Production
Brian Knappenberger
- Titles
- 12movies8TV shows
- Career
Active from 2001 to 2026, with a break from 2002 to 2011, busiest in 2020 and 2026 with 2 main titles each.
- Directed
- 11titles as director
- Average score
73/100
- Highest rated
Turning Point: The Bomb and the Cold War81/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 12 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Politics7.7average 2.6
- Biographical5.2average 0.9
- Tech & Humanity5.8average 1.6
- Social Commentary8.7average 4.9
- Class & Capitalism5.8average 3.3
- Crime5.9average 3.7
- Warfare3.2average 1.2
- Contemporary Realism7.1average 5.2
Rarely in their work
- Romance0.7, average 3.8
- Coming of Age0.6, average 2.9
- Wholesome1.3, average 3.3
- Situational Comedy0.7, average 2.7
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Historical Docuseries 2
- Geopolitical Conflict 2
- Archival Footage 2
- Investigative Journalism 2
- Educational 2
- Documentary 2
- Social Justice 2
- Internet Culture 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
- JJohn DragonettiComposerTurning Point: Generation 9/11, The Internet's Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz, We Are Legion: The Story of the Hacktivists
- SSean JarrettEditorTurning Point: Generation 9/11, Scouts Honor: The Secret Files of the Boy Scouts of America
- JJay VisitCinematographerTurning Point: Generation 9/11, Scouts Honor: The Secret Files of the Boy Scouts of America
- LLincoln ElseCinematographerThe Internet's Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz, We Are Legion: The Story of the Hacktivists
- SScott SinklerCinematographerThe Internet's Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz, Nobody Speak: Trials of the Free Press
- MMichelle WittenEditorTurning Point: Generation 9/11, The Internet's Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz
Movies and TV shows
112020s
3 titles · average score 73
Turning Point: Generation 9/11 (2026)
Executive Producer, Director
73
Scouts Honor: The Secret Files of the Boy Scouts of America (2023)
Executive Producer, Director
Church and the Fourth Estate (2020)
Director, Writer
2010s
4 titles · average score 71
62
Nobody Speak: Trials of the Free Press (2017)
Director, Executive Producer
79
The Internet's Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz (2014)
Writer, Director
71
We Are Legion: The Story of the Hacktivists (2012)
Director, Writer
2000s
3 titles · average score 70
74
For the Bible Tells Me So (2007)
Camera Operator
Elvis Took a Bullet (2001)
Director of Photography
65
X-Men: The Mutant Watch (2000)
Graphic Designer
1990s
1 title · average score 46
46
Strategic Command (1997)
Camera Loader