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
National Society of Film Critics Awards
Best Non-Fiction Film
Known For
Lost Girls
(2020)
Director
Becoming Cousteau
(2021)
Director
Full Filmography
Directing
The Farm: Angola, USA
(1998)
Director
The Execution of Wanda Jean
(2002)
Director
The Nazi Officer's Wife
(2003)
Director
Girlhood
(2003)
Director
Xiara's Song
(2005)
Director
¡Yo soy Boricua, pa' que tú lo sepas!
(2006)
Director
Coma
(2007)
Director
Addiction
(2007)
Director
Shouting Fire: Stories from the Edge of Free Speech
(2009)
Director
Bobby Fischer Against the World
(2011)
Director
There's Something Wrong with Aunt Diane
(2011)
Director
The Fight for Fischer's Estate
(2011)
Director
Love, Marilyn
(2013)
Director
A Good Job: Stories of the FDNY
(2014)
Director
What Happened, Miss Simone?
(2015)
Director
Nothing Left Unsaid: Gloria Vanderbilt & Anderson Cooper
(2016)
Director
A Dangerous Son
(2018)
Director
Lost Girls
(2020)
Director
All In: The Fight for Democracy
(2020)
Director
Becoming Cousteau
(2021)
Director
Production
Hookers, Hustlers, Pimps and Their Johns
(1993)
Production Manager
The Farm: Angola, USA
(1998)
Producer
In Search of the Happy Ending
(1999)
Producer
Girlhood
(2003)
Producer
Indian Point: Imagining the Unimaginable
(2004)
Producer
Street Fight
(2005)
Executive Producer
Xiara's Song
(2005)
Producer
¡Yo soy Boricua, pa' que tú lo sepas!
(2006)
Producer
Family Affair
(2010)
Producer
Bobby Fischer Against the World
(2011)
Producer
There's Something Wrong with Aunt Diane
(2011)
Producer
The Fight for Fischer's Estate
(2011)
Producer
Love, Marilyn
(2013)
Producer
What Happened, Miss Simone?
(2015)
Producer
Nothing Left Unsaid: Gloria Vanderbilt & Anderson Cooper
(2016)
Producer
The Family Business: Trump and Taxes
(2018)
Producer
A Dangerous Son
(2018)
Producer
Lost Girls
(2020)
Executive Producer
All In: The Fight for Democracy
(2020)
Producer
ariana grande: excuse me, i love you
(2020)
Producer
Becoming Cousteau
(2021)
Producer
Mayor Pete
(2021)
Executive Producer
Fauci
(2021)
Executive Producer
Britney vs. Spears
(2021)
Executive Producer
To the End
(2022)
Executive Producer
I Am Vanessa Guillen
(2022)
Executive Producer
The Conspiracy
(2022)
Executive Producer
Justice
(2023)
Executive Producer
Take Care of Maya
(2023)
Executive Producer
Unknown: Cave of Bones
(2023)
Executive Producer
Unknown: Cosmic Time Machine
(2023)
Executive Producer
Unknown: Killer Robots
(2023)
Executive Producer
Unknown: The Lost Pyramid
(2023)
Executive Producer
The Ringleader: The Case of the Bling Ring
(2023)
Executive Producer
The Barber of Little Rock
(2023)
Executive Producer
Power
(2024)
Executive Producer
Love to the Max
(2024)
Executive Producer
Writing