Jon Alpert

Career Overview

Jon Alpert has 81 screen credits in a career dating back to 1974. Their work is anchored in the Life of Crime Collection universe with 3 titles. Signature works include Redemption, Cuba and the Cameraman, Rock and a Hard Place. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For: Directing
Gender: male
Known Credits: 81
Birth Date: 1948-01-01
Birth Place: Port Chester, New York, USA

Known For

Associated Universes

Life of Crime Collection (3 titles)

Frequent Collaborators

James Gandolfini (2 collaborations)
Fidel Castro (1 collaborations)
Angél Borrego (1 collaborations)
Cristobal Borrego (1 collaborations)
Gregorio Borrego (1 collaborations)
Luis Amores (1 collaborations)
Dwayne Johnson (1 collaborations)
Dexter Pitts (1 collaborations)

Credits

directing (38 credits)
- The Raging Rabbi
  director
  
  directing
  
  2026
- Life of Crime: 1984-2020
  director
  
  directing
  
  2021
- Finding the Way Home
  director
  
  directing
  
  2019
- All For One: Media Enabled Musketeers
  director
  
  directing
  
  2018
- Cuba and the Cameraman
  director
  
  directing
  
  2017
- Rock and a Hard Place
  director
  
  directing
  
  2017
- Mariela Castro's March: Cuba's LGBT Revolution
  director
  
  directing
  
  2016
- The Latin Explosion: A New America
  director
  
  directing
  
  2015
- Redemption
  director
  
  directing
  
  2013
- In Tahrir Square: 18 Days of Egypt's Unfinished Revolution
  director
  
  directing
  
  2012
- Wartorn: 1861-2010
  director
  
  directing
  
  2010
- No Contract, No Cookies: The Stella D'Oro Strike
  director
  
  directing
  
  2010
- China's Unnatural Disaster: The Tears of Sichuan Province
  director
  
  directing
  
  2009
- Dirty Driving: Thundercars Of Indiana
  director
  
  directing
  
  2008
- A Woman Among Boys
  director
  
  directing
  
  2008
- Access Denied?: The Fight for Corporate Accountability
  director
  
  directing
  
  2008
- Section 60: Arlington National Cemetery
  director
  
  directing
  
  2008
- Alive Day Memories: Home from Iraq
  director
  
  directing
  
  2007
- Latin Kings: A Street Gang Story
  director
  
  directing
  
  2007
- Addiction
  director
  
  directing
  
  2007
- Baghdad ER
  director
  
  directing
  
  2006
- The Last Cowboy
  director
  
  directing
  
  2005
- Bridge to Baghdad
  director
  
  directing
  
  2003
- Bridge to Baghdad II
  director
  
  directing
  
  2003
- Afghanistan: From Ground Zero to Ground Zero
  director
  
  directing
  
  2002
- Papa
  director
  
  directing
  
  2002
- Life of Crime 2
  director
  
  directing
  
  1998
- A Cinderella Season: The Lady Vols Fight Back
  director
  
  directing
  
  1998
- High on Crack Street: Lost Lives in Lowell
  director
  
  directing
  
  1995
- Lock-Up: The Prisoners of Rikers Island
  director
  
  directing
  
  1994
- One Year in a Life of Crime
  director
  
  directing
  
  1989
- The Story of Junkie Junior
  director
  
  directing
  
  1987
- The Philippines: Life, Death and Revolution
  director
  
  directing
  
  1986
- Hard Metal Disease
  director
  
  directing
  
  1984
- Third Avenue: Only the Strong Survive
  director
  
  directing
  
  1980
- Vietnam: Picking up the Pieces
  director
  
  directing
  
  1978
- Chinatown: Immigrants in America
  director
  
  directing
  
  1976
- Cuba: The People
  director
  
  directing
  
  1974
camera (9 credits)
- Armed Only with a Camera: The Life and Death of Brent Renaud
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  2025
- Life of Crime: 1984-2020
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  2021
- Finding the Way Home
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  2019
- Cuba and the Cameraman
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  2017
- No Contract, No Cookies: The Stella D'Oro Strike
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  2010
- Dirty Driving: Thundercars Of Indiana
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  2008
- Section 60: Arlington National Cemetery
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  2008
- Alive Day Memories: Home from Iraq
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  2007
- Papa
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  2002
editing (3 credits)
- Armed Only with a Camera: The Life and Death of Brent Renaud
  editor
  
  editing
  
  2025
- Life of Crime 2
  editor
  
  editing
  
  1998
- High on Crack Street: Lost Lives in Lowell
  editor
  
  editing
  
  1995
production (16 credits)
- Armed Only with a Camera: The Life and Death of Brent Renaud
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2025
- Finding the Way Home
  producer
  
  production
  
  2019
- All For One: Media Enabled Musketeers
  producer
  
  production
  
  2018
- Banking on Bitcoin
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2016
- No Contract, No Cookies: The Stella D'Oro Strike
  producer
  
  production
  
  2010
- Dirty Driving: Thundercars Of Indiana
  producer
  
  production
  
  2008
- Section 60: Arlington National Cemetery
  producer
  
  production
  
  2008
- Alive Day Memories: Home from Iraq
  producer
  
  production
  
  2007
- Baghdad ER
  producer
  
  production
  
  2006
- Life of Crime 2
  producer
  
  production
  
  1998
- Lock-Up: The Prisoners of Rikers Island
  producer
  
  production
  
  1994
- One Year in a Life of Crime
  producer
  
  production
  
  1989
- Vietnam: Picking up the Pieces
  producer
  
  production
  
  1978
- Healthcare: Your Money or Your Life
  producer
  
  production
  
  1978
- Chinatown: Immigrants in America
  co-producer
  
  production
  
  1976
- Cuba: The People
  producer
  
  production
  
  1974
actors (7 credits)
- Armed Only with a Camera: The Life and Death of Brent Renaud
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2025
- All For One: Media Enabled Musketeers
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2018
- Cuba and the Cameraman
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2017
- High on Crack Street: Lost Lives in Lowell
  Narrator (voice)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1995
- One Year in a Life of Crime
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1989
- Chinatown: Immigrants in America
  Narrator
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1976
- Cuba: The People
  Narrator
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1974
writing (5 credits)
- Cuba and the Cameraman
  screenplay
  
  writing
  
  2017
- High on Crack Street: Lost Lives in Lowell
  writer
  
  writing
  
  1995
- The Story of Junkie Junior
  writer
  
  writing
  
  1987
- Chinatown: Immigrants in America
  writer
  
  writing
  
  1976
- Cuba: The People
  writer
  
  writing
  
  1974
crew (3 credits)
- Life of Crime 2
  cinematography
  
  crew
  
  1998
- The Story of Junkie Junior
  cinematography
  
  crew
  
  1987
- Chinatown: Immigrants in America
  cinematography
  
  crew
  
  1976