
Reuben Atlas
Directing
Biography
Reuben Atlas is a filmmaker and non-practicing lawyer whose first documentary, Brothers Hypnotic, premiered at SXSW and broadcast on PBS' Independent Lens. Previously, he worked at a prison, a music law firm, and Legal Aid.
Known For

Winningest NBA champion and civil rights icon Bill Russell builds a larger-than-life legacy on and off the court in this biographical documentary.
Bill Russell: Legend

Maurice Hines -- actor, director, singer, and choreographer -- navigates the complications of show business while grieving the loss of his more famous, often estranged younger brother, tap dance legend Gregory Hines.
Maurice Hines: Bring Them Back

Controversy erupts when an unassuming young man floods the American wine market with fake vintages valued in the millions, bamboozling the wine world elite, in this humorous and suspenseful tale of an ingenious con on the eve of the 2008 stock market crash.
Sour Grapes

For 40 years, the community-organizing group ACORN advocated for America’s poorest communities, while its detractors accused it of promoting the worst of liberal policies. Riding high on the momentum of Barack Obama’s presidential victory in 2008, ACORN was at its political zenith when a hidden-camera video sparked a national scandal and brought it crashing down. The story involves voter fraud, a fake prostitute, and the rise of Breitbart.com.
Acorn and the Firestorm

A legendary flamenco dynasty channels raw emotion and family bonds into electrifying performances, creating a powerful legacy of Spanish dance artistry across generations.
Farruquito: A Flamenco Dynasty

For the eight young men in the Hypnotic Brass Ensemble, “brotherhood” is literal: they’re all sons of anti-establishment jazz legend, Phil Cohran. Cohran and their mothers raised them together on Chicago’s South side on a strict diet of jazz, funk and Black Consciousness.