Michael Kirk

Michael Kirk

Directing · Born 1947-11-06 · Denver, Colorado, USA

Michael Kirk is a documentary filmmaker and partial creator of the PBS show Frontline, where he worked as senior producer until 1987. Kirk owns a production company, the Kirk Documentary Group, in Brookline, Massachusetts. He is a former Nieman Fellow in Journalism at Harvard University. He has produced such documentaries as "Inside the Meltdown," about the 2008 financial crisis, "Bush's War," about the Iraq War under George W. Bush, and "The Way the Music Died," about the dire straits of the record industry.

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The Rise of RFK Jr.
The Rise of RFK Jr. 2025
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Trump's Power & the Rule of Law
Trump's Power & the Rule of Law 2025
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Trump's Comeback
Trump's Comeback 2025
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The Choice 2024: Harris vs. Trump
The Choice 2024: Harris vs. Trump 2024
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Biden's Decision
Biden's Decision 2024
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Democracy on Trial
Democracy on Trial 2024
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Clarence and Ginni Thomas: Politics, Power, and the Supreme Court
Clarence and Ginni Thomas: Politics, Power, and the Supreme Court 2023
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Putin and the Presidents
Putin and the Presidents 2023
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Lies, Politics and Democracy
Lies, Politics and Democracy 2022
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Putin's Road to War
Putin's Road to War 2022
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Pelosi's Power
Pelosi's Power 2022
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Taliban Takeover
Taliban Takeover 2021
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America After 9/11
America After 9/11 2021
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Trump's American Carnage
Trump's American Carnage 2021
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President Biden
President Biden 2021
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Supreme Revenge: Battle for the Court
Supreme Revenge: Battle for the Court 2020
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The Choice 2020: Trump vs. Biden
The Choice 2020: Trump vs. Biden 2020
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United States of Conspiracy
United States of Conspiracy 2020
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Zero Tolerance: How Trump Turned Immigration into a Political Weapon
Zero Tolerance: How Trump Turned Immigration into a Political Weapon 2019
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Predator on the Reservation
Predator on the Reservation 2019
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McCain
McCain 2018
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Bannon's War
Bannon's War 2017
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Divided States of America 2017
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Frontline: President Trump 2017
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The Choice 2016
The Choice 2016 2016
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The Secret History of ISIS
The Secret History of ISIS 2016
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Netanyahu at War
Netanyahu at War 2016
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Secrets, Politics and Torture
Secrets, Politics and Torture 2015
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Gunned Down: The Power of the NRA 2015
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Losing Iraq
Losing Iraq 2014
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League of Denial: The NFL’s Concussion Crisis
League of Denial: The NFL’s Concussion Crisis 2013
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The Choice 2012
The Choice 2012 2012
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The Anthrax Files 2011
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Top Secret America - 9/11 to the Boston Bombings
Top Secret America - 9/11 to the Boston Bombings 2011
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The Choice 2008
The Choice 2008 2008
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Bush’s War Part II
Bush’s War Part II 2008
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Bush’s War Part I
Bush’s War Part I 2008
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Cheney's Law
Cheney's Law 2007
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Endgame
Endgame 2007
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The Dark Side
The Dark Side 2006
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Karl Rove: The Architect 2005
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The War Behind Closed Doors 2003
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The Man Who Knew
The Man Who Knew 2002
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Misunderstood Minds 2002
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American Porn
American Porn 2002
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The Clinton Years
The Clinton Years 2001
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The Choice 2000 2000
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The Killer at Thurston High
The Killer at Thurston High 2000
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L'homme qui murmure à l'oreille de Trump
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Trump président, une création fatale
Trump président, une création fatale
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