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Davis Guggenheim

Directing
62 years oldSt. Louis, Missouri, USA

Biography

Philip Davis Guggenheim (born November 3, 1963) is an Academy Award-winning American documentary and live action film director and producer. His credits as a producer and director include Training Day, The Shield, Alias, 24, NYPD Blue, ER, Deadwood, and Party of Five and the documentaries An Inconvenient Truth and Waiting for 'Superman'. Since 2006, Guggenheim is the only filmmaker to release three different films that were ranked within the top 100 highest-grossing documentaries of all time (An Inconvenient Truth, It Might Get Loud, and Waiting for 'Superman'). Guggenheim's cinematographic projects received severals awards and nominations, including the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Film for An Inconvenient Truth, the Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Documentary Feature for He Named Me Malala and two nominations at the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Documentary/Nonfiction Program.

Personal Details

Born
November 3, 1963
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Known For
Directing

Also Known As

Philip Davis Guggenheim

Movies (44)

Soul Patrol

Soul Patrol

Executive Producer (Production)

2026

The Tale of Silyan
8.0

The Tale of Silyan

Executive Producer (Production)

2025

Last Take: Rust and the Story of Halyna
10.0

Last Take: Rust and the Story of Halyna

Executive Producer (Production)

2025

Uvalde Mom

Uvalde Mom

Executive Producer (Production)

2025

Mistress Dispeller
7.6

Mistress Dispeller

Executive Producer (Production)

2025

Deaf President Now!
8.1

Deaf President Now!

Director (Directing)

2025

Rita
5.6

Rita

Executive Producer (Production)

2024

Eternal You
6.3

Eternal You

Executive Producer (Production)

2024

We Can Be Heroes
2.0

We Can Be Heroes

Executive Producer (Production)

2024

Girls State
7.3

Girls State

Executive Producer (Production)

2024

Subject
6.5

Subject

as Self

2023

Under G-d
7.3

Under G-d

Executive Producer (Production)

2023

STILL: A Michael J. Fox Movie
7.8

STILL: A Michael J. Fox Movie

Director (Directing)

2023

Mija
6.0

Mija

Executive Producer (Production)

2022

Accepted
6.0

Accepted

Executive Producer (Production)

2022

Bitterbrush
6.0

Bitterbrush

Executive Producer (Production)

2022

Aftershock
7.3

Aftershock

Executive Producer (Production)

2022

Swan Song
7.1

Swan Song

Executive Producer (Production)

2021

Mistress Dispeller

Mistress Dispeller

Executive Producer (Production)

2021

Procession
6.6

Procession

Executive Producer (Production)

2021

At the Ready
4.0

At the Ready

Executive Producer (Production)

2021

Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
7.6

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

Executive Producer (Production)

2021

All These Sons

All These Sons

Executive Producer (Production)

2021

Homeroom

Homeroom

Executive Producer (Production)

2021

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

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

Director (Directing)

2020

The Granddaughters (Biden Convention Film)

The Granddaughters (Biden Convention Film)

Director (Directing)

2020

When You See Something Wrong (Biden Convention Film)

When You See Something Wrong (Biden Convention Film)

Director (Directing)

2020

Joe Biden Biography (Biden Convention Film)

Joe Biden Biography (Biden Convention Film)

Director (Directing)

2020

Never Just A Job: Biden Convention Film

Never Just A Job: Biden Convention Film

Director (Directing)

2020

Container

Container

Executive Producer (Production)

2020

Time
6.8

Time

Executive Producer (Production)

2020

Graduate Together: America Honors the High School Class of 2020
8.6

Graduate Together: America Honors the High School Class of 2020

Co-Director (Directing)

2020

Bloody Nose, Empty Pockets
6.7

Bloody Nose, Empty Pockets

Executive Producer (Production)

2020

Boys State
7.1

Boys State

Executive Producer (Production)

2020

A Thousand Cuts
6.8

A Thousand Cuts

Executive Producer (Production)

2020

Where's My Roy Cohn?
5.4

Where's My Roy Cohn?

Executive Producer (Production)

2019

Paulette

Paulette

Executive Producer (Production)

2019

Wolf's Mouth

Wolf's Mouth

Executive Producer (Production)

2019

Darlin

Darlin

Executive Producer (Production)

2019

To Be Queen

To Be Queen

Executive Producer (Production)

2019

El Vacío

El Vacío

Executive Producer (Production)

2019

Walk Run Cha-Cha
5.6

Walk Run Cha-Cha

Executive Producer (Production)

2019

Sweetheart Dancers
9.0

Sweetheart Dancers

Executive Producer (Production)

2019

Bisbee '17
6.9

Bisbee '17

Executive Producer (Production)

2018

TV Shows (6)