Richard E. Robbins
Encyclopedia
Richard E. Robbins is an American
filmmaker and documentarian, who has produced and directed several documentaries for ABC
and PBS
. The most notable is Operation Homecoming: Writing the Wartime Experience
, which puts forward the perspective of American troops returning home from service in Iraq. In January 2008, Robbins received an Academy Award nomination for the film as well as two Emmy nominations, and nominations from the International Documentary Association and the Directors Guild of America. He is also a noted producer, having produced several series for Peter Jennings Reporting
, including Peter Jennings Reporting: LAPD and Peter Jennings Reporting: Dark Horizon - India, Pakistan, and the Bomb. He was a producer for the ABC special The Century: America's Time
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filmmaker and documentarian, who has produced and directed several documentaries for ABC
American Broadcasting Company
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and PBS
Public Broadcasting Service
The Public Broadcasting Service is an American non-profit public broadcasting television network with 354 member TV stations in the United States which hold collective ownership. Its headquarters is in Arlington, Virginia....
. The most notable is Operation Homecoming: Writing the Wartime Experience
Operation Homecoming: Writing the Wartime Experience
Operation Homecoming: Writing the Wartime Experience is a 2007 American documentary film directed by Richard E. Robbins, which portrays the lives and experiences of American combat soldiers who have been to the Iraq and Afghanistan wars.-Production:...
, which puts forward the perspective of American troops returning home from service in Iraq. In January 2008, Robbins received an Academy Award nomination for the film as well as two Emmy nominations, and nominations from the International Documentary Association and the Directors Guild of America. He is also a noted producer, having produced several series for Peter Jennings Reporting
Peter Jennings Reporting
Peter Jennings Reporting was a continuing series of documentaries produced and hosted by the late ABC News anchor Peter Jennings that aired on ABC. Many of these documentaries were produced by Peter Jennings's production company, PJ Productions, and are currently distributed in DVD format by Koch...
, including Peter Jennings Reporting: LAPD and Peter Jennings Reporting: Dark Horizon - India, Pakistan, and the Bomb. He was a producer for the ABC special The Century: America's Time
The Century: America's Time
The Century: America's Time is a 15-part series of documentaries produced by the American Broadcasting Company on the 20th century and the rise of the United States as a superpower...
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Produced
- Operation Homecoming 2007
- Peter Jennings Reporting: LAPD 2004
- Peter Jennings Reporting: I Have a Dream 2003
- History Undercover: Uprising! Afghanistan's Deadliest Battle 2003
- Peter Jennings Reporting: Dark Horizon - India, Pakistan, and the Bomb 2000