Brian Knappenberger

Career Overview

Brian Knappenberger has 31 screen credits in a career dating back to 1997. Signature works include Turning Point: Generation 9/11, Turning Point: The Bomb and the Cold War, Turning Point: 9/11 and the War on Terror. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For: Production
Gender: male
Known Credits: 31
Birth Date: 1970-01-01 00:00:00
Birth Place: Broomfield, Colorado, USA

Known For

Frequent Collaborators

Barack Obama (1 collaborations)
Kelly Ripa (1 collaborations)
Aylam Orian (1 collaborations)
Aaron Swartz (1 collaborations)
Tim Berners-Lee (1 collaborations)
Cory Doctorow (1 collaborations)
Peter Eckersley (1 collaborations)
Lawrence Lessig (1 collaborations)
Brewster Kahle (1 collaborations)
Cindy Cohn (1 collaborations)

Credits

production (8 credits)
- Turning Point: Generation 9/11
  
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2026
- Turning Point: The Vietnam War
  
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  - The End of the Road (2025) ... executive producer production
  
  - Why Are We Even Here? (2025) ... executive producer production
  
  - Life Is Cheap (2025) ... executive producer production
  
  - Civil War (2025) ... executive producer production
  
  - America Goes to War (2025) ... executive producer production
  
  2025
- Turning Point: The Bomb and the Cold War
  
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  - We Are Not Dead Yet (2024) ... executive producer production
  
  - Moscow Will Not Be Silent (2024) ... executive producer production
  
  - The End of History (2024) ... executive producer production
  
  - Empire Is Untenable (2024) ... executive producer production
  
  - War Games (2024) ... executive producer production
  
  2024
- Scouts Honor: The Secret Files of the Boy Scouts of America
  
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2023
- Turning Point: 9/11 and the War on Terror
  
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  - Graveyard of Empires (2021) ... executive producer production
  
  - The Good War (2021) ... executive producer production
  
  - The Dark Side (2021) ... executive producer production
  
  - A Place of Danger (2021) ... executive producer production
  
  - The System Was Blinking Red (2021) ... executive producer production
  
  2021
- Nobody Speak: Trials of the Free Press
  
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2017
- The Internet's Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz
  
  producer
  
  production
  
  2014
- We Are Legion: The Story of the Hacktivists
  
  producer
  
  production
  
  2012
directing (9 credits)
- Turning Point: Generation 9/11
  
  director
  
  directing
  
  2026
- Turning Point: The Vietnam War
  
  - The End of the Road (2025) ... director directing
  
  - Why Are We Even Here? (2025) ... director directing
  
  - Life Is Cheap (2025) ... director directing
  
  - Civil War (2025) ... director directing
  
  - America Goes to War (2025) ... director directing
  
  2025
- Turning Point: The Bomb and the Cold War
  
  - We Are Not Dead Yet (2024) ... director directing
  
  - Moscow Will Not Be Silent (2024) ... director directing
  
  - The End of History (2024) ... director directing
  
  - Empire Is Untenable (2024) ... director directing
  
  - War Games (2024) ... director directing
  
  2024
- Scouts Honor: The Secret Files of the Boy Scouts of America
  
  director
  
  directing
  
  2023
- Turning Point: 9/11 and the War on Terror
  
  - Graveyard of Empires (2021) ... director directing
  
  - The Good War (2021) ... director directing
  
  - The Dark Side (2021) ... director directing
  
  - A Place of Danger (2021) ... director directing
  
  - The System Was Blinking Red (2021) ... director directing
  
  2021
- Church and the Fourth Estate
  
  director
  
  directing
  
  2020
- Nobody Speak: Trials of the Free Press
  
  director
  
  directing
  
  2017
- The Internet's Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz
  
  director
  
  directing
  
  2014
- We Are Legion: The Story of the Hacktivists
  
  director
  
  directing
  
  2012
creators (1 credits)
- Web of Make Believe: Death, Lies and the Internet
  
  creator
  
  creators
  
  2022
actors (2 credits)
- The Face of Anonymous
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2021
- Late Night with Seth Meyers
  
  - Colin Jost, Michael Che, Leslie Jones, Brian Knappenberger (2017) ... Self actor actors
  
  2014
writing (4 credits)
- Church and the Fourth Estate
  
  writer
  
  writing
  
  2020
- Nobody Speak: Trials of the Free Press
  
  writer
  
  writing
  
  2017
- The Internet's Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz
  
  writer
  
  writing
  
  2014
- We Are Legion: The Story of the Hacktivists
  
  writer
  
  writing
  
  2012
crew (1 credits)
- They'll Love Me When I'm Dead
  
  thanks
  
  crew
  
  2018
editing (1 credits)
- The Internet's Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz
  
  editor
  
  editing
  
  2014
camera (4 credits)
- The Internet's Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz
  
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  2014
- For the Bible Tells Me So
  
  camera operator
  
  camera
  
  2007
- Elvis Took a Bullet
  
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  2001
- Strategic Command
  
  camera loader
  
  camera
  
  1997
art (1 credits)
- X-Men: The Mutant Watch
  
  graphic designer
  
  art
  
  2000