Jon Alpert Filmes
- 2016
Banking on Bitcoin
Banking on Bitcoin6.32016HD
Not since the invention of the Internet has there been such a disruptive technology as Bitcoin. Bitcoin's early pioneers sought to blur the lines of...
- 2017
Cuba and the Cameraman
Cuba and the Cameraman7.52017HD
This revealing portrait of Cuba follows the lives of Fidel Castro and three Cuban families affected by his policies over the last four decades.
- 2012
In Tahrir Square: 18 Days of Egypt's Unfinished Revolution
In Tahrir Square: 18 Days of Egypt's Unfinished Revolution62012HD
With footage shot in the center of Egypt's Tahrir Square from the beginning of the battles to the climax of the celebration, audiences experience...
- 2013
Redemption
Redemption6.32013HD
Redemption is a documentary about New York City's canners - the men and women who survive by redeeming bottles and cans they collect from curbs,...
- 2021
Life of Crime: 1984-2020
Life of Crime: 1984-20208.22021HD
An intimate documentary that looks at the vicious cycles of drug addiction and street crime in one of the roughest parts of New Jersey.
- 2017
Rock and a Hard Place
Rock and a Hard Place6.22017HD
A look at the Miami-Dade County Corrections and Rehabilitation Boot Camp Program, which allows young inmates undergo a strict six-week course in...
- 2010
No Contract, No Cookies: The Stella D'Oro Strike
No Contract, No Cookies: The Stella D'Oro Strike5.72010HD
Follows the struggle of 138 mostly immigrant workers who strike to save their jobs at a famous bakery in the Bronx when a private equity firm buys...
- 1995
High on Crack Street: Lost Lives in Lowell
High on Crack Street: Lost Lives in Lowell6.71995HD
Documents 18 months in the lives of three crack addicts in Lowell, Massachusetts.
- 2015
The Latin Explosion: A New America
The Latin Explosion: A New America8.12015HD
With more than 50 million Latinos now living in the United States, Latinos are taking their seat at the table as the new American power brokers in...
- 2019
Finding the Way Home
Finding the Way Home52019HD
A look at the distressing circumstances for millions of children living in orphanages and other institutions around the world as J.K. Rowling's LUMOS...
- 2009
China's Unnatural Disaster: The Tears of Sichuan Province
China's Unnatural Disaster: The Tears of Sichuan Province6.62009HD
On May 12, 2008, a catastrophic earthquake hit Sichuan Province in rural China, killing nearly 70,000 people, including 10,000 children. In town...
- 2006
Baghdad ER
Baghdad ER7.32006HD
Produced and directed by 11-time Emmy Award-winner Jon Alpert, this 64-minute verite documentary takes an unforgettable look inside the 86th Combat...
- 2010
Wartorn: 1861-2010
Wartorn: 1861-20105.92010HD
With suicide rates among active military servicemen and veterans currently on the rise, this documentary brings urgent attention to the invisible...
- 1998
Life of Crime 2
Life of Crime 271998HD
This follow-up to the 1989 documentary ONE YEAR IN A LIFE OF CRIME revisits three of the original subjects in New Jersey during a five-year period in...
- 2007
Latin Kings: A Street Gang Story
Latin Kings: A Street Gang Story72007HD
Documentary on Antonio "King Tone" Fernandez and his gang, the Latin Kings, whose main target was to protect Latin people.
- 1987
The Story of Junkie Junior
The Story of Junkie Junior71987HD
Junior Rios started using heroin when he was 15. At age 29, Junior is a father of three. To support his $200-a-day heroin habit, he scours the...
- 1994
Lock-Up: The Prisoners of Rikers Island
Lock-Up: The Prisoners of Rikers Island5.21994HD
If you're arrested in New York City and can't make bail, you'll be sent to Rikers Island -- a mammoth holding facility for 17,000 men and women...
- 2008
Section 60: Arlington National Cemetery
Section 60: Arlington National Cemetery5.52008HD
It has been called "the saddest acre in America." It is also one of the most sacred. Section 60 in Arlington National Cemetery is the final resting...
- 2007
Addiction
Addiction5.32007HD
Assembled by some of the nation's top documentary filmmakers, this centerpiece film in HBO's 'Addiction' campaign features insights from experts on...
- 2008
Dirty Driving: Thundercars Of Indiana
Dirty Driving: Thundercars Of Indiana4.82008HD
Auto racing is an obsession in Anderson, Indiana. Even with local auto factories closing down and jobs being lost, the town's residents continue to...