Robert Greenwald

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Robert Greenwald
Robert Greenwald

Robert Greenwald (born August 28, 1945 in New York, New York) is an American film director and political activist.

Greenwald is often described as progressive or left-wing and is closely aligned with Moveon.org. In his documentaries he has tackled some of the biggest subjects of the day, including the Wal-Mart, War Profiteering, the media and war in Iraq. His 2004 film, Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch's War on Journalism, was described by the the New York Times as "an obsessively researched expose ... an unwavering argument against Fox News that combines the leftist partisan vigor of a Michael Moore film with the sober tone and delivery of a PBS special."

BRAVE NEW FILMS, Greenwald's new media company, uses film to tell stories that build movements and influence debate about the most important issues of the day. Brave New Films released IRAQ FOR SALE: THE WAR PROFITEERS in September 2006 which Greenwald directed, THE BIG BUY: TOM DELAY’S STOLEN CONGRESS in May of 2006, WAL-MART: THE HIGH COST OF LOW PRICE in November 2005 and recently produced two TV series: ACLU FREEDOM FILES and THE SIERRA CLUB CHRONICLES – which can be seen on Link TV, Court TV (ACLU) and via the internet.

Greenwald also produced and directed the feature film, Steal This Movie, starring Vincent D'Onofrio as 60's radical Abbie Hoffman, as well as BREAKING UP, starring Russell Crowe and Salma Hayek.

Greenwald's films have garnered 25 Emmy nominations, four cable ACE Award nominations, two Golden Globe nominations, the Peabody Award, the Robert Wood Johnson Award, and eight Awards of Excellence from the Film Advisory Board. He was awarded the 2002 Producer of the Year Award by the American Film Institute. Greenwald has been honored for his activism by the ACLU Foundation of Southern California; the L.A. chapter of the National Lawyers Guild; Physicians for Social Responsibility; New Roads School, Consumer Attorney’s Association of Los Angeles, Los Angeles Alliance for a New Economy and the Office of the Americas. He is a co-founder (with Mike Farrell) of "Artists United," a group of actors and others opposed to the war in Iraq, which continues to work toward publicizing progressive causes. Greenwald has lectured at Harvard University for the Nieman Fellows Foundation for Journalism and speaks frequently across the country about his work.


Since May 2005 has been a contributing blogger at The Huffington Post.

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