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Jon Alpert

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Born January 1, 1948 · Port Chester, New York, USA

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Biography

Jon Alpert is an American journalist and documentary filmmaker, known for his use of a cinéma vérité approach in his films.

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Awards & recognition

  • Academy Award — Best Documentary (Short Subject) · 2013 · nominated
  • Academy Award — Best Documentary (Short Subject) · 2010 · nominated

Filmography17 titles

Life of Crime 1984-2020

2021Director, Director of Photography

Cuba and the Cameraman

2017as Self

Life of Crime 2

1998Cinematography, Director, Editor, Producer

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

2025as Self

Baghdad ER

2006Director, Producer

One Year in a Life of Crime

1989as Self

Banking on Bitcoin

2016Executive Producer

Rock and a Hard Place

2017Director

Alive Day Memories: Home from Iraq

2007Director, Director of Photography, Producer

Section 60: Arlington National Cemetery

2008Director, Director of Photography, Producer

In Tahrir Square: 18 Days of Egypt's Unfinished Revolution

2012Director

No Contract, No Cookies: The Stella D'Oro Strike

2010Director, Director of Photography, Producer

Lock-Up: The Prisoners of Rikers Island

1994Director, Producer

Wartorn: 1861-2010

2010Director

Addiction

2007Director

Finding the Way Home

2019Director, Director of Photography, Producer

Dirty Driving: Thundercars Of Indiana

2008Director, Director of Photography, Producer