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Born April 11, 1970 · USA
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

Give Me the Ball!
2026

Becoming Cousteau
2021

All In: The Fight for Democracy
2020

Lost Girls
2020

A Dangerous Son
2018

Nothing Left Unsaid: Gloria Vanderbilt & Anderson Cooper
2016

What Happened, Miss Simone?
2015

A Good Job: Stories of the FDNY
2014

Love, Marilyn
2013

Focus Forward: Short Films, Big Ideas
2012
Robot
2012

There's Something Wrong with Aunt Diane
2011

Bobby Fischer Against the World
2011

Chess History
2011

The Fight for Fischer's Estate
2011

Shouting Fire: Stories from the Edge of Free Speech
2009

Coma
2007

Addiction
2007

¡Yo soy Boricua, pa' que tú lo sepas!
2006

Xiara's Song
2005

Girlhood
2003

The Nazi Officer's Wife
2003

The Execution of Wanda Jean
2002

Juvies
2000

The Changing Face of Beauty
2000
Different Moms
1999

The Farm: Angola, USA
1998
Sunburn