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Alan Berliner

Directing

Born October 11, 1956 · Brooklyn, New York, USA

Also known as Alan Jay Berliner · Alan S. Berliner

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Biography

Alan Berliner is an American filmmaker. Many of his films have been aired on PBS Public Broadcasting Service program P.O.V.. Most of his films are generally classified as documentaries. Berliner is a graduate of Binghamton University. The New York Times has described Berliner's work as "powerful, compelling and bittersweet... full of juicy conflict and contradiction, innovative in their cinematic technique, unpredictable in their structures... Alan Berliner illustrates the power of fine art to transform life.

Awards & recognition

  • Guggenheim Fellowship

Filmography5 titles

Nobody's Business

1996as Himself

P.O.V.

1988Director

Winnebago Man

2009as Self

Wide Awake

2006Director, Editor, Writer

First Cousin Once Removed

2012Camera Operator, Director, Editor, Producer