Jon Alpert Movies

  • 2016
    Banking on Bitcoin

    Banking on Bitcoin

    Banking on Bitcoin

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    Not since the invention of the Internet has there been such a disruptive technology as Bitcoin. Bitcoin's early pioneers sought to blur the lines of...

    Banking on Bitcoin
  • 2010
    No Contract, No Cookies: The Stella D'Oro Strike

    No Contract, No Cookies: The Stella D'Oro Strike

    No Contract, No Cookies: The Stella D'Oro Strike

    5.72010HD

    Follows the struggle of 138 mostly immigrant workers who strike to save their jobs at a famous bakery in the Bronx when a private equity firm buys...

    No Contract, No Cookies: The Stella D'Oro Strike
  • 1998
    Life of Crime 2

    Life of Crime 2

    Life of Crime 2

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    This follow-up to the 1989 documentary ONE YEAR IN A LIFE OF CRIME revisits three of the original subjects in New Jersey during a five-year period in...

    Life of Crime 2
  • 2019
    Finding the Way Home

    Finding the Way Home

    Finding the Way Home

    52019HD

    A look at the distressing circumstances for millions of children living in orphanages and other institutions around the world as J.K. Rowling's LUMOS...

    Finding the Way Home
  • 2021
    Life of Crime: 1984-2020

    Life of Crime: 1984-2020

    Life of Crime: 1984-2020

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    An intimate documentary that looks at the vicious cycles of drug addiction and street crime in one of the roughest parts of New Jersey.

    Life of Crime: 1984-2020
  • 2017
    Cuba and the Cameraman

    Cuba and the Cameraman

    Cuba and the Cameraman

    7.52017HD

    This revealing portrait of Cuba follows the lives of Fidel Castro and three Cuban families affected by his policies over the last four decades.

    Cuba and the Cameraman
  • 2009
    China's Unnatural Disaster: The Tears of Sichuan Province

    China's Unnatural Disaster: The Tears of Sichuan Province

    China's Unnatural Disaster: The Tears of Sichuan Province

    6.42009HD

    On May 12, 2008, a catastrophic earthquake hit Sichuan Province in rural China, killing nearly 70,000 people, including 10,000 children. In town...

    China's Unnatural Disaster: The Tears of Sichuan Province
  • 1995
    High on Crack Street: Lost Lives in Lowell

    High on Crack Street: Lost Lives in Lowell

    High on Crack Street: Lost Lives in Lowell

    6.71995HD

    Documents 18 months in the lives of three crack addicts in Lowell, Massachusetts.

    High on Crack Street: Lost Lives in Lowell
  • 2012
    In Tahrir Square: 18 Days of Egypt's Unfinished Revolution

    In Tahrir Square: 18 Days of Egypt's Unfinished Revolution

    In Tahrir Square: 18 Days of Egypt's Unfinished Revolution

    5.92012HD

    With footage shot in the center of Egypt's Tahrir Square from the beginning of the battles to the climax of the celebration, audiences experience...

    In Tahrir Square: 18 Days of Egypt's Unfinished Revolution
  • 2013
    Redemption

    Redemption

    Redemption

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    Redemption is a documentary about New York City's canners - the men and women who survive by redeeming bottles and cans they collect from curbs,...

    Redemption
  • 2006
    Baghdad ER

    Baghdad ER

    Baghdad ER

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    Produced and directed by 11-time Emmy Award-winner Jon Alpert, this 64-minute verite documentary takes an unforgettable look inside the 86th Combat...

    Baghdad ER
  • 2015
    The Latin Explosion: A New America

    The Latin Explosion: A New America

    The Latin Explosion: A New America

    7.92015HD

    With more than 50 million Latinos now living in the United States, Latinos are taking their seat at the table as the new American power brokers in...

    The Latin Explosion: A New America
  • 2017
    Rock and a Hard Place

    Rock and a Hard Place

    Rock and a Hard Place

    6.22017HD

    A look at the Miami-Dade County Corrections and Rehabilitation Boot Camp Program, which allows young inmates undergo a strict six-week course in...

    Rock and a Hard Place
  • 2007
    Alive Day Memories: Home from Iraq

    Alive Day Memories: Home from Iraq

    Alive Day Memories: Home from Iraq

    6.32007HD

    In a war that has left more than 25,000 wounded, ALIVE DAY MEMORIES: HOME FROM IRAQ looks at a new generation of veterans. Executive Producer James...

    Alive Day Memories: Home from Iraq
  • 2016
    Mariela Castro's March: Cuba's LGBT Revolution

    Mariela Castro's March: Cuba's LGBT Revolution

    Mariela Castro's March: Cuba's LGBT Revolution

    4.52016HD

    A rare look inside Cuba’s LGBT community, this compelling film follows the efforts of Mariela Castro, daughter of President Raúl Castro,...

    Mariela Castro's March: Cuba's LGBT Revolution
  • 2007
    Latin Kings: A Street Gang Story

    Latin Kings: A Street Gang Story

    Latin Kings: A Street Gang Story

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    Documentary on Antonio "King Tone" Fernandez and his gang, the Latin Kings, whose main target was to protect Latin people.

    Latin Kings: A Street Gang Story
  • 1980
    Third Avenue: Only the Strong Survive

    Third Avenue: Only the Strong Survive

    Third Avenue: Only the Strong Survive

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    The stories of six "ordinary" people who live or work along New York City's Third Avenue, which runs for sixteen miles through Manhattan, Brooklyn,...

    Third Avenue: Only the Strong Survive
  • 1994
    Lock-Up: The Prisoners of Rikers Island

    Lock-Up: The Prisoners of Rikers Island

    Lock-Up: The Prisoners of Rikers Island

    5.21994HD

    If you're arrested in New York City and can't make bail, you'll be sent to Rikers Island -- a mammoth holding facility for 17,000 men and women...

    Lock-Up: The Prisoners of Rikers Island
  • 1989
    One Year in a Life of Crime

    One Year in a Life of Crime

    One Year in a Life of Crime

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    Their job is stealing, their lives a cruel dead end. Director Jon Alpert takes his cameras undercover for this hard-hitting look at men who live by...

    One Year in a Life of Crime
  • 2008
    Dirty Driving: Thundercars Of Indiana

    Dirty Driving: Thundercars Of Indiana

    Dirty Driving: Thundercars Of Indiana

    4.82008HD

    Auto racing is an obsession in Anderson, Indiana. Even with local auto factories closing down and jobs being lost, the town's residents continue to...

    Dirty Driving: Thundercars Of Indiana