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* ''The Pacific Century'' (1992), a {{Creator/PBS}}-commissioned ten-part documentary series. [[ParentChildTeam Co-written with his father]], journalist Frank Gibney (who was a veteran of [[WorldWarII/WarInAsiaAndThePacific the Pacific Theatre of World War II]]), the series delves into the long history of East and Southeast Asia (with particular focus given to {{UsefulNotes/China}}, {{UsefulNotes/Japan}}, UsefulNotes/SouthKorea, {{UsefulNotes/Philippines}} and {{UsefulNotes/Singapore}})--focusing on how their experiences during the Pacific War and the UsefulNotes/ColdWar (not to mention the big role American interventionism played in those) have driven their then-contemporary economic, business and political upheavals. While definitely useful in terms of historicizing the previous century (and documenting the conflicts of Asian nations in the 1990s), much of its predictions have since become DatedHistory. The whole series is made available for free online [[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLw4XQ9zXMtseA4JsFWq2n7PW5Kz_izLxJ here]].
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* ''The Pacific Century'' (1992), a {{Creator/PBS}}-commissioned ten-part documentary series. [[ParentChildTeam Co-written with his father]], journalist Frank Gibney (who was a veteran of [[WorldWarII/WarInAsiaAndThePacific the Pacific Theatre of World War II]]), the series delves into the long history of East and Southeast Asia (with particular focus given to {{UsefulNotes/China}}, {{UsefulNotes/Taiwan}}, {{UsefulNotes/Japan}}, UsefulNotes/SouthKorea, {{UsefulNotes/Philippines}} and {{UsefulNotes/Singapore}})--focusing on how their experiences during the Pacific War and the UsefulNotes/ColdWar (not to mention the big role American interventionism played in those) have driven their then-contemporary economic, business and political upheavals. While definitely useful in terms of historicizing the previous century (and documenting the conflicts of Asian nations in the 1990s), much of its predictions have since become DatedHistory. The whole series is made available for free online [[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLw4XQ9zXMtseA4JsFWq2n7PW5Kz_izLxJ here]].
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* ''The Pacific Century'' (1992), a {{Creator/PBS}}-commissioned ten-part documentary series. [[ParentChildTeam Co-written with his father]], journalist Frank Gibney (who was a veteran of [[WorldWarII/WarInAsiaAndThePacific the Pacific Theatre of World War II]]), the series delves into the long history of East and Southeast Asia (with particular focus given to {{UsefulNotes/China}}, {{UsefulNotes/Japan}}, UsefulNotes/SouthKorea, {{UsefulNotes/Philippines}} and {{UsefulNotes/Singapore}})--focusing on how their experiences during the Pacific War and the UsefulNotes/ColdWar (not to mention the big role American interventionism played in those) have driven their then-contemporary economic, business and political upheavals. While definitely useful in terms of historicizing the previous century, much of its predictions have since become DatedHistory. The whole series is made available for free online [[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLw4XQ9zXMtseA4JsFWq2n7PW5Kz_izLxJ here]].
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* ''The Pacific Century'' (1992), a {{Creator/PBS}}-commissioned ten-part documentary series. [[ParentChildTeam Co-written with his father]], journalist Frank Gibney (who was a veteran of [[WorldWarII/WarInAsiaAndThePacific the Pacific Theatre of World War II]]), the series delves into the long history of East and Southeast Asia (with particular focus given to {{UsefulNotes/China}}, {{UsefulNotes/Japan}}, UsefulNotes/SouthKorea, {{UsefulNotes/Philippines}} and {{UsefulNotes/Singapore}})--focusing on how their experiences during the Pacific War and the UsefulNotes/ColdWar (not to mention the big role American interventionism played in those) have driven their then-contemporary economic, business and political upheavals. While definitely useful in terms of historicizing the previous century, century (and documenting the conflicts of Asian nations in the 1990s), much of its predictions have since become DatedHistory. The whole series is made available for free online [[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLw4XQ9zXMtseA4JsFWq2n7PW5Kz_izLxJ here]].
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* ''The Pacific Century'' (1992), a {{Creator/PBS}}-commissioned ten-part documentary series. [[ParentChildTeam Co-written with his father]], journalist Frank Gibney (who was a veteran of [[WorldWarII/WarInAsiaAndThePacific the Pacific Theatre of World War II]]), the series delves into the long history of East and Southeast Asia (with particular focus given to {{UsefulNotes/China}}, {{UsefulNotes/Japan}}, {{UsefulNotes/SouthKorea}}, {{UsefulNotes/Philippines}} and {{UsefulNotes/Singapore}})--focusing on how their experiences during the Pacific War and the UsefulNotes/ColdWar (not to mention the big role American interventionism played in those) have driven their then-contemporary economic, business and political upheavals. While definitely useful in terms of historicizing the previous century, much of its predictions have since become DatedHistory. The whole series is made available for free online [[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLw4XQ9zXMtseA4JsFWq2n7PW5Kz_izLxJ here]].
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* ''The Pacific Century'' (1992), a {{Creator/PBS}}-commissioned ten-part documentary series. [[ParentChildTeam Co-written with his father]], journalist Frank Gibney (who was a veteran of [[WorldWarII/WarInAsiaAndThePacific the Pacific Theatre of World War II]]), the series delves into the long history of East and Southeast Asia (with particular focus given to {{UsefulNotes/China}}, {{UsefulNotes/Japan}}, {{UsefulNotes/SouthKorea}}, UsefulNotes/SouthKorea, {{UsefulNotes/Philippines}} and {{UsefulNotes/Singapore}})--focusing on how their experiences during the Pacific War and the UsefulNotes/ColdWar (not to mention the big role American interventionism played in those) have driven their then-contemporary economic, business and political upheavals. While definitely useful in terms of historicizing the previous century, much of its predictions have since become DatedHistory. The whole series is made available for free online [[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLw4XQ9zXMtseA4JsFWq2n7PW5Kz_izLxJ here]].
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* ''The Pacific Century'' (1992), a {{Creator/PBS}}-commissioned ten-part documentary series. [[ParentChildTeam Co-written with his father]], journalist Frank Gibney (who was a veteran of [[WorldWarII/WarInAsiaAndThePacific the Pacific Theatre of World War II]]), the series delves into the long history of East and Southeast Asia (with particular focus given to {{UsefulNotes/China}}, {{UsefulNotes/Japan}}, {{UsefulNotes/SouthKorea}}, {{UsefulNotes/Philippines}} and {{UsefulNotes/Singapore}})--focusing on how their experiences during the Pacific War and the UsefulNotes/ColdWar (not to mention the big role American interventionism played in those) have driven their then-contemporary economic, business and political upheavals. While definitely useful in terms of historicizing the previous century, much of its predictions have since become DatedHistory. The whole series is made available for free online [[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLw4XQ9zXMtseA4JsFWq2n7PW5Kz_izLxJ here]].
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* ''The Pacific Century'' (1992), a {{Creator/PBS}}-commissioned ten-part documentary series. [[ParentChildTeam Co-written with his father]], journalist Frank Gibney (who was a veteran of [[WorldWarII/WarInAsiaAndThePacific the Pacific Theatre of World War II), II]]), the series delves into the long history of East and Southeast Asia (with particular focus given to {{UsefulNotes/China}}, {{UsefulNotes/Japan}}, {{UsefulNotes/Philippines}} and {{UsefulNotes/Singapore}})--focusing on how their experiences during the Pacific War and the UsefulNotes/ColdWar (not to mention the big role American interventionism played in those) have driven their then-contemporary economic, business and political upheavals. While definitely useful in terms of historicizing the previous century, much of its predictions have since become DatedHistory. The whole series is made available for free online [[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLw4XQ9zXMtseA4JsFWq2n7PW5Kz_izLxJ here]].
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* ''The Pacific Century'' (1992), a {{Creator/PBS}}-commissioned ten-part documentary series. Co-written with his father, journalist Frank Gibney (who was a veteran of [[WorldWarII/WarInAsiaAndThePacific the Pacific Theatre of World War II), the series delves into the long history of East and Southeast Asia (with particular focus given to {{UsefulNotes/China}}, {{UsefulNotes/Japan}}, {{UsefulNotes/Philippines}} and {{UsefulNotes/Singapore}})--focusing on how their experiences during the Pacific War and the UsefulNotes/ColdWar (not to mention the big role American interventionism played in those) have driven their then-contemporary economic, business and political upheavals. While definitely useful in terms of historicizing the previous century, much of its predictions have since become DatedHistory. The whole series is made available for free online [[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLw4XQ9zXMtseA4JsFWq2n7PW5Kz_izLxJ here]].
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* ''The Pacific Century'' (1992), a {{Creator/PBS}}-commissioned ten-part documentary series. [[ParentChildTeam Co-written with his father, father]], journalist Frank Gibney (who was a veteran of [[WorldWarII/WarInAsiaAndThePacific the Pacific Theatre of World War II), the series delves into the long history of East and Southeast Asia (with particular focus given to {{UsefulNotes/China}}, {{UsefulNotes/Japan}}, {{UsefulNotes/Philippines}} and {{UsefulNotes/Singapore}})--focusing on how their experiences during the Pacific War and the UsefulNotes/ColdWar (not to mention the big role American interventionism played in those) have driven their then-contemporary economic, business and political upheavals. While definitely useful in terms of historicizing the previous century, much of its predictions have since become DatedHistory. The whole series is made available for free online [[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLw4XQ9zXMtseA4JsFWq2n7PW5Kz_izLxJ here]].
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* ''The Pacific Century'' (1992), a {{Creator/PBS}}-commissioned ten-part documentary series. Co-written with his father, journalist Frank Gibney (who was a veteran of [[WorldWarII/WarInAsiaAndThePacific the Pacific Theatre of World War II), the series delves into the long history of East and Southeast Asia (with particular focus given to {{UsefulNotes/China}}, {{UsefulNotes/Japan}}, {{UsefulNotes/Philippines}} and {{UsefulNotes/Singapore}})--focusing on how their experiences during the Pacific War and the UsefulNotes/ColdWar (not to mention the big role American interventionism played in those) have driven their then-contemporary economic, business and political upheavals. While definitely useful in terms of historicizing the previous century, much of its predictions have since become DatedHistory.
DatedHistory. The whole series is made available for free online [[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLw4XQ9zXMtseA4JsFWq2n7PW5Kz_izLxJ here]].
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* ''The Pacific Century'' (1992), a {{Creator/PBS}}-commissioned ten-part documentary series. Co-written with his father, journalist Frank Gibney (who was a veteran of [[WorldWarII/WarInAsiaAndThePacific the Pacific Theatre of World War II), the series delves into the long history of East and Southeast Asia (with particular focus given to {{UsefulNotes/China}}, {{UsefulNotes/Japan}}, {{Useful/Philippines}} {{UsefulNotes/Philippines}} and {{UsefulNotes/Singapore}})--focusing on how their experiences during the Pacific War and the UsefulNotes/ColdWar (not to mention the big role American interventionism played in those) have driven their then-contemporary economic, business and political upheavals. While definitely useful in terms of historicizing the previous century, much of its predictions have since become DatedHistory.
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* ''Film/TotallyUnderControl'' (2020) covers the Trump administration's response to and handling of the UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic in America.
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->''"I think of my films as not necessarily political but more moral. Between my father, my stepfather, and my mother - they all felt pretty passionately about the importance of standing up and doing the right thing, and none of them were suck-ups. What motivates me is usually abuse of power."''
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His first film to receive wide-spread public exposure was Film/EnronTheSmartestGuysInTheRoom, which chronicled the rise and fall of the Houston, TX commodities broker Enron and of its corrupt chief executives, Jeffery Skilling and Kenneth Lay. The film, based on the book of the same name [[http://www.theguardian.com/culture/2006/apr/28/3 written by Bethany McLean & Peter Elkind]], was nominated for an Oscar. [[note]] It ultimately lost to Film/MarchOfThePenguins. [[/note]]
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His first film to receive wide-spread public exposure was Film/EnronTheSmartestGuysInTheRoom, ''Film/EnronTheSmartestGuysInTheRoom'', which chronicled the rise and fall of the Houston, TX commodities broker Enron and of its corrupt chief executives, Jeffery Skilling and Kenneth Lay. The film, based on the book of the same name [[http://www.theguardian.com/culture/2006/apr/28/3 written by Bethany McLean & Peter Elkind]], was nominated for an Oscar. [[note]] It ultimately lost to Film/MarchOfThePenguins.''Film/MarchOfThePenguins''. [[/note]]
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* ''[[Literature/GoingClear Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief]]'' (2015) based on the 2013 book by Lawrence Wright (also known for his Pulitzer Prize winner ''The Looming Tower: Al Qaeda and the Road to 9/11'', soon to be a Creator/{{Hulu}} miniseries), chronicles the life of author Creator/LRonHubbard and his founding of the Main/ChurchOfHappyology. It includes interviews with several prominent former members. It also uses rare footage of Main/ChurchOfHappyology events (including a music video), news clippings, documents from his naval service, and diary entries from Hubbard's ex-wife to document his transformation from sci-fi author to religious figurehead. It also covers the tactics the Church used to reach tax-exempt status and how it disciplines problem members. It won the 2015 Emmy Award for Best Documentary. [[note]] beating another note-worthy HBO documentary, Film/TheJinx. [[/note]]
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* ''[[Literature/GoingClear Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief]]'' (2015) based on the 2013 book by Lawrence Wright (also known for his Pulitzer Prize winner ''The Looming Tower: Al Qaeda and the Road to 9/11'', soon to be 9/11'' (now a Creator/{{Hulu}} miniseries), [[Series/TheLoomingTower series]] on Creator/{{Hulu}}), chronicles the life of author Creator/LRonHubbard and his founding of the Main/ChurchOfHappyology. It includes interviews with several prominent former members. It also uses rare footage of Main/ChurchOfHappyology events (including a music video), news clippings, documents from his naval service, and diary entries from Hubbard's ex-wife to document his transformation from sci-fi author to religious figurehead. It also covers the tactics the Church used to reach tax-exempt status and how it disciplines problem members. It won the 2015 Emmy Award for Best Documentary. [[note]] beating another note-worthy HBO documentary, Film/TheJinx. [[/note]]
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* ''[[Series/DirtyMoney]]'' (2018-), a Creator/{{Netflix}} series focusing on greed, corruption, fraud, crime, and abuse of power within the global economy. Gibney is the series' executive producer and directed its first episode, which details Volkswagen's emissions fraud. Other episodes focus on UsefulNotes/DonaldTrump's business history; payday lending; price-gouging by pharmaceutical companies; money-laundering by American banks for Mexican drug cartels; and a $18 million maple syrup heist (yes, seriously).
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* ''[[Series/DirtyMoney]]'' ''Series/DirtyMoney'' (2018-), a Creator/{{Netflix}} series focusing on greed, corruption, fraud, crime, and abuse of power within the global economy. Gibney is the series' executive producer and directed its first episode, which details Volkswagen's emissions fraud. Other episodes focus on UsefulNotes/DonaldTrump's business history; payday lending; price-gouging by pharmaceutical companies; money-laundering by American banks for Mexican drug cartels; and a $18 million maple syrup heist (yes, seriously).
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* [[Literature/GoingClear Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief]] (2015) based on the 2013 book by Lawrence Wright, chronicles the life of author L. Ron Hubbard and his founding of the Main/ChurchOfHappyology. It includes interviews with several prominent former members. It also uses rare footage of Main/ChurchOfHappyology events (including a music video), news clippings, documents from his naval service, and diary entries from Hubbard's ex-wife to document his transformation from sci-fi author to religious figurehead. It also covers the tactics the Church used to reach tax-exempt status and how it disciplines problem members. It won the 2015 Emmy Award for Best Documentary. [[note]] beating another note-worthy HBO documentary, Film/TheJinx. [[/note]]
* [[Series//DirtyMoney]] (2018-), a Creator/{{Netflix}} series focusing on greed, corruption, fraud, crime, and abuse of power within the global economy. Gibney is the series' executive producer and directed its first episode, which details Volkswagen's emissions fraud. Other episodes focus on UsefulNotes/DonaldTrump's business history; payday lending; price-gouging by pharmaceutical companies; money-laundering by American banks for Mexican drug cartels; and a $18 million maple syrup heist (yes, seriously).
* [[Series//DirtyMoney]] (2018-), a Creator/{{Netflix}} series focusing on greed, corruption, fraud, crime, and abuse of power within the global economy. Gibney is the series' executive producer and directed its first episode, which details Volkswagen's emissions fraud. Other episodes focus on UsefulNotes/DonaldTrump's business history; payday lending; price-gouging by pharmaceutical companies; money-laundering by American banks for Mexican drug cartels; and a $18 million maple syrup heist (yes, seriously).
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* [[Literature/GoingClear ''[[Literature/GoingClear Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief]] Belief]]'' (2015) based on the 2013 book by Lawrence Wright, Wright (also known for his Pulitzer Prize winner ''The Looming Tower: Al Qaeda and the Road to 9/11'', soon to be a Creator/{{Hulu}} miniseries), chronicles the life of author L. Ron Hubbard Creator/LRonHubbard and his founding of the Main/ChurchOfHappyology. It includes interviews with several prominent former members. It also uses rare footage of Main/ChurchOfHappyology events (including a music video), news clippings, documents from his naval service, and diary entries from Hubbard's ex-wife to document his transformation from sci-fi author to religious figurehead. It also covers the tactics the Church used to reach tax-exempt status and how it disciplines problem members. It won the 2015 Emmy Award for Best Documentary. [[note]] beating another note-worthy HBO documentary, Film/TheJinx. [[/note]]
*[[Series//DirtyMoney]] ''[[Series/DirtyMoney]]'' (2018-), a Creator/{{Netflix}} series focusing on greed, corruption, fraud, crime, and abuse of power within the global economy. Gibney is the series' executive producer and directed its first episode, which details Volkswagen's emissions fraud. Other episodes focus on UsefulNotes/DonaldTrump's business history; payday lending; price-gouging by pharmaceutical companies; money-laundering by American banks for Mexican drug cartels; and a $18 million maple syrup heist (yes, seriously).
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