Michael Kirk
Born: 1947-11-06 in Denver, Colorado, USA
Known For: Directing
Biography
Michael Kirk is a documentary filmmaker and partial creator of the PBS show Frontline, where he worked as senior producer until 1987. Kirk owns a production company, the Kirk Documentary Group, in Brookline, Massachusetts. He is a former Nieman Fellow in Journalism at Harvard University. He has produced such documentaries as "Inside the Meltdown," about the 2008 financial crisis, "Bush's War," about the Iraq War under George W. Bush, and "The Way the Music Died," about the dire straits of the record industry.
Filmography
2026
- The War Cabinet ... (Director)
2025
- Trump's Power & the Rule of Law ... (Director)
- The Rise of RFK Jr. ... (Writer)
- Trump's Comeback ... (Director)
2024
- The Choice 2024: Harris vs. Trump ... (Director)
- Biden's Decision ... (Director)
- Democracy on Trial ... (Director)
2023
- Putin and the Presidents ... (Writer)
- Clarence and Ginni Thomas: Politics, Power, and the Supreme Court ... (Director)
2022
- Pelosi's Power ... (Director)
- Putin's Road to War ... (Director)
- Lies, Politics and Democracy ... (Producer)
2021
- Taliban Takeover ... (Director)
- President Biden ... (Writer)
- America After 9/11 ... (Producer)
- Trump's American Carnage ... (Director)
2020
- America's Great Divide: From Obama to Trump ... (Director)
- The Choice 2020: Trump vs. Biden ... (Director)
- United States of Conspiracy ... (Writer)
- Supreme Revenge: Battle for the Court ... (Director)
2019
- Predator on the Reservation ... (Director)
- Zero Tolerance: How Trump Turned Immigration into a Political Weapon ... (Writer)
2018
- Poutine contre les USA ... (Creator)
- McCain ... (Writer)
2017
- Bannon's War ... (Director)
- Frontline: President Trump ... (Director)
- Divided States of America ... (Director)
2016
- Netanyahu at War ... (Director)
- The Choice 2016 ... (Director)
- The Secret History of ISIS ... (Director)
2015
- Gunned Down: The Power of the NRA ... (Director)
- Secrets, Politics and Torture ... (Producer)
2014
- United States of Secrets ... (Director)
- Losing Iraq ... (Writer)
2013
- A Very British Murder with Lucy Worsley as Self
- League of Denial: The NFL’s Concussion Crisis ... (Writer)
2012
- The Choice 2012 ... (Director)
2011
- Top Secret America - 9/11 to the Boston Bombings ... (Director)
- The Anthrax Files ... (Director)
2008
- Bush’s War Part II ... (Director)
- Bush’s War Part I ... (Director)
- The Choice 2008 ... (Writer)
2007
- Endgame ... (Director)
- Cheney's Law ... (Director)
2006
- The Grudge 2 ... (Co-Producer)
- The Dark Side ... (Director)
2005
- Karl Rove: The Architect ... (Director)
2004
- The Grudge ... (Co-Producer)
2003
- The War Behind Closed Doors ... (Writer)
2002
- American Porn ... (Director)
- Misunderstood Minds ... (Director)
- The Man Who Knew ... (Director)
2001
- The Clinton Years ... (Producer)
2000
- The Killer at Thurston High ... (Writer)
- The Choice 2000 ... (Director)
1983
- Frontline ... (Director)
1943
- Danger! Women at Work as Tommy