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Activist movie producer Robert Greenwald makes innovative documentaries
that are then marketed to the underfed progressive audience.

Robert Greenwald entry at Wikipedia
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Robert Greenwald credits [since 1975] at Internet Movie Database

Robert Greenwald's blogsite
Public Interest Pictures [501(c)3 est. 2002]

R.D.V. Books of New York City [est. 2002] {with Victor & Danny Goldberg}

Brave New Conversations [est. 9/2010 - gone 2016]
participants include Jackson Browne, Janeane Garofalo, Amy Goodman, Congressman Alan Grayson,
Thom Hartmann, Tom Hayden, Oliver Stone & Marianne Williamson

Films  by  Robert  Greenwald
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	"The Robert Greenwald Presents: Brave New Films Collection" box set [2006] includes "Iraq For Sale" [2006], "Big Buy" [2006] & "Wal-Mart" [2005] plus a bonus disk Disinformation Co. DVD box set [11/2006] 4 disks for $35.99
	"The Robert Greenwald Documentary Collection" box set [2004] includes "Uncovered" [2004], "Outfoxed" [2004] & "Unconstitutional" [2004] plus a bonus disk Disinformation Co. DVD box set [5/2005] 4 disks - out of prodn/used

"Hiroshima: Out of The Ashes"
[TV movie August 1990]

Co-produced by Robert Greenwald; directed by Peter Werner; starring Max von Sydow, Judd Nelson, Mako, Tamlyn Tomita & Pat Morita Direct Source Label color DVD [4/2007] for $5.98 Starmaker Ent. color VHS [12/94] out of stock/used full credits at IMDb more on the Atomic U.S.A. Page at Spirit of America Bookstore

"Zelda" TV movie [Tanner Pictures Nov 1993]

The life of Zelda, wife of writer F. Scott Fitzgerald, was a golden tale and yet unraveled and ended in tragedy. Exec-produced by Robert Greenwald; directed by Pat O'Connor; starring Natasha Richardson {as Zelda}, Timothy Hutton {as Scott} video/DVD not available; full credits from IMDb Zelda Fitzgerald [1900-48] entry at Wikipedia

"The  Day  Lincoln  Was  Shot"
[T.N.T. April 1998]

Historic events before, during and after April 14-15 in 1865, as documented in Jim Bishop's 1955 best-selling book. Exec-produced by Robert Greenwald; co-written & directed by John Gray; starring Rob Morrow (as Booth}, Lance Henriksen {as President Lincoln}, Donna Murphy, Jaimz Woolvett, John Pleshette, John Ashton {as Gen. Grant}, Eddie Jones, Jason Bowcutt & Gary Wheeler Turner Home Ent. color VHS [3/2000] out of prodn/used full credits from IMDb

"The  Audrey  Hepburn  Story"  [ABC-TV March 2000]

Covers Hepburn's early years in Holland (five years under Nazi occupation), early career in America, and her eventual stardom in the movies. Exec produced by Robert Greenwald; directed by Steven Robman; starring Jennifer Love Hewitt {as Audrey Hepburn}, Gabriel Macht {as William Holden}, Ray Landry {as Humphrey Bogart}, Eric McCormack {as Mel Ferrer}, Michael J. Burg {as Truman Capote}, Swede Swensson {as Gregory Peck} & Peter Feder {as Billy Wilder} Sony Pictures widescreen color DVD [7/2000] for $9.49 Sony Pictures color VHS [7/2000] out of prodn/used full credits at IMDb

"Steal  This  Movie !"  [LionsGate Aug 2000]

A combination of memoir and practical guide for the revolutionary. Civil rights activist Abbie Hoffman – co-founder of the Yippies movement, member of the Chicago Eight – has been underground for five years. He agrees to be interviewed at length by a reporter, so that his side of the story of the radicalized Sixties is told. Co-produced & directed by Robert Greenwald; generally based on the cult classic "Steal This Book!" by Abbie Hoffman; starring Vincent D'Onofrio, Janeane Garofalo, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Kevin Pollak, Troy Garity & Kevin Corrigan LionsGate widescreen color DVD [1/2001] for $12.99 Vidmark / Trimark color VHS [1/2001] out of prodn/used Varese Sarabande soundtrack CD [8/2000] out of prodn/used 11"x17" poster from Amazon for $9.99 full credits from IMDb

"Blonde" TV movie [C.B.S.-TV May 2001]

"The brightest stars burn out the fastest." Unstable beauty Norma Jean becomes the movie star Marilyn Monroe in this censored version of the docufiction novel by Joyce Carol Oates. Exec-produced by Robert Greenwald; directed by Joyce Chopra; teleplay by Joyce Eliason, based on the book; starring Poppy Montgomery {as Norma Jean/Marilyn}, Patricia Richardson, Patrick Dempsey, Ann-Margaret, Eric Bogosian, Griffin Dunne & Titus Welliver Allumination color DVD [1/2006] for $21.99 full credits from IMDb

"Outfoxed:  Rupert  Murdoch's  War  On  Journalism"
[MoveOn.org June 2004]

	"Freedom of the press is guaranteed only to those who own one." — A.J. Liebling Co-produced & directed by Robert Greenwald "film made possible by MoveOn.org and The Center for American Progress" Disinformation Co. color DVD [7/2004] for $9.95 Brave New Films Special Edition DVD with "Fox Attacks!" viral videos for $12.95 full credits from IMDb • official movie site
	"Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch's War On Journalism" [2005] by Alexandra Kitty, Introduction by Robert Greenwald Disinformation Co. 8¾x6 pb [4/2005] for $10.36

"Unconstitutional:  The  War  On  Our  Civil  Liberties"
[Public Interest Pictures Oct 2004]

Exec-produced by Robert Greenwald & Earl Katz; co-produced, written & directed by Nonny de la Peρa Disinformation Co. color DVD [10/2004] for $9.95 full credits at IMDb • official movie site

"Uncovered:  The  Whole  Truth  About  The  Iraq  War"
[Cinema Libre Studio Nov 2002; limited release Aug 2004]

Produced & directed by Robert Greenwald Cinema Libre DVD [5/2005] for $13.46 Disinformation Co. DVD [3/2004] for $9.95 full credits from IMDb • official movie site

"Unprecedented:  The  2000  Presidential  Election"
[Alternavision Films/Public Interest Pictures Sept 2002]

Exec-produced by Robert Greenwald & Earl Katz; co-produced, co-written & co-directed by Joan Sekler & Richard Ray Pιrez; narrated by Peter Coyote Sony color DVD [7/2004] for $11.98 Sony color VHS [6/2003] for $13.99 full credits from IMDb • official movie site

"The  Crooked  E:  The  Unshredded  Truth  About  Enron"
[C.B.S.-TV documentary Jan 2003]

An ambitious 29-year-old gets a job at rising energy company Enron, assimilates into the get-rich-quick corporate culture. When the company collapses in bankruptcy in December 2001, he finds that he and millions of others lose everything – while the execs pocket billions of dollars • Co-produced by Robert Greenwald; directed by Penelope Spheeris; teleplay by Stephen Mazur, based on the book "Anatomy of Greed" by Brian Cruver {below}; starring Christian Kane, Brian Dennehey, Mike Farrell, Shannon Elizabeth & Jon Ted Wynne Echo Bridge Home Ent. widescreen color DVD [12/2007] for $6.70 full credits from IMDb • movie entry at Wikipedia

"Anatomy of Greed: The Unshredded Truth From An Enron Insider" [2002] by Brian Cruver Arrow Books 7¾x5 pb [5/2003] out of print/used Carroll & Graf 8½x5½ pb [8/2003] for $11.20 Carroll & Graf 9¼x6½ hardcover [7/2002] for $16.50 see also Spirit of America Bookstore's Enron Corp. [1985-2006] Page

"Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Price"
[Brave New Films Nov 2005]

Co-produced & directed by Robert Greenwald Disinformation Co. color DVD [11/2005] for $12.95 full credits from IMDb • official movie site

companion book [2005] by Greg Spotts Disinformation Co. 8x5 movie tie-in pb [11/2005] for $9.95

'Wake Up Wal-Mart' protest website

more on Spirit of America Bookstore's Wal-Mart, Inc. Page

"The Big Buy: How Tom DeLay Stole Congress"
[Brave New Films May 2006]

Co-produced by Robert Greenwald; co-produced & co-directed by Mark Birnbaum & Jim Shermbeck Brave New Films color DVD [5/2006] for $14.99 full credits at IMDb • official movie site

"Iraq For Sale: The War Profiteers"
[Brave New Films Sept 2006]

Co-produced & directed by Robert Greenwald Disinformation Co. color DVD [9/2006] for $13.49 full credits at IMDb • official movie site

"Supermarket Swindle"
[Brave New Films; to be released in 2008]

Grocery workers tell their stories, how their health & other benefits were reduced as executive salaries skyrocketed. Directed by Robert Greenwald video/DVD not yet available • not listed on IMDb • official movie site

"The Real McCain: Less Jobs, More Wars"
[Brave New Films Aug 2008]

Robert Greenwald and his team at Brave New Films were Concerned that the reality of John McCain's story was not being told, so they did extensive research among archival video footage and then added several interviews for this documentary report. Directed by Robert Greenwald The Disinformation Company color DVD [8/2008] for $9.95 credits at IMDb

"MoveOn: The Movie" [Brave New Films Aug 2009]

Produced by Rita Dagher (Yalla Films); directed by Alex Jordanov & Scott Stevenson; featuring Al Gore, Jr., Sen. John Kerry, Sen. Joe Lieberman, rocker Moby, Eli Pariser, rocker Michael Stipe & Congressman Henry Waxman The Disinformation Company color DVD [11/2009] for $17.99 full credits at IMDb • official movie site

"Rethink Afghanistan" [Brave New Films Nov 2009]

A ground-breaking, full-length documentary that raises critical questions regarding Afghanistan; segments include Troops, Pakistan, Cost of War, Women of Afghanistan, Civilian Casualties, Security, and Solutions. Co-produced & directed by Robert Greenwald The Disinformation Company widescreen color DVD [11/2009] for $17.99 full credits at IMDb • official movie site

"Occupy Your City" promo video [Brave New Films Nov 2011]
watch free video [1:26] at Brave New Foundation

Following the rise of the 'We Are The 99%' Occupy Movement in late 2011, documentary filmmaker Robert Greenwald
and his team at Brave New Films set up a website to have We The People vote on the worst of the One Percent.
Greenwald culled the 5,000 suggestions down to the Top 30 Dirtbags, and the second round of voting occurred over
Thanksgiving Weekend. Brave New Films will next construct a short film outlining the crimes of the Top Ten Dirtbags.

The Top Thirty Dirtbags of the One Percent are:
Richard Anderson (CEO of Delta Airlines), Don Blankenship (killer of coal miners), Lloyd Blankfein (CEO of Goldman Sachs), Joseph Cassano (former CFO of A.I.G.), traitor & war profiteer Dick Cheney, Michigan politician Richard DeVos Jr., Jamie Dimon (CEO of JPMorgan Chase), Hugh Grant (chair/pres/CEO of Monsanto), Damon Hininger (pres/CEO of Corrections Corp. of America), Jeffrey Immelt (chair/CEO of General Electric), Congressman Darrell Issa, Phil Knight (chairman of Nike), TEA Party funders Charles & David Koch,
Rush Limbaugh (blatherskite), James McNerney (CEO of Boeing), Brian Moynihan (pres/CEO of Bank of America), Angelo Mozilo (disgraced chair/CEO of Countrywide Financial), Rupert Murdoch (CEO of News Corp.), hedge fund manager John Paulson, George Paz (healthcare CEO), Peter G. Peterson (co-founder Blackstone Group), Art Pope (North Carolina despot), Erik Prince (founder of Blackwater Xe), Wall Street politician Robert Rubin, Ivan Seidenberg (anti-labor chair/CEO of Verizon), hedge fund manager Paul Singer, Wall Street politician Larry Summers, Rex Tillerson (chair/pres/CEO of Exxon Mobil), real estate tycoon Donald Trump, and Rob Walton (chairman of Wal-Mart)

"Koch Brothers Exposed" video
[Brave New Films April 2012]

"The 1% at its very worst" Co-produced & directed by Robert Greenwald; featuring Charles G. Koch & David H. Koch DVDs available with donation via Brave New Foundation with free s/h full credits at IMDb • official website watch early promo [3:47] on YouTube • watch official 2012 trailer [2:00] on YouTube

"Koch Brothers Exposed 2014" video [Brave New Films April 2014]

Co-produced & directed by Robert Greenwald; featuring Charles & David & Bill Koch DVDs available with donation via Brave New Foundation with free s/h same credits at IMDb as 2012 • official website • watch official trailer [2:00] on YouTube

"Redemption of The Prosecutor" documentary short [2013] /tt2998204/

"War On Whistleblowers: Free Press and The National Security State"
documentary feature [Brave New Foundation April 2013]

67-minute documentary highlights four cases where whistleblowers noticed government wrong-doing and took to the media to expose the fraud and abuse • Co-produced & directed by Robert Greenwald; featuring whistleblowers Michael DeKort, Thomas Drake, Daniel Ellsberg, Franz Gayl, John Kiriakou (archive footage), Chelsea Manning (archive footage) & Thomas Tamm; also featuring Seymour Hersh, David Carr, Sharon Weinberger, Tom Vanden Brook, Danielle Brian, Conchita Gayl, Robert Gates, Ben Freeman, Winslow Wheeler, William Hartung, Dana Priest, Michael Isikoff, Pete Sepp, Jane Mayer, Tom Devine, Bill Keller, Eric Lipton, Kate Bohner, Jesselyn Radack, J. William Leonard, Steven Aftergood, Jake Tapper, Lucy Dalglish & Glenn Greenwald; with archive footage of Joe Biden, White House Press Secretary Jay Carney, Barack Obama, James Risen, Stephen Vladeck & Richard Nixon available for streaming (for donation) or for public screening at official website full credits at IMDb • official movie site • movie entry at Wikipedia

"Unmanned: America's Drone Wars" documentary [2013] /tt3327442/

"Vanessa's Eight Year Sentence" documentary short [2014] /tt3722624/

"To Prison For Poverty" documentary short [2014] /tt3819248/

"Jazree's Court: Growing Up In A Mass Incarcerated America" documentary short [2014] /tt3668634/

"Bad Paper" documentary short [2014] /tt3763016/

L i n k s
Robert Greenwald entry at Wikipedia
browse Robert Greenwald on DVD at Amazon
Robert Greenwald credits [since 1975] at Internet Movie Database

Robert Greenwald is co-founder of Artists United To Win Without War

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