Brian Knappenberger

Turning Point: The Bomb and the Cold War

With firsthand accounts and access to prominent figures around the world, this comprehensive docuseries explores the Cold War and its aftermath.

Release Date:2024-03-12

Department:Directing

Job:Director

Episode Count:9

Vote Count:29

The Program: Cons, Cults, and Kidnapping

Years after being sent to a disciplinary school, a woman still haunted by her experiences exposes the corruption and abuse of the troubled teen industry.

Release Date:2024-03-05

Department:Production

Job:Executive Producer

Episode Count:3

Vote Count:26

Scouts Honor: The Secret Files of the Boy Scouts of America

Survivors, whistleblowers and experts recount the Boy Scouts of America's decadeslong cover-up of sexual abuse cases and its heartbreaking impact.

Release Date:2023-09-05

Department:Directing

Job:Director

Vote Count:28

Web of Make Believe: Death, Lies and the Internet

Conspiracy. Fraud. Violence. Murder. What starts out virtual can get real all too quickly — and when the web is worldwide, so are the consequences.

Release Date:2022-06-15

Department:Creator

Job:Creator

Vote Count:30

Turning Point: 9/11 and the War on Terror

Modern history can be divided into two time frames: before 9/11 and after 9/11. This five-part docuseries is a cohesive chronicle of the September 11, 2001 attacks on the U.S., offering illuminating perspectives and personal stories of how the catastrophic events of that day changed the course of the nation.

Release Date:2021-09-01

Department:Production

Job:Executive Producer

Episode Count:5

Vote Count:104

The Face of Anonymous

"The Face of Anonymous" by Gary Lang, which profiles Christopher Doyon, a.k.a. Commander X, who has hidden from the FBI in Toronto and Mexico.

Release Date:2021-04-29

Character:Self

Vote Count:3

The Trials of Gabriel Fernandez

A boy’s brutal murder and the public trials of his guardians and social workers prompt questions about the system’s protection of vulnerable children.

Release Date:2020-02-26

Department:Directing

Job:Director

Episode Count:6

Vote Count:412

Church and the Fourth Estate

A reporter uncovers a file that reveals a shocking series of child abuse allegations in Idaho's Boy Scouts, which rattle the community and implicate the Mormon church. The story reveals long-running crimes that threaten to bankrupt the Boy Scouts.

Release Date:2020-01-26

Department:Directing

Job:Director

Vote Count:2

They'll Love Me When I'm Dead

As his life comes to its end, famous Hollywood director Orson Welles puts it all on the line at the chance for renewed success with the film The Other Side of the Wind.

Release Date:2018-08-31

Department:Crew

Job:Thanks

Vote Count:138

Nobody Speak: Trials of the Free Press

The courtroom and publicity battles between the superstar wrestler and the notorious website explode in a sensational trial all about the limits of the First Amendment and the new no holds barred nature of celebrity life in an internet dominated society.

Release Date:2017-01-24

Department:Directing

Job:Director

Vote Count:80

The Internet's Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz

Programming prodigy and information activist Aaron Swartz achieved groundbreaking work in social justice and political organizing. His passion for open access ensnared him in a legal nightmare that ended with the taking of his own life at the age of 26.

Release Date:2014-06-27

Department:Writing

Job:Writer

Vote Count:432

Late Night with Seth Meyers

Seth Meyers, who is "Saturday Night Live’s" longest serving anchor on the show’s wildly popular "Weekend Update," takes over as host of NBC’s "Late Night" — home to A-list celebrity guests, memorable comedy and the best in musical talent. As the Emmy Award-winning head writer for "SNL," Meyers has established a reputation for sharp wit and perfectly timed comedy, and has gained fame for his spot-on jokes and satire. Meyers takes his departure from "SNL" to his new post at "Late Night," as Jimmy Fallon moves to "The Tonight Show".

Release Date:2014-02-25

Character:Self

Episode Count:1

Vote Count:98

We Are Legion: The Story of the Hacktivists

Takes us inside the world of Anonymous, the radical "hacktivist" collective that has redefined civil disobedience for the digital age. The film explores early hacktivist groups like Cult of the Dead Cow and Electronic Disturbance Theater, then moves to Anonymous' raucous beginnings on the website 4chan. Through interviews with current members, people recently returned from prison or facing trial, writers, academics, activists and major players in various "raids," the documentary traces Anonymous’ evolution from merry pranksters to a full-blown movement with a global reach, the most transformative civil disobedience of our time.

Release Date:2012-01-20

Department:Directing

Job:Director

Vote Count:324

For the Bible Tells Me So

An exploration of the intersection between religion and homosexuality in the U.S. and how the religious right has used its interpretation of the Bible to stigmatize the gay community.

Release Date:2007-10-05

Department:Camera

Job:Camera Operator

Vote Count:53

Elvis Took a Bullet

Jeff Wilkes is a doctor who has a phobia of dead people, orders five limes with his vodka tonic, and is a "Scuzz" B-movie freak. New to L.A., he answers an ad for a roommate and meets Aron Presley, a young man who believes he is Elvis reincarnated. Confronted with the fact that his own reincarnation is impossible, since he was alive when Elvis died, Aron calmly answers, "In L.A., you create your own reality." After a bizarre interview to be a roommate, Jeff moves in with Aron, and falling prey to Aron's plan, gets blackmailed into an elaborate scheme filled with drugs, sex and blue suede shoes. With more twists and turns than the presidential election.

Release Date:2001-01-01

Department:Camera

Job:Director of Photography

Vote Count:1

X-Men: The Mutant Watch

While Senator Kelly addresses a senate committee about the supposed mutant menace, we learn about the making of the movie, X-Men.

Release Date:2000-07-02

Department:Art

Job:Graphic Designer

Vote Count:221

Strategic Command

Rick Harding is a former Marines officer, now working in the FBI as a chemical weapons designer. While packing up for the night, a group of armed soldiers led by wanted criminal Carlos Gruber, break into the FBI research lab. They steal large amounts of a newly created germ warfare chemical called Bromax-360, loosing two of their men in the process before escaping into the night.

Release Date:1997-01-06

Department:Camera

Job:Camera Loader

Vote Count:19