Liz Garbus

Elizabeth Freya Garbus (born c. 1969/1970) is an American documentary film director and producer. Notable documentaries Garbus has made are The Farm: Angola, USA, Ghosts of Abu Ghraib, Bobby Fischer Against the World, Love, Marilyn, and What Happened, Miss Simone? 2Early life and education Garbus grew up in New York City. She is the daughter of civil rights attorney Martin Garbus and writer, therapist, and social worker Ruth Meitin Garbus. Her family is Jewish.In 1992, Garbus graduated magna cum laude with a bachelor's degree in history and semiotics from Brown University. 2Career While in high school, Garbus made a documentary about students' last day of school. Then while at Brown she took classes in video production.After college, Garbus worked as an intern at Miramax, eventually getting a job working for filmmaker Jonathan Stack.In 1998, The Farm: Angola, USA, which she co-directed with Jonathan Stack, was nominated for an Academy Award. The film garnered multiple awards including the Sundance Grand Jury Prize and two Emmy awards.In 1998, she co-founded an independent documentary production company, Moxie Firecracker Films, with fellow Brown University alumni Rory Kennedy. The company name is a combination of each woman's previously separate production companies: Kennedy’s company was called Moxie and Garbus’ company was called Firecracker.In 2002, Garbus' film The Execution of Wanda Jean was shown at the Sundance Film Festival.In 2003, Garbus directed The Nazi Officer's Wife, which was narrated by Susan Sarandon and Julia Ormon