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FILMMAKER · WRITER · JOURNALIST

Elliot Kirschner

Work spanning filmmaking, writing, journalism, and the development and production of ambitious media projects.

Selected Work

Feature films

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The Last Class (2025)

Director

Robert Reich teaches his final class at the University of California, Berkeley, reflecting on inequality, democracy, and the responsibilities of citizenship.

Fifth highest-grossing documentary of 2025 · 300+ theaters · 47 states
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The Work in Progress (2026)

Executive Producer

Americans across generations and backgrounds sit down, ask one another questions, and listen in an experiment in conversation about the country and its future.

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Human Nature (2019)

Producer & Executive Producer

The story of CRISPR and the unprecedented power to rewrite DNA, exploring the scientific possibilities and ethical questions that come with it.

Nominated for 3 Emmy Awards · 2 International Documentary Association Award nominations

Writing

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Newsletter · Read by 35,000+ subscribers

Through the Fog

An idiosyncratic exploration of current events, history, art, science, and community.

Homepage
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New York Times bestseller

What Unites Us

Written with Dan Rather, this critically acclaimed book explores patriotism, citizenship, history, and American democracy.

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Journalism, Leadership & Strategy

Work across long-form and broadcast journalism, documentary and editorial leadership, and media and communications strategy.

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