Brian Knappenberger

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Brian Knappenberger is an American [1] documentary filmmaker, known for The Internet's Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz, We Are Legion: The Story of the Hacktivists, Turning Point: 9/11 and the War on Terror , and his work on Bloomberg Game Changers.

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The documentary film We Are Legion (2012) was written and directed by Knappenberger. It is about the workings and beliefs of the self-described hacktivist collective Anonymous. [2]

In June 2014, The Internet's Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz was released. The film is about the life of internet activist Aaron Swartz. [3] The film was on the short list for the 2015 Academy Award for best documentary feature. [4]

Nobody Speak: Trials of the Free Press was released on Netflix in June 2017, after debuting at the Sundance Film Festival. It follows professional wrestler Hulk Hogan's lawsuit against Gawker Media, and the takeover of the Las Vegas Review-Journal by casino owner Sheldon Adelson. [5]

On January 22, 2016, "investigative docuseries" Truth and Power premiered on Pivot, executive produced by Knappenberger and narrated by Maggie Gyllenhaal. [6]

In 2020, Knappenberger directed true crime documentary The Trials of Gabriel Fernandez , a television series about the 2013 Murder of Gabriel Fernandez, an eight-year-old boy from Palmdale, California. [7]

Knappenberger has directed and executive produced numerous other documentaries for the Discovery Channel, Bloomberg, and PBS, including PBS' Ice Warriors: USA Sled Hockey. He owns and operates Luminant Media, a Los Angeles–based production and post-production company. [8]

In 2024, Knappenberger directed the documentary Turning Point: The Bomb And The Cold War on Netflix, a series about the lead up to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, as well as the Cold War. [9]

In 2025, Knappenberger directed and executive produced Turning Point: The Vietnam War, [10] a five-part docuseries [11] and the third installment of Netlix's Turning Point docuseries, [12] released on the 50th anniversary of the Fall of Saigon. [11]

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References

  1. ↑ Beston, Sarah. "'The Internet's Own Boy' Director Talks About the Tragic Fate of Programming Prodigy Aaron Swartz". TakePart. Archived from the original on December 8, 2014. Retrieved December 4, 2014.
  2. ↑ "About the film". We Are Legion. Archived from the original on July 15, 2014. Retrieved June 30, 2014.
  3. ↑ "The Internet's Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz". Internet Archive. June 27, 2014. Retrieved June 30, 2014.
  4. ↑ "15 DOCUMENTARY FEATURES ADVANCE IN 2014 OSCAR RACE". Oscars. December 2014. Archived from the original on December 6, 2014. Retrieved December 4, 2014.
  5. ↑ "Gawker, Hulk Hogan, and the fight for a free press – ThinkProgress". ThinkProgress. June 26, 2017. Archived from the original on August 16, 2017. Retrieved July 14, 2017.
  6. ↑ Petski, Denise (December 17, 2015). "Maggie Gyllenhaal Narrates 'Truth And Power' Docuseries As Part Of Pivot's 2016 Slate". Deadline. Retrieved November 14, 2016.
  7. ↑ "Netflix's 'The Trials of Gabriel Fernandez' as it unfolded: Read our coverage". Los Angeles Times . February 26, 2020. Archived from the original on September 6, 2020. Retrieved September 7, 2020.
  8. ↑ "Our Team – Luminant". Archived from the original on February 21, 2024. Retrieved May 22, 2024.
  9. ↑ "Turning Point: The Bomb and the Cold War — new Netflix documentary takes the baton from Oppenheimer". www.ft.com. Archived from the original on April 7, 2024. Retrieved April 8, 2024.
  10. ↑ Turning Point: The Vietnam War (TV Mini Series 2025– ) - Full cast & crew - IMDb . Retrieved April 16, 2025– via www.imdb.com.
  11. 1 2 Netflix Media Center (March 19, 2025). "Turning Point: The Vietnam War: Season releasing in the United States on April 30th, 2025 at 12:00 AM PDT". Netflix Media Center.
  12. ↑ "'Turning Point' Docuseries Deconstructs The Cold War and Warns of Another". Outrider. Retrieved April 16, 2025.
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