Michael Kirk
Nacimiento : 1947-11-06, Denver, Colorado, USA
Historia
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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FRONTLINE investigates Russian President Vladimir Putin’s clashes with multiple American presidents as he’s tried to rebuild the Russian empire. Veteran filmmaker Michael Kirk (Putin’s Revenge, Putin’s Road to War) and his team trace the miscalculations and missteps of U.S. presidents over five administrations, culminating in Putin’s invasion of Ukraine.
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FRONTLINE investigates Russian President Vladimir Putin’s clashes with multiple American presidents as he’s tried to rebuild the Russian empire. Veteran filmmaker Michael Kirk (Putin’s Revenge, Putin’s Road to War) and his team trace the miscalculations and missteps of U.S. presidents over five administrations, culminating in Putin’s invasion of Ukraine.
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FRONTLINE investigates Russian President Vladimir Putin’s clashes with multiple American presidents as he’s tried to rebuild the Russian empire. Veteran filmmaker Michael Kirk (Putin’s Revenge, Putin’s Road to War) and his team trace the miscalculations and missteps of U.S. presidents over five administrations, culminating in Putin’s invasion of Ukraine.
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Frontline’s season premiere investigates American political leaders and choices they’ve made that have undermined and threatened democracy in the U.S. In a two-hour documentary special premiering ahead of the 2022 midterms, Frontline examines how officials fed the public lies about the 2020 presidential election and embraced rhetoric that led to political violence.
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Frontline’s season premiere investigates American political leaders and choices they’ve made that have undermined and threatened democracy in the U.S. In a two-hour documentary special premiering ahead of the 2022 midterms, Frontline examines how officials fed the public lies about the 2020 presidential election and embraced rhetoric that led to political violence.
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Frontline’s season premiere investigates American political leaders and choices they’ve made that have undermined and threatened democracy in the U.S. In a two-hour documentary special premiering ahead of the 2022 midterms, Frontline examines how officials fed the public lies about the 2020 presidential election and embraced rhetoric that led to political violence.
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Un examen de la poderosa y polarizadora presidenta de la Cámara de Representantes de los Estados Unidos, Nancy Pelosi, del veterano cineasta de FRONTLINE y cronista de la política estadounidense Michael Kirk y su equipo. El poder de Pelosi traza la vida y el legado de Pelosi, cómo ha ganado y ejercido el poder a lo largo de tres décadas, y cómo ha enfrentado graves desafíos a su liderazgo y a la democracia estadounidense por parte de Trump y sus aliados.
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Un examen de la poderosa y polarizadora presidenta de la Cámara de Representantes de los Estados Unidos, Nancy Pelosi, del veterano cineasta de FRONTLINE y cronista de la política estadounidense Michael Kirk y su equipo. El poder de Pelosi traza la vida y el legado de Pelosi, cómo ha ganado y ejercido el poder a lo largo de tres décadas, y cómo ha enfrentado graves desafíos a su liderazgo y a la democracia estadounidense por parte de Trump y sus aliados.
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Un examen de la poderosa y polarizadora presidenta de la Cámara de Representantes de los Estados Unidos, Nancy Pelosi, del veterano cineasta de FRONTLINE y cronista de la política estadounidense Michael Kirk y su equipo. El poder de Pelosi traza la vida y el legado de Pelosi, cómo ha ganado y ejercido el poder a lo largo de tres décadas, y cómo ha enfrentado graves desafíos a su liderazgo y a la democracia estadounidense por parte de Trump y sus aliados.
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A medida que se intensifica la brutal invasión de Ucrania ordenada por el Kremlin, más de cuatro millones de ucranianos han tenido que huir de su país. Esta es la historia, a lo largo de veinte años, de lo que ha llevado a Putin a declarar la guerra. Los hechos que han dado forma al líder ruso, los agravios que lo impulsan y cómo un creciente conflicto con Occidente ha estallado en una guerra en Europa.Este documental de PBS analiza cómo Putin pasó de ser un agente de la KGB de bajo rango a convertirse en el presidente de Rusia con la capacidad de llevar a Europa al borde de un conflicto nuclear.
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The Taliban take over Afghanistan, and the threat of ISIS and Al Qaeda intensifies. On the ground, reporter Najibullah Quraishi (Leaving Afghanistan, Taliban Country) investigates uncertainty and fear among the Afghan people and revisits the lead-up to the U.S. defeat and the Taliban’s return.
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From veteran FRONTLINE filmmaker and chronicler of U.S. politics Michael Kirk and his team, this documentary traces the U.S. response to the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks and the devastating consequences that unfolded across four presidencies. Drawing on both new interviews and those from the dozens of documentaries Kirk and his award-winning team made in the years after 9/11, this two-hour special offers an epic re-examination of the decisions that changed the world and transformed America. From the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq to the January 6 insurrection, America After 9/11 exposes the legacy of September 11 — and the ongoing challenge it poses for the president and the country.
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From veteran FRONTLINE filmmaker and chronicler of U.S. politics Michael Kirk and his team, this documentary traces the U.S. response to the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks and the devastating consequences that unfolded across four presidencies. Drawing on both new interviews and those from the dozens of documentaries Kirk and his award-winning team made in the years after 9/11, this two-hour special offers an epic re-examination of the decisions that changed the world and transformed America. From the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq to the January 6 insurrection, America After 9/11 exposes the legacy of September 11 — and the ongoing challenge it poses for the president and the country.
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From veteran FRONTLINE filmmaker and chronicler of U.S. politics Michael Kirk and his team, this documentary traces the U.S. response to the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks and the devastating consequences that unfolded across four presidencies. Drawing on both new interviews and those from the dozens of documentaries Kirk and his award-winning team made in the years after 9/11, this two-hour special offers an epic re-examination of the decisions that changed the world and transformed America. From the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq to the January 6 insurrection, America After 9/11 exposes the legacy of September 11 — and the ongoing challenge it poses for the president and the country.
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From his first days as president to his last, how Trump stoked division, violence and insurrection. FRONTLINE investigates Trump’s siege on his enemies, the media and even the leaders of his own party, who for years ignored the warning signs of what was to come.
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From his first days as president to his last, how Trump stoked division, violence and insurrection. FRONTLINE investigates Trump’s siege on his enemies, the media and even the leaders of his own party, who for years ignored the warning signs of what was to come.
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FRONTLINE cuenta la historia de cómo la crisis y la tragedia prepararon a Joe Biden para convertirse en el próximo presidente de Estados Unidos. Quienes lo conocen mejor describen los momentos abrasadores que dieron forma al presidente electo Biden y lo que revelan esos desafíos sobre cómo gobernará.
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FRONTLINE cuenta la historia de cómo la crisis y la tragedia prepararon a Joe Biden para convertirse en el próximo presidente de Estados Unidos. Quienes lo conocen mejor describen los momentos abrasadores que dieron forma al presidente electo Biden y lo que revelan esos desafíos sobre cómo gobernará.
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FRONTLINE cuenta la historia de cómo la crisis y la tragedia prepararon a Joe Biden para convertirse en el próximo presidente de Estados Unidos. Quienes lo conocen mejor describen los momentos abrasadores que dieron forma al presidente electo Biden y lo que revelan esos desafíos sobre cómo gobernará.
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A look into what has shaped President Donald Trump and presidential candidate Joe Biden, where they came from and how they lead.
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A look into what has shaped President Donald Trump and presidential candidate Joe Biden, where they came from and how they lead.
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A look into what has shaped President Donald Trump and presidential candidate Joe Biden, where they came from and how they lead.
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How trafficking in conspiracy theories went from the fringes of U.S. politics into the White House.
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A deep look into the growing divide in America from the Barack Obama era through the presidency of Donald Trump.
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A deep look into the growing divide in America from the Barack Obama era through the presidency of Donald Trump.
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A deep look into the growing divide in America from the Barack Obama era through the presidency of Donald Trump.
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Senator John McCain's complicated relationship with President Trump and his own Republican party. A look at McCain's life and politics, from POW in Vietnam, to choosing Sarah Palin as running mate, to his dramatic vote against the GOP's health care bill.
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Senator John McCain's complicated relationship with President Trump and his own Republican party. A look at McCain's life and politics, from POW in Vietnam, to choosing Sarah Palin as running mate, to his dramatic vote against the GOP's health care bill.
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¿Cómo consiguió Donald Trump llegar a la Casa Blanca? Este documental de PBS analiza cómo, contra todo pronóstico, el mediático magnate se ha convertido en el 45º presidente del país más poderoso del mundo. A través de entrevistas con periodistas de los principales medios de comunicación estadounidenses así como los implicados en la campaña electoral, el documental analiza la actuación de Trump: sus polémicas declaraciones y su particular estilo. En definitiva, un candidato que rompió todas las normas y aun así supo ganarse la confianza de millones de personas que le dieron su voto y le abrieron el camino a la Casa Blanca. ¿Romperá también las reglas como presidente?
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¿Cómo consiguió Donald Trump llegar a la Casa Blanca? Este documental de PBS analiza cómo, contra todo pronóstico, el mediático magnate se ha convertido en el 45º presidente del país más poderoso del mundo. A través de entrevistas con periodistas de los principales medios de comunicación estadounidenses así como los implicados en la campaña electoral, el documental analiza la actuación de Trump: sus polémicas declaraciones y su particular estilo. En definitiva, un candidato que rompió todas las normas y aun así supo ganarse la confianza de millones de personas que le dieron su voto y le abrieron el camino a la Casa Blanca. ¿Romperá también las reglas como presidente?
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¿Cómo consiguió Donald Trump llegar a la Casa Blanca? Este documental de PBS analiza cómo, contra todo pronóstico, el mediático magnate se ha convertido en el 45º presidente del país más poderoso del mundo. A través de entrevistas con periodistas de los principales medios de comunicación estadounidenses así como los implicados en la campaña electoral, el documental analiza la actuación de Trump: sus polémicas declaraciones y su particular estilo. En definitiva, un candidato que rompió todas las normas y aun así supo ganarse la confianza de millones de personas que le dieron su voto y le abrieron el camino a la Casa Blanca. ¿Romperá también las reglas como presidente?
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Review the partisanship that gridlocked Washington and charged the 2016 presidential campaign.
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Review the partisanship that gridlocked Washington and charged the 2016 presidential campaign.
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Review the partisanship that gridlocked Washington and charged the 2016 presidential campaign.
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The key moments that helped shape President-elect Donald Trump.
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The key moments that helped shape President-elect Donald Trump.
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The key moments that helped shape President-elect Donald Trump.
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Perfil biográfico de Donald Trump y Hillary Clinton, los candidatos para las próximas elecciones presidenciales de Estados Unidos. A través de docenas de entrevistas con las personas que mejor conocen a los candidatos (personas cercanas, amigos, periodistas especializados¿), se descubre cómo se han configurado estas dos personalidades tan diferentes; de dónde vienen, cómo han ascendido, qué cualidades de liderazgo tienen y al fin y al cabo cuál es la razón por la que optan a uno de los trabajos más difíciles y más influyentes del mundo: ser presidente de los Estados.
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Perfil biográfico de Donald Trump y Hillary Clinton, los candidatos para las próximas elecciones presidenciales de Estados Unidos. A través de docenas de entrevistas con las personas que mejor conocen a los candidatos (personas cercanas, amigos, periodistas especializados¿), se descubre cómo se han configurado estas dos personalidades tan diferentes; de dónde vienen, cómo han ascendido, qué cualidades de liderazgo tienen y al fin y al cabo cuál es la razón por la que optan a uno de los trabajos más difíciles y más influyentes del mundo: ser presidente de los Estados.
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Perfil biográfico de Donald Trump y Hillary Clinton, los candidatos para las próximas elecciones presidenciales de Estados Unidos. A través de docenas de entrevistas con las personas que mejor conocen a los candidatos (personas cercanas, amigos, periodistas especializados¿), se descubre cómo se han configurado estas dos personalidades tan diferentes; de dónde vienen, cómo han ascendido, qué cualidades de liderazgo tienen y al fin y al cabo cuál es la razón por la que optan a uno de los trabajos más difíciles y más influyentes del mundo: ser presidente de los Estados.
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Recently released top secret files from the early 2000's expose the lies told to the American people by senior US government in this PBS documentary, which outlines the real creators of ISIS.
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The inside story of the bitter clash between President Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu. Amid violence in the Middle East, the film traces Netanyahu's rise to power and his high-stakes fight with the president over Iran's nuclear program.
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Examines the unfolding chaos in Iraq and how the U.S. is being pulled back into the conflict. Drawing on interviews with policymakers and military leaders, the film traces the U.S. role from the 2003 invasion to the current violence, showing how Iraq itself is coming undone, how we got here, what went wrong, and what happens next.
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Examines the unfolding chaos in Iraq and how the U.S. is being pulled back into the conflict. Drawing on interviews with policymakers and military leaders, the film traces the U.S. role from the 2003 invasion to the current violence, showing how Iraq itself is coming undone, how we got here, what went wrong, and what happens next.
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Examines the unfolding chaos in Iraq and how the U.S. is being pulled back into the conflict. Drawing on interviews with policymakers and military leaders, the film traces the U.S. role from the 2003 invasion to the current violence, showing how Iraq itself is coming undone, how we got here, what went wrong, and what happens next.
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Last year Edward Snowden downloaded tens of thousands of top-secret documents from a highly secure government computer network. The revelations that followed touched off a fierce debate over the massive surveillance operations conducted by the National Security Agency. Through exclusive interviews with intelligence insiders, cabinet officials, and government whistle-blowers, the film reveals how the U.S. government came to monitor the communications of millions of Americans and to collect billions of records on ordinary people around the world.
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Last year Edward Snowden downloaded tens of thousands of top-secret documents from a highly secure government computer network. The revelations that followed touched off a fierce debate over the massive surveillance operations conducted by the National Security Agency. Through exclusive interviews with intelligence insiders, cabinet officials, and government whistle-blowers, the film reveals how the U.S. government came to monitor the communications of millions of Americans and to collect billions of records on ordinary people around the world.
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Drawing on the book of the same name, League of Denial crafts a searing two-hour indictment of the National Football League’s decades-long concealment of the link between football related head injuries and brain disorders.
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Drawing on the book of the same name, League of Denial crafts a searing two-hour indictment of the National Football League’s decades-long concealment of the link between football related head injuries and brain disorders.
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Aubrey (Amber Tamblyn) viajará a Tokio para buscar a su hermana Karen Davis (Sarah Michelle Gellar), que sufrió una misteriosa maldición. Allí tendrá también que enfrentarse a los fantasmas de Kayako y Toshio, que vienen desde el más allá para vengarse de los vivos. Pero no serán las únicas que se enfrentarán a la maldición…
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One of the most polarizing figures in 21st Century American politics is examined in Karl Rove - The Architect, an hour-long PBS profile of the man generally regarded as President George W. Bush's most trusted and influential advisor. Whether one admires or deplores Rove's tactics, few would argue that they aren't effective.
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La aparente normalidad de la fachada de una modesta casa de Tokio oculta el horror que se encuentra en su interior. La vivienda está poseída por una violenta plaga que destruye las vidas de todos los que entran en ella.
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A look at children who have trouble learning in school.
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It's one of the hottest industries in America. Easier to order at home than a pizza, bigger than rock music, it's arguably the most profitable enterprise in cyberspace. AT&T has been in the business. Yahoo! has profited from it. Westin and Marriott have made more money selling it than selling snacks and drinks in their mini-bars. And with estimates as high as $10 billion a year, it boasts the kind of earnings that most American businesses would envy. It's pornography.
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Three women inherit a 10-ton truck and decide to go into business. Hi jinks ensue.
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"Zero Tolerance" - FRONTLINE investigates how President Trump turned immigration into a powerful political weapon that fueled division and violence. The documentary goes inside the efforts of three political insurgents to tap into populist anger, transform the Republican Party and crack down on immigration.
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"Zero Tolerance" - FRONTLINE investigates how President Trump turned immigration into a powerful political weapon that fueled division and violence. The documentary goes inside the efforts of three political insurgents to tap into populist anger, transform the Republican Party and crack down on immigration.
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“Secrets, Politics and Torture” unspools the dueling versions of history laid out by the CIA, which maintains that its now officially-shuttered program was effective in combating terrorism, and the massive Senate torture report released in December of 2014, which found that the program was brutal, mismanaged and — most importantly — didn’t work
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“Secrets, Politics and Torture” unspools the dueling versions of history laid out by the CIA, which maintains that its now officially-shuttered program was effective in combating terrorism, and the massive Senate torture report released in December of 2014, which found that the program was brutal, mismanaged and — most importantly — didn’t work
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“Secrets, Politics and Torture” unspools the dueling versions of history laid out by the CIA, which maintains that its now officially-shuttered program was effective in combating terrorism, and the massive Senate torture report released in December of 2014, which found that the program was brutal, mismanaged and — most importantly — didn’t work
