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.
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Elliot Kirschner
Work spanning filmmaking, writing, journalism, and the development and production of ambitious media projects.
Selected Work
Feature films
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.
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.
Writing
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Through the Fog
An idiosyncratic exploration of current events, history, art, science, and community.
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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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Work across long-form and broadcast journalism, documentary and editorial leadership, and media and communications strategy.
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