Davis Guggenheim

Last Take: Rust and the Story of Halyna (2025)

A personal look at the life, work and untimely death of celebrated indie cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, who was shot and killed in a tragic accident on the set of the film Rust in 2021. ...

Mistress Dispeller (2025)

Teacher Wang works as a 'mistress dispeller' in China, hired to break up affairs by any means necessary. Through one of her cases, we explore the ways class, capital, and culture collide to shape romantic relationships in contemporary China. ...

Eternal You (2024)

Startups are using AI to create avatars that allow relatives to talk with their loved ones after they have died. An exploration of a profound human desire and the consequences of turning the dream of immortality into a product. ...

We Can Be Heroes (2024)

Sometimes, finding your tribe requires a bit of magic. For attendees of a live action role-playing (LARP) camp in upstate New York, the deeply accepting environment has given neurodivergent, queer, and self-proclaimed "nerdy" teenagers the space and commun ...

Girls State (2024)

What would American democracy look like in the hands of teenage girls? In this documentary, young female leaders from wildly different backgrounds in Missouri navigate an immersive experiment to build a government from the ground up. ...

Under G-d (2023)

The Dobbs U.S. Supreme Court decision sparked a national Jewish response. Inspired by the lived experiences of Jewish women, lawsuits are currently being launched by rabbis, Jewish organizations, and interfaith leaders to challenge the overturning of Roe v ...

STILL: A Michael J. Fox Movie (2023)

A short kid from a Canadian army base becomes the international pop culture darling of the 1980s—only to find the course of his life altered by a stunning diagnosis. What happens when an incurable optimist confronts an incurable disease? ...

Mija (2022)

Doris Muñoz is a young, ambitious music manager whose undocumented family depends on her ability to launch pop stars. When she loses her biggest client, Doris hustles to discover new talent and finds Jacks, another daughter of immigrants for whom "making ...

Accepted (2022)

The ambitious students of the TM Landry Prep School enjoyed a remarkable 100% acceptance rate into the county's most elite colleges until an explosive NY Times article exposed the controversial teaching methods of its dynamic founder. ...

Bitterbrush (2022)

In remote Idaho, Colie and Hollyn embark on a long summer season working as range riders herding cattle. We follow them closely through the immensity of the landscapes and intimate moments of friendship. Emelie Mahdavian masterfully revisits the genre of t ...

Aftershock (2022)

An alarmingly disproportionate number of Black women are failed every year by the U.S. maternal health system. Shamony Gibson and Amber Rose Isaac were vibrant, excited mothers-to-be whose deaths due to childbirth complications were preventable. Now, their ...

Swan Song (2021)

In the near future, Cameron Turner is diagnosed with a terminal illness. Presented with an experimental solution to shield his wife and son from grief, he grapples with altering their fate in this thought-provoking exploration of love, loss, and sacrifice. ...

Mistress Dispeller (2021)

A professional "mistress dispeller" works with a married couple struggling with infidelity in contemporary China. ...

Procession (2021)

Six men who were sexually abused by Catholic clergy as boys become a makeshift family and find empowerment by creating films inspired by their trauma. ...

At the Ready (2021)

Home to one of the region's largest law enforcement education program, students at Horizon High School in El Paso train to become police officers and Border Patrol agents as they discover the realities of their dream jobs may be at odds with the truths and ...

Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) (2021)

During the same summer as Woodstock, over 300,000 people attended the Harlem Cultural Festival, celebrating African American music and culture, and promoting Black pride and unity. The footage from the festival sat in a basement, unseen for over 50 years, ...

All These Sons (2021)

On Chicago's South and West sides, the scourge of guns and gangs is destroying countless lives. Taking matters into their own hands, two men dedicate their lives educating, empowering and healing young Black men at high risk for being victims—or perpetra ...

Homeroom (2021)

Following the class of 2020 at Oakland High School in a year marked by seismic change, exploring the emotional world of teenagers coming of age against the backdrop of a rapidly changing world. ...

An Unlikely Friendship: Joe Biden and John McCain (Biden Convention Film) (2020)

When You See Something Wrong (Biden Convention Film) (2020)

The Granddaughters (Biden Convention Film) (2020)

Joe Biden Biography (Biden Convention Film) (2020)

Never Just A Job: Biden Convention Film (2020)

Time (2020)

Fox Rich, indomitable matriarch and modern-day abolitionist, strives to keep her family together while fighting for the release of her incarcerated husband. An intimate, epic, and unconventional love story, filmed over two decades. ...

Graduate Together: America Honors the High School Class of 2020 (2020)

Artists, athletes, musicians, commencement speakers, influencers, and cultural icons will show their support for the High School Class of 2020. ...

Bloody Nose, Empty Pockets (2020)

A portrait of the lives of a disparate group of patrons and employees at an American watering hole today. ...

Boys State (2020)

This raucous journey into the heart of democracy captures an unusual rite of passage: 1,100 teenage boys from across Texas coming together to build a representative government from the ground up. ...

A Thousand Cuts (2020)

Nowhere is the worldwide erosion of democracy, fueled by social media disinformation campaigns, more starkly evident than in the authoritarian regime of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte. Journalist Maria Ressa places the tools of the free press—and h ...

Where's My Roy Cohn? (2019)

Roy Cohn personified the dark arts of American politics, turning empty vessels into dangerous demagogues - from Joseph McCarthy to his final project, Donald J. Trump. This thriller-like exposé connects the dots, revealing how a deeply troubled master mani ...

Paulette (2019)

Follows Paulette Jordan's historic run for office. ...

Wolf's Mouth (2019)

Mario Guevara, a reporter for Mundo Hispanico, investigates the impact of ICE arrests on his Atlanta community. ...

To Be Queen (2019)

In Luling, the "toughest town in Texas", two Latina high school girls compete to be the next Watermelon Thump Queen. ...

El Vacío (2019)

In a mesmerizing confessional built from home video and animation, Karla Cornejo Villavicencio explores the mental prisons and personal trauma created by immigration policy. ...

Walk Run Cha-Cha (2019)

Paul and Millie Cao lost their youth to the aftermath of the Vietnam War. Forty years later, they have become successful professionals in Southern California-and are rediscovering themselves on the dance floor. ...

Sweetheart Dancers (2019)

Sean and Adrian, a Two-Spirit couple, are determined to rewrite the rules of Native American culture through their participation in the "Sweetheart Dance." This celebratory contest is held at powwows across the country, primarily for heterosexual couples â ...

Bisbee '17 (2018)

It's 2017 in Bisbee, Arizona, an old copper-mining town just miles from the Mexican border. The town's close-knit community prepares to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Bisbee's darkest hour: the infamous Bisbee Deportation of 1917, during which 1,200 ...

The Price of Free (2018)

As a young man, Kailash Satyarthi promised himself that he would end child slavery in his lifetime. In the decades since, he has rescued more than eighty thousand children and built a global movement. This intimate and suspenseful film follows one man's jo ...

An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power (2017)

A decade after An Inconvenient Truth brought climate change into the heart of popular culture comes the riveting and rousing follow-up that shows just how close we are to a real energy revolution. Vice President Al Gore continues his tireless fight, travel ...

Barack Obama DNC 2016 Film (2016)

U2: iNNOCENCE + eXPERIENCE Live in Paris (2016)

Innocence + Experience: Live in Paris (stylised as iNNOCENCE + eXPERIENCE: Live in Paris) is a 2016 concert film by Irish rock band U2. It was shot on 7 December 2015 at AccorHotels Arena in Paris, France, on the final date of the band's Innocence + Experi ...

U2: iNNOCENCE + eXPERIENCE Live in Paris - 06/12/2015 (2015)

U2: iNNOCENCE + eXPERIENCE Live in Paris - 11/11/2015 (2015)

He Named Me Malala (2015)

A look at the events leading up to the Taliban's attack on the young Pakistani school girl, Malala Yousafzai, for speaking out on girls' education and the aftermath, including her speech to the United Nations. ...

Spent: Looking for Change (2014)

Spent: Looking for Change is a film about everyday Americans without the financial options most of us take for granted and the movement giving them renewed hope. Turning to pawn chops, check cashing services, and using payday loans to meet basic financial ...

Teach (2013)

Explores America's education system through the eyes, minds and hearts of its most essential resource, teachers. ...

The Dream Is Now (2013)

A look at the broken American immigration system. ...

Widow Detective (2012)

A decorated detective loses 3 partners in the line of duty and becomes the male figure in his fallen partner's families. ...

The Road We've Traveled (2012)

A short documentary on the first term of President Barack Obama's administration. ...

Obama 2012 Convention Film (2012)

2012 Democratic National Convention Video about Obama, narrated by George Clooney and featuring music by Keith Kenniff. ...

U2: From the Sky Down (2011)

This documentary film is about the making of U2's Achtung Baby. In 2011, U2 returned to Hansa Studios in Berlin to discuss the making of Achtung Baby. This film is directed by Davis Guggenheim. Screened in the UK as part of the BBC's Imagine series, this f ...

Waiting for "Superman" (2010)

Gripping, heartbreaking, and ultimately hopeful, Waiting for Superman is an impassioned indictment of the American school system from An Inconvenient Truth director Davis Guggenheim. ...

A Mother's Promise: Barack Obama Bio Film (2008)

A biographical portrait of Barack Obama. ...

Carissa (2008)

Today, Carissa Phelps is earning a law degree and a business degree at UCLA. But when she was twelve, she was homeless and forced into prostitution in Fresno. ...

It Might Get Loud (2008)

A documentary on the electric guitar from the point of view of three significant rock musicians: the Edge, Jimmy Page and Jack White. ...

The Tower (2008)

Revolves around a group of Chicago reporters who treat breaking news as cases to be investigated and solved. ...

Gracie (2007)

A teenager faces an uphill battle when she fights to give women the opportunity to play competitive soccer. ...

The Making of 'an Inconvenient Truth' (2006)

An Inconvenient Truth (2006)

A documentary on Al Gore's campaign to make the issue of global warming a recognized problem worldwide. ...

Training Day (2001)

On his first day on the job as a narcotics officer, a rookie cop works with a rogue detective who isn't what he appears. ...

The First Year (2001)

This fascinating documentary chronicles the emotional turmoil of five Los Angeles schoolteachers charged with educating inner-city youth, making it clear that the teachers helping these disadvantaged children are real heroes. ...

Teach (2001)

Gossip (2000)

For a class project, three college students decide to invent an unfounded rumor about the most popular girl on campus. But as the rumor spreads, it begins to spiral out of control. ...

The Art of Norton Simon (1999)

An overview of the museum's collection and the man responsible for it. ...

The Opposite Sex and How to Live with Them (1992)

David seriously fancies smart, rich Carrie as soon as he first offends her in a Boston bar. They run into each other again and though she still finds him appalling, David manages to change her mind. ...

Breaking and Entering (1992)

Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead (1991)

Sue Ellen Crandell is a teenager eagerly awaiting her mother's summer-long absence. While the babysitter looks after her rambunctious younger siblings, Sue Ellen can party and have fun. But then the babysitter abruptly dies, leaving the Crandells short on ...

sex, lies, and videotape (1989)

Ann, a frustrated wife, enters into counseling due to a troubled marriage. Unbeknownst to her, her husband John has begun an affair with her sister. When John's best friend Graham arrives, his penchant for interviewing women about their sex lives forever c ...

Subject (2023)

In the golden age of documentaries, who benefits? SUBJECT reveals the unintended consequences – good, bad, and complicated – of having your life shared on screen. Featuring the protagonists of acclaimed documentaries The Staircase, Hoop Dreams, The Wol ...

The Opposite Sex and How to Live with Them (1992)

David seriously fancies smart, rich Carrie as soon as he first offends her in a Boston bar. They run into each other again and though she still finds him appalling, David manages to change her mind. ...