True crime documentaries are having a moment—and award-winning filmmaker Joe Berlinger knows why. “People are fascinated with crime,” Berlinger points out. But beyond telling a gripping story, he believes that true crime resonates because audiences find it gratifying to watch films that have a real impact in the form of justice being served. With 14 true crime films and TV series under his belt over the past quarter century (and three in the pipeline for 2018), Berlinger has played a formative role in the evolution of the genre. Twenty years since the release of the first “Paradise Lost” film, Berlinger is as committed as ever to shining a light on injustice.

Source: Huffington Post October 29, 2017 15:11 UTC