million Latinos now living in the United States, Latinos are taking their seat at the table as the new American power brokers in the world of entertainment, business, politics and the arts. As Latinos’ influence in American society has soared, they have entered mainstream American culture, and the proof is in the music. Executive produced by legendary music mogul Tommy Mottola, THE LATIN EXPLOSION: A NEW AMERICA features a dazzling array of artists at the center of Latino cultural power and influence, including Marc Anthony, Emilio Estefan Jr., Gloria Estefan, José Feliciano, Eva Longoria, George Lopez, Jennifer Lopez, Los Lobos, Cheech Marin, Ricky Martin, Rita Moreno, Pitbull, Romeo Santos, Shakira, Thalía and Sofía Vergara. Narrated by John Leguizamo.
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China's Unnatural Disaster: The Tears of Sichuan Province
6.4

China's Unnatural Disaster: The Tears of Sichuan Province

Sep 03, 2009

China's Unnatural Disaster: The Tears of Sichuan Province
2009 38 min 9 vues
On May 12, 2008, a catastrophic earthquake hit Sichuan Province in rural China, killing nearly 70,000 people, including 10,000 children. In town after town, poorly constructed school buildings crumbled, wiping out classrooms filled with students, most of them their parents' only child. But when grieving mothers and fathers sought explanations and justice, they found their path blocked by incompetence, corruption and empty promises.
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Lock-Up: The Prisoners of Rikers Island
5.2

Lock-Up: The Prisoners of Rikers Island

Jan 01, 1994

Lock-Up: The Prisoners of Rikers Island
1994 75 min 4 vues
If you're arrested in New York City and can't make bail, you'll be sent to Rikers Island -- a mammoth holding facility for 17,000 men and women awaiting trial. TV journalist Jon Alpert spent ten months filming there, coming away with a graphic and unblinking portrait of life inside America's largest jail complex, including a moving look at the human faces behind the statistics.
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Lock-Up: The Prisoners of Rikers Island
5.2

Lock-Up: The Prisoners of Rikers Island

Jan 01, 1994

Lock-Up: The Prisoners of Rikers Island
1994 75 min 4 vues
If you're arrested in New York City and can't make bail, you'll be sent to Rikers Island -- a mammoth holding facility for 17,000 men and women awaiting trial. TV journalist Jon Alpert spent ten months filming there, coming away with a graphic and unblinking portrait of life inside America's largest jail complex, including a moving look at the human faces behind the statistics.
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Addiction
5.3

Addiction

Mar 15, 2007

Addiction
2007 86 min 3 vues
Assembled by some of the nation's top documentary filmmakers, this centerpiece film in HBO's 'Addiction' campaign features insights from experts on trends and treatments in the ongoing battle against drug and alcohol abuse. This documentary consists of nine segments that focus on case studies and cutting-edge treatments that challenge traditional beliefs about addiction.
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Banking on Bitcoin
6.319

Banking on Bitcoin

Dec 30, 2016

Banking on Bitcoin
2016 90 min 94 vues
Not since the invention of the Internet has there been such a disruptive technology as Bitcoin. Bitcoin's early pioneers sought to blur the lines of sovereignty and the financial status quo. After years of underground development Bitcoin grabbed the attention of a curious public, and the ire of the regulators the technology had subverted. After landmark arrests of prominent cyber criminals Bitcoin faces its most severe adversary yet, the very banks it was built to destroy.
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Section 60: Arlington National Cemetery
5.5

Section 60: Arlington National Cemetery

Oct 13, 2008

Section 60: Arlington National Cemetery
2008 54 min 2 vues
It has been called "the saddest acre in America." It is also one of the most sacred. Section 60 in Arlington National Cemetery is the final resting place for young men and women who died fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan. This emotional documentary filmed entirely in Section 60 provides intimate glimpses of family and friends who have come to honor their loved ones.
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Rock and a Hard Place
6.2

Rock and a Hard Place

Mar 27, 2017

Rock and a Hard Place
2017 81 min 22 vues
A look at the Miami-Dade County Corrections and Rehabilitation Boot Camp Program, which allows young inmates undergo a strict six-week course in order to learn from their past mistakes and make a better future for themselves.
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One Year in a Life of Crime
6.8

One Year in a Life of Crime

Dec 01, 1989

One Year in a Life of Crime
1989 55 min 4 vues
Their job is stealing, their lives a cruel dead end. Director Jon Alpert takes his cameras undercover for this hard-hitting look at men who live by theft and suffer addiction. Focusing on a year in the lives of three professional criminals, this gritty profile—which includes hidden-camera footage of actual thefts—exposes the "petty" crimes that are paralyzing America.
Documentary
Life of Crime 2
7

Life of Crime 2

Dec 15, 1998

Life of Crime 2
1998 119 min 4 vues
This follow-up to the 1989 documentary ONE YEAR IN A LIFE OF CRIME revisits three of the original subjects in New Jersey during a five-year period in the 1990s. We share in their triumphs and setbacks as they navigate lives of poverty, drug abuse, AIDS, and petty crime.
Documentary
Un caméraman à Cuba
7.491

Un caméraman à Cuba

Sep 08, 2017

Un caméraman à Cuba
2017 113 min 111 vues
This follow-up to the 1989 documentary ONE YEAR IN A LIFE OF CRIME revisits three of the original subjects in New Jersey during a five-year period in the 1990s. We share in their triumphs and setbacks as they navigate lives of poverty, drug abuse, AIDS, and petty crime.
Documentary
Un caméraman à Cuba
7.491

Un caméraman à Cuba

Sep 08, 2017

Un caméraman à Cuba
2017 113 min 111 vues
This follow-up to the 1989 documentary ONE YEAR IN A LIFE OF CRIME revisits three of the original subjects in New Jersey during a five-year period in the 1990s. We share in their triumphs and setbacks as they navigate lives of poverty, drug abuse, AIDS, and petty crime.
Documentary
Baghdad ER
7.3

Baghdad ER

Nov 16, 2006

Baghdad ER
2006 64 min 5 vues
Produced and directed by 11-time Emmy Award-winner Jon Alpert, this 64-minute verite documentary takes an unforgettable look inside the 86th Combat Support Hospital (CSH), the U.S. Army's premier medical facility in Iraq and former site of one of Saddam Hussein?s elite medical facilities. Shot over two months in the summer of 2005, the film puts a human face on the war's cold casualty statistics, as doctors and nurses fight to save the lives of wounded soldiers who are Medevaced (helicoptered) in a numbingly routine basis.
Documentary
All For One: Media Enabled Musketeers
5

All For One: Media Enabled Musketeers

Aug 10, 2018

All For One: Media Enabled Musketeers
2018 40 min 1 vues
People with disabilities are the largest minority in the United States (57 million people) and in Russia (13 million people). This film follows the adventures of Russians and Americans with disabilities, who like the characters in the Dumas novel, work together for the common good… but they wield cameras not sabers. They make films to empower themselves, educate the public, create more opportunities, and build friendship between the people of Russia and the United States.
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The Story of Junkie Junior
7

The Story of Junkie Junior

Jan 01, 1987

The Story of Junkie Junior
1987 40 min 1 vues
Junior Rios started using heroin when he was 15. At age 29, Junior is a father of three. To support his $200-a-day heroin habit, he scours the rooftops of the South Bronx for materials he can sell. When he's finally caught, he enters an aggressive rehab program. Meanwhile, his ex has moved on, and is trying to make a better life for herself and their children.
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Dirty Driving: Thundercars Of Indiana
4.8

Dirty Driving: Thundercars Of Indiana

Nov 13, 2008

Dirty Driving: Thundercars Of Indiana
2008 68 min 4 vues
Auto racing is an obsession in Anderson, Indiana. Even with local auto factories closing down and jobs being lost, the town's residents continue to flock to the local speedway every Friday night--and its drivers continue to pour their dwindling resources into their Thundercars. Emmy(R)-winning filmmaker Jon Alpert presents this look at this passion for racing in rust-belt America. Since the closing of a GM plant and the loss of 33,000 jobs, the once-thriving town of Anderson now stands witness to empty factories, shuttered stores and abandoned home--but also to packed houses at Anderson Speedway where people put their troubles on hold to watch the cacophony of screeching tires and crashing metal as drivers vie for Thundercar supremacy.
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Finding the Way Home
5

Finding the Way Home

Dec 08, 2019

Finding the Way Home
2019 64 min 3 vues
A look at the distressing circumstances for millions of children living in orphanages and other institutions around the world as J.K. Rowling's LUMOS foundation works to reunite them with family members or place them in foster homes.
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Finding the Way Home
5

Finding the Way Home

Dec 08, 2019

Finding the Way Home
2019 64 min 3 vues
A look at the distressing circumstances for millions of children living in orphanages and other institutions around the world as J.K. Rowling's LUMOS foundation works to reunite them with family members or place them in foster homes.
Documentary
Papa
6

Papa

Jun 16, 2002

Papa
2002 51 min 1 vues
This is Jon Alpert's portrait of his father's struggles with growing old and nearing the end of life.
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Section 60: Arlington National Cemetery
5.5

Section 60: Arlington National Cemetery

Oct 13, 2008

Section 60: Arlington National Cemetery
2008 54 min 2 vues
It has been called "the saddest acre in America." It is also one of the most sacred. Section 60 in Arlington National Cemetery is the final resting place for young men and women who died fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan. This emotional documentary filmed entirely in Section 60 provides intimate glimpses of family and friends who have come to honor their loved ones.
TV Movie
Section 60: Arlington National Cemetery
5.5

Section 60: Arlington National Cemetery

Oct 13, 2008

Section 60: Arlington National Cemetery
2008 54 min 2 vues
It has been called "the saddest acre in America." It is also one of the most sacred. Section 60 in Arlington National Cemetery is the final resting place for young men and women who died fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan. This emotional documentary filmed entirely in Section 60 provides intimate glimpses of family and friends who have come to honor their loved ones.
TV Movie
Alive Day Memories: Home from Iraq
6.3

Alive Day Memories: Home from Iraq

Sep 09, 2007

Alive Day Memories: Home from Iraq
2007 57 min 8 vues
In a war that has left more than 25,000 wounded, ALIVE DAY MEMORIES: HOME FROM IRAQ looks at a new generation of veterans. Executive Producer James Gandolfini interviews ten Soldiers and Marines who reveal their feelings on their future, their severe disabilities and their devotion to America. The documentary surveys the physical and emotional cost of war through memories of their "alive day," the day they narrowly escaped death in Iraq.
Documentary
Finding the Way Home
5

Finding the Way Home

Dec 08, 2019

Finding the Way Home
2019 64 min 3 vues
A look at the distressing circumstances for millions of children living in orphanages and other institutions around the world as J.K. Rowling's LUMOS foundation works to reunite them with family members or place them in foster homes.
Documentary
Un caméraman à Cuba
7.491

Un caméraman à Cuba

Sep 08, 2017

Un caméraman à Cuba
2017 113 min 111 vues
A look at the distressing circumstances for millions of children living in orphanages and other institutions around the world as J.K. Rowling's LUMOS foundation works to reunite them with family members or place them in foster homes.
Documentary
Papa
6

Papa

Jun 16, 2002

Papa
2002 51 min 1 vues
This is Jon Alpert's portrait of his father's struggles with growing old and nearing the end of life.
Documentary
One Year in a Life of Crime
6.8

One Year in a Life of Crime

Dec 01, 1989

One Year in a Life of Crime
1989 55 min 4 vues
Their job is stealing, their lives a cruel dead end. Director Jon Alpert takes his cameras undercover for this hard-hitting look at men who live by theft and suffer addiction. Focusing on a year in the lives of three professional criminals, this gritty profile—which includes hidden-camera footage of actual thefts—exposes the "petty" crimes that are paralyzing America.
Documentary
Alive Day Memories: Home from Iraq
6.3

Alive Day Memories: Home from Iraq

Sep 09, 2007

Alive Day Memories: Home from Iraq
2007 57 min 8 vues
In a war that has left more than 25,000 wounded, ALIVE DAY MEMORIES: HOME FROM IRAQ looks at a new generation of veterans. Executive Producer James Gandolfini interviews ten Soldiers and Marines who reveal their feelings on their future, their severe disabilities and their devotion to America. The documentary surveys the physical and emotional cost of war through memories of their "alive day," the day they narrowly escaped death in Iraq.
Documentary
Third Avenue: Only the Strong Survive
10

Third Avenue: Only the Strong Survive

Nov 03, 1980

Third Avenue: Only the Strong Survive
1980 59 min 1 vues
The stories of six "ordinary" people who live or work along New York City's Third Avenue, which runs for sixteen miles through Manhattan, Brooklyn, and the Bronx, cutting through the complex social strata of the city to reveal wildly different economic and ethnic subcultures.
Documentary
Dirty Driving: Thundercars Of Indiana
4.8

Dirty Driving: Thundercars Of Indiana

Nov 13, 2008

Dirty Driving: Thundercars Of Indiana
2008 68 min 4 vues
Auto racing is an obsession in Anderson, Indiana. Even with local auto factories closing down and jobs being lost, the town's residents continue to flock to the local speedway every Friday night--and its drivers continue to pour their dwindling resources into their Thundercars. Emmy(R)-winning filmmaker Jon Alpert presents this look at this passion for racing in rust-belt America. Since the closing of a GM plant and the loss of 33,000 jobs, the once-thriving town of Anderson now stands witness to empty factories, shuttered stores and abandoned home--but also to packed houses at Anderson Speedway where people put their troubles on hold to watch the cacophony of screeching tires and crashing metal as drivers vie for Thundercar supremacy.
Documentary
Dirty Driving: Thundercars Of Indiana
4.8

Dirty Driving: Thundercars Of Indiana

Nov 13, 2008

Dirty Driving: Thundercars Of Indiana
2008 68 min 4 vues
Auto racing is an obsession in Anderson, Indiana. Even with local auto factories closing down and jobs being lost, the town's residents continue to flock to the local speedway every Friday night--and its drivers continue to pour their dwindling resources into their Thundercars. Emmy(R)-winning filmmaker Jon Alpert presents this look at this passion for racing in rust-belt America. Since the closing of a GM plant and the loss of 33,000 jobs, the once-thriving town of Anderson now stands witness to empty factories, shuttered stores and abandoned home--but also to packed houses at Anderson Speedway where people put their troubles on hold to watch the cacophony of screeching tires and crashing metal as drivers vie for Thundercar supremacy.
Documentary
Armed Only with a Camera: The Life and Death of Brent Renaud
1

Armed Only with a Camera: The Life and Death of Brent Renaud

Jan 01, 1970

Armed Only with a Camera: The Life and Death of Brent Renaud
1970 37 min 1 vues
An intimate film about documentary filmmaker Brent Renaud, the first American journalist killed in Ukraine. Brent captured many wars on the front lines, but he cared most about the people caught in the middle. On March 13, 2022, Brent was gunned down by Russian soldiers. His younger brother Craig Renaud recovered Brent’s body and his final recordings from Ukraine, and brought them home to Arkansas.
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