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Liz Garbus

Directing • 1970-04-11 • USA

Elizabeth Freya Garbus (born April 11, 1970) is an American documentary film director and producer. Notable documentaries Garbus has made are The Farm: Angola, USA, Ghosts of Abu Ghraib, Bobby Fischer Against the World, Love, Marilyn, and What Happened, Miss Simone? She is a two-time Oscar Nominee, two-time Emmy Winner, Peabody Winner, Grammy Nominee, and DGA-Nominated director

Known For

I'll Be Gone in the Dark

I'll Be Gone in the Dark

2020

Harry & Meghan

Harry & Meghan

2022

The Innocence Files

The Innocence Files

2020

Lost Girls

Lost Girls

2020

Gone Girls: The Long Island Serial Killer

Gone Girls: The Long Island Serial Killer

2025

ariana grande: excuse me, i love you

ariana grande: excuse me, i love you

2020

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Filmography

2026
Dynasty: The MurdochsTV
Director • 4 episodes
★ 7.7
2026
Give Me the Ball!Film
Director
★ 10.0
2026
Love, RenderedFilm
Director
2025
Good American FamilyTV
Director • 2 episodes
★ 7.6
2025
Gone Girls: The Long Island Serial KillerTV
Director • 3 episodes
★ 7.3
2025
One Night in Idaho: The College MurdersTV
Director • 4 episodes
★ 7.8
2023
City on FireTV
Director • 2 episodes
★ 6.3
2022
Harry & MeghanTV
Director • 6 episodes
★ 5.7
2021
YellowjacketsTV
Director • 1 episodes
★ 7.4
2021
Becoming CousteauFilm
Director
★ 6.9
2020
Lost GirlsFilm
Director
★ 6.0
2020
I'll Be Gone in the DarkTV
Director • 2 episodes
★ 7.0
2020
The Innocence FilesTV
Director • 1 episodes
★ 7.3
2020
All In: The Fight for DemocracyFilm
Director
★ 7.3
2019
Who Killed Garrett Phillips?TV
Director • 2 episodes
★ 7.4
2018
The Fourth EstateTV
Director • 4 episodes
★ 7.1
2018
A Dangerous SonFilm
Director
★ 6.8
2017
The Handmaid's TaleTV
Director • 1 episodes
★ 8.1
2016
Nothing Left Unsaid: Gloria Vanderbilt & Anderson CooperFilm
Director
★ 7.7
2015
What Happened, Miss Simone?Film
Director
★ 7.4
2014
A Good Job: Stories of the FDNYFilm
Director
★ 5.8
2013
Love, MarilynFilm
Director
★ 6.5
2012
Focus Forward: Short Films, Big IdeasFilm
Director
2012
RobotFilm
Director
2011
Bobby Fischer Against the WorldFilm
Director
★ 6.9
2011
There's Something Wrong with Aunt DianeFilm
Director
★ 6.6
2011
The Fight for Fischer's EstateFilm
Director
2011
Chess HistoryFilm
Director
2009
Shouting Fire: Stories from the Edge of Free SpeechFilm
Director
★ 4.5
2007
ComaFilm
Director
★ 6.7
2007
AddictionFilm
Director
★ 5.3
2007
The Addiction ProjectTV
Director • 1 episodes
2006
¡Yo soy Boricua, pa' que tú lo sepas!Film
Director
★ 9.0
2005
Xiara's SongFilm
Director
★ 3.5
2003
GirlhoodFilm
Director
★ 6.6
2003
The Nazi Officer's WifeFilm
Director
★ 6.8
2002
The Execution of Wanda JeanFilm
Director
★ 5.3
2000
The Changing Face of BeautyFilm
Director
★ 10.0
2000
JuviesFilm
Director
★ 7.0
1999
Different MomsFilm
Director
1998
The Farm: Angola, USAFilm
Director
★ 7.4
1998
True LifeTV
Director • 1 episodes
★ 7.3
1991
Investigative ReportsTV
Director • 1 episodes
★ 8.0