Eugene Jarecki
Eugene Jarecki is an American documentary filmmaker. He is best known for his films Why We Fight, Reagan, and The House I Live In. His other films include The Trials of Henry Kissinger, Freakonomics, The King, and Quest of the Carib Canoe. His most recent feature, The Six Billion Dollar Man won the L'Œil d'or Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival and the Golden Globe Prize for Documentary in 2025. To date, Jarecki and his films have won the Grand Jury Prize (twice) and a Special Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival, two Emmy's, two Peabody Awards, a Golden Globe, a Grierson Award, a Grimme-Preis, and the L'Œil d'or Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival. His work has also been nominated for several other Emmy's, an Independent Spirit Award, a Grammy, and a Writers Guild of America award.
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