Become an IMDbPro Member Today

Get access to the essential resource for the entertainment industry

Find Contacts & Representation

Showcase Yourself

Never Miss an Update

Stay connected with contact details for over 300,000 industry professionals and companies

Manage your photos and the credits you're Known For on IMDbPro, IMDb and Amazon Video

Use IMDbPro Track to get instant alerts about updates to IMDb pages of people & titles you follow

Start your 30-Day free trial

Already a member? Log In

Primary photo for Eugene Jarecki

Eugene Jarecki

Director | Producer | Writer

Eugene Jarecki is an Emmy and Peabody award-winning director of dramatic and documentary subjects who has twice won the Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival, first in 2005 for Why We Fight ... read full biography

Known for Why We Fight (2005), The King (II) (2017), Reagan (2011), Independent Lens (2016-2019)

External links

@EugeneJarecki (twitter.com) | 1 official web site & 3 more links

Images (14)

Still of Eugene Jarecki in Eugene Jarecki

Still of Eugene Jarecki in The House I Live In

Eugene Jarecki

Eugene Jarecki at event for (T)ERROR

Eugene Jarecki, Alfre Woodard, Bonnie Boswell and Charles Ogletree at event for Independent Lens

Eugene Jarecki at event for Independent Lens

STARmeter

Members only

News articles

Awards

10 wins & 12 nominations

Contacts

Become a member to access contact information

Filmography

Edit filmography | Filter by profession

39 titles

Projects in Development (2 titles)	Budget	Status
Games of 1940 Director Director See fewer		Development Unknown
Irreparable Harm Director, Executive Producer Director, Executive Producer See fewer		Development Unknown

Released Film and Video (19 titles)	Budget	Opening Weekend	Gross (US & Canada)	Gross (Worldwide)
The King (2017) Director, Producer, Writer Director, Producer, Writer See fewer		$29K	$259K	$274K
Fell, Jumped or Pushed (2016) Special Thanks Special Thanks See fewer	$300K
Denial (2016) Executive Producer Executive Producer See fewer	$790K
The Cyclist (2016) (Short) - Director, Writer Director, Writer See fewer
(T)ERROR (2015) Executive Producer Executive Producer See fewer
Don't Blink - Robert Frank (2015) Executive Producer, Special Thanks Executive Producer, Special Thanks See fewer		$10K	$76K	$77K
All Eyes and Ears (2015) Special Thanks Special Thanks See fewer
China in Three Words (2013) (Short) - Very Special Thanks Very Special Thanks See fewer
The Square (2013) The Producers Wish To Thank The Producers Wish To Thank See fewer	$1.5MM	$16K	$124K	$124K
The House I Live In (2012) Himself - Narrator / Interviewer, Director, Writer Himself - Narrator / Interviewer, Director, Writer See fewer		$16K	$211K	$219K
The Opiate Effect (2011) Special Thanks Special Thanks See fewer	$20K
Reagan (2011) Director, Producer, Writer Director, Producer, Writer See fewer
Freakonomics (2010) Director (segments: It's Not Always a Wonderful Life), Writer (segments: It's Not Always a Wonderful Life) Director (segments: It's Not Always a Wonderful Life), Writer (segments: It's Not Always a Wonderful Life) See fewer	$2.9MM	$32K	$101K	$122K
Move Your Money (2010) (Short) - Director, Writer Director, Writer See fewer
Pax Americana and the Weaponization of Space (2009) Thanks Thanks See fewer				$857
How to Eat Your Watermelon in White Company (and Enjoy It) (2005) Camera Operator Camera Operator See fewer
Why We Fight (2005) Director, Producer, Writer Director, Producer, Writer See fewer		$54K	$1.4MM	$1.4MM
The Trials of Henry Kissinger (2002) Director, Producer Director, Producer See fewer		$15K	$517K	$521K
The Opponent (2000) Director, Producer, Writer Director, Producer, Writer See fewer

See all released film and video

Released Television (6 titles)	Episodes
Independent Lens (2016–2019) (TV Series) - Director (1 episode, 2019), Executive Producer (1 episode, 2016), Writer (1 episode, 2019) Director (1 episode, 2019), Executive Producer (1 episode, 2016), Writer (1 episode, 2019) See fewer The King (Jan 28, 2019) Season 20, Episode 9 - Director, Writer Director, Writer See fewer (T)ERROR (Feb 22, 2016) Season 17, Episode 11 - Executive Producer Executive Producer See fewer	2
Les mercredis de l'histoire (2011) (TV Series) - Director (1 episode, 2011) Director (1 episode, 2011) See fewer Ronald Reagan, une idole controversée (Nov 9, 2011) Director Director See fewer	1
AIR: America's Investigative Reports (2008) (TV Series) - Special Thanks (1 episode, 2008) Special Thanks (1 episode, 2008) See fewer Mr. Heath Goes to Washington (Feb 20, 2008) Season 3, Episode 1 - Special Thanks Special Thanks See fewer	1
Addiction (2007) (TV Movie) - Director (segments: The Science of Relapse) Director (segments: The Science of Relapse) See fewer
The Addiction Project (2007) (TV Series) - Director (1 episode, 2007) Director (1 episode, 2007) See fewer The Science of Relapse (2007) Season 1, Episode 3 - Director Director See fewer	1
Quest of the Carib Canoe (2000) (TV Movie) - Director Director See fewer

Self (12 titles)
The New Yorker Presents (2016) (TV Series) - Himself (1 episode, 2016) Himself (1 episode, 2016) See fewer Episode #1.10 (Mar 15, 2016) Season 1, Episode 10 - Himself Himself See fewer
HuffPost Live Conversations (2014) (TV Series) - Himself (1 episode, 2014) Himself (1 episode, 2014) See fewer Episode #1.11 (Jun 9, 2014) Season 1, Episode 11 - Himself Himself See fewer
Politics Nation with Al Sharpton (2013) (TV Series) - Himself (1 episode, 2013) Himself (1 episode, 2013) See fewer Episode dated 23 September 2013 (Sep 23, 2013) Himself Himself See fewer
Melissa Harris-Perry (2012) (TV Series) - Himself (1 episode, 2012) Himself (1 episode, 2012) See fewer Episode dated 8 December 2012 (Dec 8, 2012) Himself Himself See fewer
Tavis Smiley (2010–2012) (TV Series) - Himself (2 episodes, 2010) Himself (2 episodes, 2010) See fewer Episode dated 9 November 2012 (Nov 9, 2012) Himself Himself See fewer Episode dated 29 January 2010 (Jan 29, 2010) Himself Himself See fewer
Larry King Now (2012) (TV Series) - Himself - Guest (1 episode, 2012) Himself - Guest (1 episode, 2012) See fewer Election 2012 Wrap Up (Nov 8, 2012) Season 1, Episode 68 - Himself - Guest Himself - Guest See fewer
The Daily Show (2006–2012) (TV Series) - Himself (3 episodes, 2006) Himself (3 episodes, 2006) See fewer Eugene Jarecki (Oct 16, 2012) Season 18, Episode 10 - Himself Himself See fewer See more See fewer Loading
Last Call with Carson Daly (2012) (TV Series) - Himself - Guest (1 episode, 2012) Himself - Guest (1 episode, 2012) See fewer Episode dated 4 October 2012 (Oct 4, 2012) Himself - Guest Himself - Guest See fewer
Real Time with Bill Maher (2012) (TV Series) - Himself (1 episode, 2012) Himself (1 episode, 2012) See fewer Episode #10.28 (Sep 21, 2012) Season 10, Episode 28 - Himself Himself See fewer
Democracy Now! (2011–2012) (TV Series) - Himself (2 episodes, 2011) Himself (2 episodes, 2011) See fewer Episode dated 31 January 2012 (Jan 31, 2012) Himself Himself See fewer Episode dated 1 November 2011 (Nov 1, 2011) Himself Himself See fewer
The Colbert Report (2010–2011) (TV Series) - Himself - Guest / Himself (2 episodes, 2010) Himself - Guest / Himself (2 episodes, 2010) See fewer Eugene Jarecki (Feb 21, 2011) Season 7, Episode 25 - Himself - Guest Himself - Guest See fewer Morgan Freeman (Jan 11, 2010) Season 6, Episode 5 - Himself Himself See fewer
Now with Bill Moyers (2006) (TV Series) - Himself (1 episode, 2006) Himself (1 episode, 2006) See fewer Episode dated 27 January 2006 (Jan 27, 2006) Himself Himself See fewer

There was an issue loading this tab.

There was an issue loading this tab.

There was an issue loading this tab.

There was an issue loading this tab.

There was an issue loading this tab.

There was an issue loading this tab.

There was an issue loading this tab.

STARmeter

Members only

Become a member to access additional data

People also viewed

Name	STARmeter
Andrew Jarecki Music Department	22,828