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Brian Knappenberger

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  • Director
  • Camera and Electrical Department
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Brian Knappenberger
Brian Knappenberger is known for The Internet's Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz (2014), Turning Point: 9/11 and the War on Terror (2021) and The Trials of Gabriel Fernandez (2020).
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      • 4 wins & 14 nominations total

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    Known for

    Aaron Swartz in The Internet's Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz (2014)
    The Internet's Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz
    8.0
    • Producer
    • 2014
    Turning Point: 9/11 and the War on Terror (2021)
    Turning Point: 9/11 and the War on Terror
    7.9
    TV Mini Series
    • Producer
    The Trials of Gabriel Fernandez (2020)
    The Trials of Gabriel Fernandez
    8.1
    TV Mini Series
    • Producer
    We Are Legion: The Story of the Hacktivists (2012)
    We Are Legion: The Story of the Hacktivists
    7.2
    • Producer
    • 2012

    Credits

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    Producer

    • Turning Point: Generation 9/11 (2026)
      Turning Point: Generation 9/11
      6.3
      • executive producer
      • 2026
    • The American Experiment (2026)
      The American Experiment
      7.1
      TV Mini Series
      • executive producer
      • 2026
    • Turning Point: The Vietnam War (2025)
      Turning Point: The Vietnam War
      7.9
      TV Mini Series
      • executive producer
      • 2025
    • Turning Point: The Bomb and the Cold War (2024)
      Turning Point: The Bomb and the Cold War
      8.4
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2024
    • The Program: Cons, Cults, and Kidnapping (2024)
      The Program: Cons, Cults, and Kidnapping
      7.4
      TV Mini Series
      • executive producer
      • 2024
    • Scout's Honor: The Secret Files of the Boy Scouts of America (2023)
      Scout's Honor: The Secret Files of the Boy Scouts of America
      7.0
      • executive producer
      • 2023
    • Web of Make Believe: Death, Lies and the Internet (2022)
      Web of Make Believe: Death, Lies and the Internet
      6.5
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2022
    • Turning Point: 9/11 and the War on Terror (2021)
      Turning Point: 9/11 and the War on Terror
      7.9
      TV Mini Series
      • executive producer
      • 2021
    • The Trials of Gabriel Fernandez (2020)
      The Trials of Gabriel Fernandez
      8.1
      TV Mini Series
      • executive producer
      • 2020
    • Church and the Fourth Estate (2020)
      Church and the Fourth Estate
      7.9
      Short
      • executive producer
      • 2020
    • Rodney Hyden in The Legend of Cocaine Island (2018)
      The Legend of Cocaine Island
      6.4
      • executive producer
      • 2018
    • Nobody Speak: Trials of the Free Press (2017)
      Nobody Speak: Trials of the Free Press
      6.4
      • executive producer
      • producer
      • 2017
    • Truth and Power (2016)
      Truth and Power
      8.0
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • producer
      • 2016
    • Op-Docs (2011)
      Op-Docs
      7.6
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 2014
    • Ice Warriors: USA Sled Hockey (2014)
      Ice Warriors: USA Sled Hockey
      6.5
      TV Movie
      • executive producer
      • 2014

    Director

    • Turning Point: Generation 9/11 (2026)
      Turning Point: Generation 9/11
      6.3
      • Director
      • 2026
    • The American Experiment (2026)
      The American Experiment
      7.1
      TV Mini Series
      • director
      • 2026
    • Turning Point: The Vietnam War (2025)
      Turning Point: The Vietnam War
      7.9
      TV Mini Series
      • Director
      • 2025
    • Turning Point: The Bomb and the Cold War (2024)
      Turning Point: The Bomb and the Cold War
      8.4
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2024
    • Scout's Honor: The Secret Files of the Boy Scouts of America (2023)
      Scout's Honor: The Secret Files of the Boy Scouts of America
      7.0
      • directed by
      • 2023
    • Web of Make Believe: Death, Lies and the Internet (2022)
      Web of Make Believe: Death, Lies and the Internet
      6.5
      TV Series
      • directed by
      • 2022
    • Turning Point: 9/11 and the War on Terror (2021)
      Turning Point: 9/11 and the War on Terror
      7.9
      TV Mini Series
      • Director
      • 2021
    • The Trials of Gabriel Fernandez (2020)
      The Trials of Gabriel Fernandez
      8.1
      TV Mini Series
      • Director
      • 2020
    • Church and the Fourth Estate (2020)
      Church and the Fourth Estate
      7.9
      Short
      • Director
      • 2020
    • Nobody Speak: Trials of the Free Press (2017)
      Nobody Speak: Trials of the Free Press
      6.4
      • Director
      • 2017
    • Truth and Power (2016)
      Truth and Power
      8.0
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2016
    • Op-Docs (2011)
      Op-Docs
      7.6
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2013–2014
    • Ice Warriors: USA Sled Hockey (2014)
      Ice Warriors: USA Sled Hockey
      6.5
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 2014
    • Aaron Swartz in The Internet's Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz (2014)
      The Internet's Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz
      8.0
      • Director
      • 2014
    • Bloomberg Game Changers (2010)
      Bloomberg Game Changers
      7.7
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2010–2012

    Camera and Electrical Department

    • Turning Point: Generation 9/11 (2026)
      Turning Point: Generation 9/11
      6.3
      • additional cinematography
      • 2026
    • Nobody Speak: Trials of the Free Press (2017)
      Nobody Speak: Trials of the Free Press
      6.4
      • camera operator
      • 2017
    • Cosmic Monsters
      TV Movie
      • camera operator
      • 2009
    • Frontline (1983)
      Frontline
      8.6
      TV Series
      • camera operator
      • 2008
    • For the Bible Tells Me So (2007)
      For the Bible Tells Me So
      7.8
      • camera operator
      • 2007
    • David Ogden Stiers, Stacy Keach, Neil Ross, Jay O. Sanders, Craig Sechler, J.T. Turner, and David Pogue in Nova (1974)
      Nova
      8.7
      TV Series
      • camera operator
      • 2006
    • Wild West Tech (2003)
      Wild West Tech
      8.2
      TV Series
      • camera operator
      • 2003–2004
    • Penn Jillette and Teller in Penn & Teller: Bullshit! (2003)
      Penn & Teller: Bullshit!
      8.2
      TV Series
      • camera operator
      • 2004
    • Frontline/World (2002)
      Frontline/World
      8.2
      TV Series
      • videographer
      • 2003
    • Human Edge (2001)
      Human Edge
      8.5
      TV Series
      • camera operator
      • 2001
    • Scratch (2001)
      Scratch
      7.8
      • director of photography: second unit
      • 2001
    • Sandra Bullock, Liam Neeson, and Oliver Platt in Gun Shy (2000)
      Gun Shy
      5.6
      • first assistant camera
      • 2000
    • Night Calls: The Movie (1999)
      Night Calls: The Movie
      5.5
      Video
      • first assistant camera
      • 1999
    • Autopsy: Through the Eyes of Death's Detectives (1999)
      Autopsy: Through the Eyes of Death's Detectives
      6.1
      Video
      • second camera operator
      • 1999
    • Richard Grieco, Rochelle Swanson, and Eric Scott Woods in Mutual Needs (1999)
      Mutual Needs
      4.5
      • additional second assistant camera
      • 1999

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      • Brian Alan Knappenberger

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