Joe Berlinger
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Joe Berlinger

Born 30 October 1961 · Boca Raton, Florida, USA
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Joseph "Joe" Berlinger (born October 30, 1961) is an American documentary film-maker who, in collaboration with Bruce Sinofsky, has created such films as Paradise Lost about the West Memphis 3, Brother's Keeper, Some Kind of Monster, and Crude. In collaboration with journalist Greg Milner, Berlinger has also written a book called Metallica: This Monster Lives, which is about his journey from making the poorly received Blair Witch 2 to creating Some Kind of Monster with Metallica, one of the world's most famous metal bands. Berlinger has also worked in TV series such as Homicide: Life on the Street, D.C. and FanClub.

Known for

Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile
Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2
Devil's Knot
Conversations with a Killer: The Ted Bundy Tapes
Crime Scene: The Vanishing at the Cecil Hotel
Conversations with a Killer: The Jeffrey Dahmer Tapes
Metallica: Some Kind of Monster
Conversations with a Killer: The John Wayne Gacy Tapes
Paradise Lost: The Child Murders at Robin Hood Hills
Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory
Homicide: Life on the Street
Paradise Lost 2: Revelations
Primetime Preacher$
Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile
The Longest Wave
Cold Blooded: The Clutter Family Murders
Intent to Destroy: Death, Denial & Depiction
Tony Robbins: I Am Not Your Guru
Ubah!
Whitey: United States of America v. James J. Bulger
We the Economy: 20 Short Films You Can't Afford to Miss
Metallica: This Monster Lives
Devil's Knot
Hank: 5 Years from the Brink
Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory
Paul Simon: Under African Skies
Crude
Metallica: Some Kind of Monster
Gray Matter
Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2
Paradise Lost 2: Revelations
Paradise Lost: The Child Murders at Robin Hood Hills
Brother's Keeper
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