Jon Alpert

Jon Alpert

Directing

Born January 1, 1948 · Port Chester, New York, USA

38 films as director · Active 1974–2021

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jon Alpert (born c. 1948) is an American journalist and documentary filmmaker, known for his use of a cinéma vérité approach in his films. A native of Port Ches…

Known for

Open Space

1983

Cuba and the Cameraman

Cuba and the Cameraman

2017

Cuba: The People

Cuba: The People

1974

High on Crack Street: Lost Lives in Lowell

High on Crack Street: Lost Lives in Lowell

1995

Armed Only with a Camera: The Life and Death of Brent Renaud

Armed Only with a Camera: The Life and Death of Brent Renaud

2025

One Year in a Life of Crime

One Year in a Life of Crime

1989

Chinatown: Immigrants in America

Chinatown: Immigrants in America

1976

All For One: Media Enabled Musketeers

All For One: Media Enabled Musketeers

2018

Directed(38)

Life of Crime: 1984-2020

2021Life of Crime: 1984-2020★ 8.3

Finding the Way Home

2019Finding the Way Home★ 5.0

All For One: Media Enabled Musketeers

2018All For One: Media Enabled Musketeers★ 5.0

Rock and a Hard Place

2017Rock and a Hard Place★ 6.2

Cuba and the Cameraman

2017Cuba and the Cameraman★ 7.4

Mariela Castro's March: Cuba's LGBT Revolution

2016Mariela Castro's March: Cuba's LGBT Revolution★ 4.3

The Latin Explosion: A New America

2015The Latin Explosion: A New America★ 8.0

Redemption

2013Redemption★ 6.3

In Tahrir Square: 18 Days of Egypt's Unfinished Revolution

2012In Tahrir Square: 18 Days of Egypt's Unfinished Revolution★ 5.7

Wartorn: 1861-2010

2010Wartorn: 1861-2010★ 5.4

No Contract, No Cookies: The Stella D'Oro Strike

2010No Contract, No Cookies: The Stella D'Oro Strike★ 5.7

China's Unnatural Disaster: The Tears of Sichuan Province

2009China's Unnatural Disaster: The Tears of Sichuan Province★ 6.4

Section 60: Arlington National Cemetery

2008Section 60: Arlington National Cemetery★ 6.0

Dirty Driving: Thundercars Of Indiana

2008Dirty Driving: Thundercars Of Indiana★ 4.8

A Woman Among Boys

2008A Woman Among Boys

2008Access Denied?: The Fight for Corporate Accountability

Alive Day Memories: Home from Iraq

2007Alive Day Memories: Home from Iraq★ 6.1

Addiction

2007Addiction★ 5.3

Latin Kings: A Street Gang Story

2007Latin Kings: A Street Gang Story★ 8.0

Baghdad ER

2006Baghdad ER★ 7.1

The Last Cowboy

2005The Last Cowboy

2003Bridge to Baghdad

2003Bridge to Baghdad II

Papa

2002Papa★ 6.0

2002Afghanistan: From Ground Zero to Ground Zero★ 7.0

A Cinderella Season: The Lady Vols Fight Back

1998A Cinderella Season: The Lady Vols Fight Back

Life of Crime 2

1998Life of Crime 2★ 7.4

High on Crack Street: Lost Lives in Lowell

1995High on Crack Street: Lost Lives in Lowell★ 6.7

Lock-Up: The Prisoners of Rikers Island

1994Lock-Up: The Prisoners of Rikers Island★ 5.5

One Year in a Life of Crime

1989One Year in a Life of Crime★ 6.8

The Story of Junkie Junior

1987The Story of Junkie Junior★ 7.0

The Philippines: Life, Death and Revolution

1986The Philippines: Life, Death and Revolution

1984Hard Metal Disease

Third Avenue: Only the Strong Survive

1980Third Avenue: Only the Strong Survive★ 10.0

Vietnam: Picking up the Pieces

1978Vietnam: Picking up the Pieces

Chinatown: Immigrants in America

1976Chinatown: Immigrants in America

Cuba: The People

1974Cuba: The People

—The Raging Rabbi

Acting(8)

2025Armed Only with a Camera: The Life and Death of Brent RenaudSelf

2018All For One: Media Enabled Musketeers

2017Cuba and the CameramanSelf

1995High on Crack Street: Lost Lives in LowellNarrator (voice)

1989One Year in a Life of CrimeSelf

1976Chinatown: Immigrants in AmericaNarrator

1974Cuba: The PeopleNarrator

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