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Bill Guttentag
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- Writer
- Producer
- Director
In short · Writing since 1984, 5 decades active, 20 credits, 2 Academy Award wins.
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Academy Awards — Oscar — Documentary (short Subject)
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Academy Awards — Oscar — Documentary (short Subject)
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Director
16 credits
Rule Breakers(2025)
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Spyral(2024)
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FilmSublime(2019)
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Only the Dead(2015)
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Knife Fight(2012)
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Soundtrack for a Revolution(2009)
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Nanking(2007)
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Live!(2007)
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Сталин. Live(2007)
Director
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Twin Towers(2003)
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Film
The Last Days of Kennedy and King(1998)
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5 American Kids - 5 American Handguns(1995)
Director
FilmBlues Highway(1994)
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Death on the Job(1991)
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FilmCrack USA: County under Siege(1989)
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You Don't Have to Die(1988)
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Writer
1 creditProducer
2 creditsCinematographer
1 creditAwards & Nominations
2 wins · 3 nominationsAcademy Awards
- Won2002Oscar — Documentary (short Subject)
- Nom1994Oscar — Documentary (short Subject)
- Nom1991Oscar — Documentary (feature)
- Nom1989Oscar — Documentary (feature)
- Won1988Oscar — Documentary (short Subject)
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