Kirby Dick

A Decent Home

Mobile homes have long been an affordable option for people who struggle with the cost of other housing in the United States. But now the economy of mobile home parks is under threat as private equity firms are buying up properties and looking to squeeze more money out of mobile home owners. Filmmaker Sara Terry uses this backdrop to explore urgent class issues that resonate across America, and especially in the high-priced rental market of New York City.

Release Date:2022-05-01

Department:Production

Job:Executive Producer

Vote Count:1

Not So Pretty

The first-ever comprehensive large-scale investigative expose of the trillion-dollar cosmetics, beauty and personal care industry. Celebrated and groundbreaking filmmakers Kirby Dick and Amy Ziering take this unregulated industry to task via rigorous investigations, incisive wit and emotional storytelling to inform audiences of the hidden hazards of cosmetics and safe, budget-friendly alternatives for their daily products.

Release Date:2022-04-14

Department:Directing

Job:Director

Episode Count:4

Vote Count:3

The Dark Side of a Hollywood Icon

Jerry Lewis’s patented form of slapstick made him a 20th-century comedic icon. But former co-stars directors say he was a bully who sexually harassed—and in at least one case, sexually assaulted—women with impunity.

Release Date:2022-02-23

Department:Directing

Job:Director

Allen v. Farrow

The story of one Hollywood's most notorious and public scandals: the accusation of sexual abuse against Woody Allen involving Dylan, his then 7-year-old daughter with Mia Farrow; their subsequent custody trial, the revelation of Allen’s relationship with Farrow’s daughter, Soon-Yi; and the controversial aftermath in the years that followed.

Release Date:2021-02-21

Department:Directing

Job:Director

Episode Count:4

Vote Count:41

On the Record

The haunting story of music executive Drew Dixon as she grapples with her decision to become one of the first women of color, in the wake of #MeToo, to come forward and publicly accuse hip-hop mogul Russell Simmons of sexual misconduct. A gripping and profound examination of race, gender, intersectionality, and the toll sexual abuse takes on survivors and on society at large.

Release Date:2020-01-25

Department:Directing

Job:Director

Vote Count:19

The Bleeding Edge

Each year in the United States, unparalleled innovations in medical diagnostics, treatment, and technology hit the market. But when the same devices designed to save patients end up harming them, who is accountable?

Release Date:2018-07-27

Department:Directing

Job:Director

Vote Count:68

Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

Some of this year's most talked about talent open up about the challenges and triumphs of creating critically acclaimed series and performances.

Release Date:2015-08-02

Character:Self

Episode Count:1

Vote Count:17

The Hunting Ground

A startling expose of rape crimes on US campuses, their institutional cover-ups, and the devastating toll they take on students and their families. The film follows the lives of several undergraduate assault survivors as they attempt to pursue—despite incredible push back, harassment and traumatic aftermath—both their education and justice.

Release Date:2015-02-27

Department:Directing

Job:Director

Vote Count:133

The Invisible War

An investigative and powerfully emotional documentary about the epidemic of rape of soldiers within the US military, the institutions that perpetuate and cover up its existence, and its profound personal and social consequences.

Release Date:2012-01-20

Department:Directing

Job:Director

Character:Self - Interviewer

Vote Count:111

Outrage

An indictment of closeted politicians who lobby for anti-gay legislation in the US.

Release Date:2009-04-24

Department:Directing

Job:Director

Vote Count:28

Forbidden Film: The Production Code Era

This short documentary explores the history behind Hollywood's infamous "Production Code".

Release Date:2009-04-07

Character:Self

This Film Is Not Yet Rated

Kirby Dick's provocative documentary investigates the secretive and inconsistent process by which the Motion Picture Association of America rates films, revealing the organization's underhanded efforts to control culture. Dick questions whether certain studios get preferential treatment and exposes the discrepancies in how the MPAA views sex and violence.

Release Date:2006-01-26

Department:Directing

Job:Director

Character:Self - Filmmaker and Interviewer

Vote Count:348

Twist of Faith

A man confronts the trauma of past sexual abuse as a boy by a Catholic priest only to find his decision shatters his relationships with his family, community and faith.

Release Date:2004-08-20

Department:Directing

Job:Director

Vote Count:14

The End

A documentary examining the end of live for five hospice patients and their families.

Release Date:2004-03-11

Department:Directing

Job:Director

Vote Count:2

Showgirls: Glitz & Angst

No sick days. Mandatory diets. Boob jobs. Endless rehearsals. It's what showgirls do for love--and a steady job--in the Las Vegas spotlight. 'A Chorus Line' meets 'Real Sex' in this sexy yet poignant documentary that follows the mounting of a new all-female musical revue in Las Vegas--from auditions through opening night--over the course of ten pressure-packed weeks.

Release Date:2003-09-06

Department:Directing

Job:Director

Derrida

Documentary about French philosopher (and author of deconstructionism) Jacques Derrida, who sparked fierce debate throughout American academia.

Release Date:2002-03-12

Department:Directing

Job:Director

Vote Count:13

Chain Camera

Award-winning director Kirby Dick gave video cameras to 10 students to record their lives at Los Angeles's John Marshall High School with no limitations on what they could shoot. After one week, the cameras were given to 10 new students, and so on, forming a virtual chain letter and a portrait of young America at the turn of the 21st century.

Release Date:2001-01-19

Department:Directing

Job:Director

Vote Count:1

Guy

A filmmaker picks a "real" subject to shoot, and when she sees Guy on the street, she latches onto him. At first, Guy is enraged that someone is just following him around, filming, but soon he begrudgingly accepts her presence, then gets attached to the attention.

Release Date:1997-12-17

Department:Writing

Job:Screenplay

Vote Count:2

Sick: The Life and Death of Bob Flanagan, Supermasochist

The story of Robert Flanagan, a man who was born with cystic fibrosis and told he wouldn't live past 20, who through a unique odyssey of masochism, art and love found a way to live decades past his expiration date.

Release Date:1997-01-24

Department:Directing

Job:Director

Character:Interviewer

Vote Count:26

Made in Hollywood

Steeped in irony, Made in Hollywood depicts the personal and cultural mediation of reality and fantasy, desire and identity, by the myths of television and cinema. Quoting from a catalogue of popular styles and sources, from TV commercials to The Wizard of Oz, the Yonemotos construct a parable of the Hollywood image-making industry from a pastiche of narrative cliches: A small-town ingenue goes West to find her dream and loses her innocence; the patriarch of a Hollywood studio nears death; a New York couple seeks screenwriting fame and fortune in the movies. With deadpan humor and hyperbolic visual stylization, the Yonemotos layer artifice upon artifice, constructing an image-world where reality and representation, truth and simulation, are meaningless distinctions.

Release Date:1990-10-20

Department:Directing

Job:First Assistant Director

Vote Count:2

I Am Not a Freak

This film is a fascinating look at some people afflicted with congenital deformities of an extreme nature. Their ability to live with their aberrations while remaining socially involved and upbeat is truly inspirational. While their predecessors were often seen in so called "freak shows" that were part of various exhibitions from Coney Island to traveling circuses, these performers were actually the more fortunate ones in an era of little tolerance for those who were different from the accepted norm. Many became famous and extremely wealthy, such as Tom Thumb (Charles Sherwood Stratton), who worked for many years with P.T. Barnum.

Release Date:1987-11-01

Department:Writing

Job:Writer

Vote Count:1

Private Practices: The Story of a Sex Surrogate

A documentary following a sex surrogate and two of her clients.

Release Date:1986-09-26

Department:Directing

Job:Director

Character:Self - Interviewer

Vote Count:5