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
2025
- Trump's Power & the Rule of Law ... (Director)
- Trump's Comeback ... (Director)
- The Rise of RFK Jr. ... (Writer)
2024
- The Choice 2024: Harris vs. Trump ... (Director)
- Biden's Decision ... (Director)
- Democracy on Trial ... (Producer)
2023
- Putin and the Presidents ... (Producer)
- Clarence and Ginni Thomas: Politics, Power, and the Supreme Court ... (Director)
2022
- Lies, Politics and Democracy ... (Director)
- Pelosi's Power ... (Director)
- Putin's Road to War ... (Director)
2021
- Taliban Takeover ... (Director)
- President Biden ... (Director)
- Trump's American Carnage ... (Director)
- America After 9/11 ... (Producer)
2020
- The Choice 2020: Trump vs. Biden ... (Producer)
- United States of Conspiracy ... (Producer)
- America's Great Divide: From Obama to Trump ... (Director)
2019
- Zero Tolerance: How Trump Turned Immigration into a Political Weapon ... (Director)
- Predator on the Reservation ... (Director)
2018
- McCain ... (Writer)
- Poutine contre les USA ... (Creator)
2017
- Bannon's War ... (Director)
- Frontline: President Trump ... (Director)
- Frontline: Divided States of America ... (Writer)
2016
- The Choice 2016 ... (Writer)
- The Secret History of ISIS ... (Director)
- Netanyahu at War ... (Director)
2015
- Secrets, Politics and Torture ... (Producer)
2014
- Losing Iraq ... (Writer)
- United States of Secrets ... (Director)
2013
- League of Denial: The NFL’s Concussion Crisis ... (Director)
- A Very British Murder with Lucy Worsley as Himself
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
- Misunderstood Minds ... (Director)
- American Porn ... (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