Liz Garbus
- Born
- April 11, 1970 (56 years old)
- Place of birth
- USA
Biography
Elizabeth Freya Garbus (born April 11, 1970) is an American documentary film director and producer. Notable documentaries Garbus has made are The Farm: Angola, USA, Ghosts of Abu Ghraib, Bobby Fischer Against the World, Love, Marilyn, and What Happened, Miss Simone? She is a two-time Oscar Nominee, two-time Emmy Winner, Peabody Winner, Grammy Nominee, and DGA-Nominated director
Known for
★ 8.2The Handmaid's Tale
2017
★ 7.4Yellowjackets
2021
★ 7.6Good American Family
2025
★ 6.1Lost Girls
2020
★ 7.9ariana grande: excuse me, i love you
2020
★ 7.4What Happened, Miss Simone?
2015
★ 7.0I'll Be Gone in the Dark
2020
★ 7.1Maternal Instinct
2026
★ 7.1Titan: The OceanGate Submersible Disaster
2025
★ 5.8Harry & Meghan
2022
★ 6.3City on Fire
2023
★ 7.6Take Care of Maya
2023
Filmography
- —SunburnSunburnFilm · Director, Producer
- —The Feminist TapesThe Feminist TapesFilm · Executive Producer
- —So Far GoneSo Far GoneSeries · Executive Producer
- 2026RapinoeRapinoeFilm · Executive Producer
- 2026A Killer StorySeries · Executive Producer
- 2026Love, RenderedFilm · Director
- 2026Maternal InstinctFilm · Executive Producer★ 7.1
- 2026Dynasty: The MurdochsSeries · Executive Producer, Director
- 2026Give Me the Ball!Film · Director
- 2025Solo Traveling with Tracee Ellis RossSeries · Executive Producer
- 2025One Night in Idaho: The College MurdersSeries · Executive Producer, Director
- 2025Titan: The OceanGate Submersible DisasterFilm · Executive Producer★ 7.1
- 2025Her/MineFilm · Executive Producer
- 2025Gone Girls: The Long Island Serial KillerSeries · Executive Producer, Director★ 7.3
- 2025Number One on the Call SheetSeries · Executive Producer
- 2025Good American FamilySeries · Director, Executive Producer★ 7.6
- 2025Last Take: Rust and the Story of HalynaFilm · Executive Producer
- 2025SallyFilm · Executive Producer
- 2025EnigmaFilm · Executive Producer
- 2024Family Secrets: The Disappearance of Alissa TurneyFilm · Executive Producer
- 2024Fanatical: The Catfishing of Tegan and SaraFilm · Executive Producer
- 2024PowerFilm · Executive Producer
- 2024Love to the MaxFilm · Executive Producer
- 2023The Ringleader: The Case of the Bling RingFilm · Executive Producer
- 2023Unknown: Cosmic Time MachineFilm · Executive Producer★ 7.4
- 2023The Barber of Little RockFilm · Executive Producer★ 6.4
- 2023Unknown: Cave of BonesFilm · Executive Producer★ 7.1
- 2023Unknown: Killer RobotsFilm · Executive Producer★ 6.8
- 2023Last Call: When a Serial Killer Stalked Queer New YorkSeries · Executive Producer
- 2023Unknown: The Lost PyramidFilm · Executive Producer★ 7.3
- 2023Take Care of MayaFilm · Executive Producer★ 7.6
- 2023City on FireSeries · Director★ 6.3
- 2023Stolen Youth: Inside the Cult at Sarah LawrenceSeries · Executive Producer★ 7.6
- 2023JusticeFilm · Executive Producer
- 2022To the EndFilm · Executive Producer
- 2022Harry & MeghanSeries · Executive Producer, Director★ 5.8
- 2022The ConspiracyFilm · Executive Producer
- 2022I Am Vanessa GuillenFilm · Executive Producer★ 7.5
- 2022Eat the Rich: The GameStop SagaSeries · Executive Producer★ 6.0
- 2022The Murders Before the MarathonSeries · Executive Producer
- 2022Children of the UndergroundSeries · Executive Producer
- 2022The FixSeries · Executive Producer
- 2021YellowjacketsSeries · Director★ 7.4
- 2021Mayor PeteFilm · Executive Producer
- 2021Becoming CousteauFilm · Director, Producer★ 6.9
- 2021Convergence: Courage in a CrisisFilm · Producer
- 2021Britney vs. SpearsFilm · Executive Producer★ 7.0
- 2021Nuclear FamilySeries · Executive Producer
- 2021FauciFilm · Executive Producer★ 3.2
- 2021Borat's American Lockdown & Debunking BoratSeries · Producer★ 5.7
- 2020ariana grande: excuse me, i love youFilm · Producer★ 7.9
- 2020All In: The Fight for DemocracyFilm · Producer, Director★ 7.3
- 2020I'll Be Gone in the DarkSeries · Director, Executive Producer, Creator★ 7.0
- 2020The Innocence FilesSeries · Executive Producer, Director★ 7.4
- 2020Lost GirlsFilm · Director, Executive Producer★ 6.1
- 2019Who Killed Garrett Phillips?Series · Director, Producer★ 7.4
- 2018The Family Business: Trump and TaxesFilm · Producer
- 2018The Fourth EstateSeries · Producer, Director
- 2018A Dangerous SonFilm · Director, Producer
- 2017The Handmaid's TaleSeries · Director★ 8.2
- 2016Nothing Left Unsaid: Gloria Vanderbilt & Anderson CooperFilm · Director, Producer★ 7.7
- 2015What Happened, Miss Simone?Film · Director, Producer, Screenplay★ 7.4
- 2014A Good Job: Stories of the FDNYFilm · Director, Producer★ 5.8
- 2013Before the Spring: After the FallBefore the Spring: After the FallFilm · Producer
- 2013Love, MarilynFilm · Director, Writer, Producer★ 6.5
- 2012Focus Forward: Short Films, Big IdeasFilm · Director
- 2012RobotRobotFilm · Director, Producer
- 2011There's Something Wrong with Aunt DianeFilm · Director, Producer★ 6.6
- 2011Bobby Fischer Against the WorldFilm · Director, Producer★ 6.8
- 2011Chess HistoryFilm · Director, Producer
- 2011The Fight for Fischer's EstateFilm · Director, Producer
- 2010Killing in the NameFilm · Producer
- 2010Family AffairFilm · Producer
- 2010The Fence (La Barda)Film · Producer
- 2009Shouting Fire: Stories from the Edge of Free SpeechFilm · Director, Producer
- 2007The Addiction ProjectThe Addiction ProjectSeries · Director
- 2007ComaFilm · Director, Producer
- 2007AddictionFilm · Director
- 2007Ghosts of Abu GhraibFilm · Producer★ 7.1
- 2006Ten Days That Unexpectedly Changed AmericaTen Days That Unexpectedly Changed AmericaSeries · Producer
- 2006¡Yo soy Boricua, pa' que tú lo sepas!Film · Producer, Director
- 2005Xiara's SongFilm · Producer, Director
- 2005Street FightFilm · Executive Producer★ 6.9
- 2004Indian Point: Imagining the UnimaginableFilm · Producer
- 2003GirlhoodFilm · Director, Producer
- 2003Together: Stop Violence Against WomenTogether: Stop Violence Against WomenFilm · Producer
- 2003Con ManFilm · Executive Producer
- 2003The Nazi Officer's WifeFilm · Director
- 2003A Boy's LifeFilm · Producer
- 2003Pandemic: Facing AIDSFilm · Producer
- 2002Schooling JewelSchooling JewelFilm · Producer
- 2002The Execution of Wanda JeanFilm · Director, Producer
- 2000JuviesFilm · Director, Producer
- 2000The Changing Face of BeautyFilm · Director, Producer
- 1999Different MomsDifferent MomsFilm · Director, Writer, Executive Producer
- 1999Epidemic AfricaFilm · Producer
- 1999In Search of the Happy EndingFilm · Producer
- 1998True LifeSeries · Director
- 1998The Farm: Angola, USAFilm · Director, Producer
- 1996Final Judgment: The Execution of Antonio JamesFinal Judgment: The Execution of Antonio JamesFilm · Producer
- 1993Hookers, Hustlers, Pimps and Their JohnsFilm · Production Manager
- 1991Investigative ReportsSeries · Producer, Director
