Known for Directing
Dan Reed is a British film director whose film, In the Shadow of 9/11, about the Liberty City Seven, aired on Frontline on PBS. Reed is widely known for the controversial, critically acclaimed documentary Leaving Neverland for which he won an Emmy and a BAFTA . His production house is Amos Pictures.
Born
December 1, 1964 (age 61)
Birthplace
UK
Filmography
52 films, 17 shows


One Day in Southport
2025 · 52m
country: United Kingdom
A survivor’s account of the mass murder at a Taylor Swift-themed dance workshop that triggered a nationwide explosion of mob violence.


Leaving Neverland 2: Surviving Michael Jackson
2025 · 54m
country: United Kingdom
Explores the personal toll on James Safechuck and Wade Robson after they went public with accusations against pop icon Michael Jackson. The two men continue to seek justice as they face backlash from his global army of fans. With exclusive access to court hearings, the film shows the extent to which the Jackson estate has fought to prevent Robson and Safechuck from having their day in court.


One Day in October
2024 · 1h 8m
country: United Kingdom
A year on from the terror attacks of 7th October, an intimate and shocking account of the Kibbutz Be'eri atrocity, including survivor interviews.


Stopping the Steal
2024 · 1h 29m
country: United Kingdom
An inside account of President Trump's challenge to the results of the 2020 presidential election as told by former White House staff and appointees, including former Attorney General William Barr, and elected Republican officials in Arizona and Georgia who resisted pressure to change the results of the vote in their states.


The Truth vs. Alex Jones
2024 · 1h 55m
country: United Kingdom
Filmed over four years with unprecedented access, this documentary chronicles the riveting courtroom drama of two defamation lawsuits brought by Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting victims' families against Alex Jones and his website, InfoWars.


In the Shadow of 9/11
2021 · 1h 50m
country: United Kingdom
The story of the so-called Liberty City Seven, a group of young Black men accused of assisting Al Qaeda in a plot to blow up buildings within the USA.


Leaving Neverland: ProSieben Spezial
2019 · 2h 2m
country: Germany
The world is talking about 'Leaving Neverland. In our ProSieben special, we ask questions that the documentary doesn't, and look at the most important moments in the life of the superstar. In addition, we explore the question of how the new allegations change the view of Michael Jackson's overall work. This helps to classify the special documentary 'Leaving Neverland'.


3 Days of Terror: The Charlie Hebdo Attacks
2016 · 59m
country: France
In November 2015, when gunmen attacked Paris, France declared war on the Islamic State. But that war - and France's 'year of terror' - began a year ago with the attack on satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo. With unprecedented access to the French authorities and previously unseen footage, five-time Bafta-winning director Dan Reed reveals the untold story of the massacre and of the first Islamic State strike in Paris at a kosher grocery store. Key witnesses, police officers and survivors - many speaking for the first time - piece together the dramatic attacks and the unprecedented manhunt that gripped the world for three extraordinary and terrifying days.


Frontline Fighting: Battling Isis
2015 · 47m
country: United Kingdom
The inside story of three untrained British volunteers with no family connections to the Middle east who heed the call to take up arms with Kurdish fighters to reclaim Rojava from the Islamic State.


From Russia with Cash
2015 · 49m
country: Unknown
With increasing evidence that London's property boom is being partly fuelled by overseas buyers laundering money, From Russia with Cash uses secret filming and an undercover reporter posing as a Russian government minister to investigate how estate agents react to his plan to use millions of pounds of stolen money to purchase a high end property.


High Class Call Girls
2015 · 47m
country: United Kingdom
High Class Call Girls is a a revealing glimpse into the lives of Emily B and Cookie Jane, two self-dubbed high class call girls who charge thousands of pounds for a night with clients who find them through new location-based apps.


The Paedophile Hunter
2014 · 52m
country: United Kingdom
A look at the work of Stinson Hunter and his gang who pose as underage girls in order to catch pedophiles.


Terror at the Mall
2014 · 1h
country: Unknown
A documentary detailing an indiscriminate terrorist attack that left 71 dead in Kenya.


Legally High
2013 · 47m
country: Unknown
Recent years have seen a step-change in Britain's drug culture. Out go the 'old' illegal drugs, cocaine, heroin, speed - swept to one side by a younger generation who can get their hits not only more cheaply but also legally. There is burgeoning market for drugs specially designed by clandestine chemists to get around Britain's drug laws. The new drugs are legal to buy because they're sold as research chemicals and labelled 'not for human consumption'. This hard-hitting observational documentary, Legally High - directed by triple BAFTA-award winner Dan Reed, takes a trip into the murky world of legal drugs, where underground chemists invent new drugs faster than the government can legislate against them.


Children of the Tsunami
2012 · 1h 18m
country: United Kingdom
One year on: the Japanese tsunami through the eyes of its youngest survivors. On March 11, 2011 Japan was hit by the greatest tsunami in a thousand years. Through compelling testimony from 7-10-year-old survivors, the film reveals how the deadly wave and the Fukushima nuclear accident have changed children's lives forever. The story unfolds at two key locations: a primary school where 74 children were killed by the tsunami; and a school close to the Fukushima nuclear plant, attended by children evacuated from the nuclear exclusion zone. Radiation and its possible long-term effects are a constant worry for parents and children who choose to remain in Fukushima. Many parents have placed severe restrictions on where their children can go, how they dress and what they can eat and drink.
The Ground Zero Mosque
The Ground Zero Mosque
2011
country: Unknown
Park51 was a development originally envisioned as a 13-story Islamic community center and mosque in Lower Manhattan, New York City. The developers hoped to promote an interfaith dialogue within the greater community.


Terror in Mumbai
2009 · 50m
country: India
The inside story of the November 2008 terrorist attack on Mumbai, India - in the words of the victims and of the terrorists themselves. Includes never-before-heard telephone intercepts of the terrorists' conversations with their handlers in Pakistan, CCTV footage from the luxury hotels as they are attacked and the tape of the first interrogation of the sole surviving terrorist Kasab.


Straightheads
2007 · 1h 28m
country: United Kingdom
After surviving a gang rape and mugging, a businesswoman and her younger boyfriend plot to murder their attackers, but find themselves conflicted about carrying out their plans.


Terror in Moscow
2003 · 1h
country: United Kingdom
In October 2002, 41 Chechen terrorists took more than 700 people hostage in a Moscow theater, demanding an end to Russia's war against their homeland. This gut-wrenching documentary takes you through the endless hours of waiting, a seemingly miraculous rescue operation, and the ultimate tragedy, that could have been avoided had adequate medical personnel been on the scene after the stalemate ended.


Shooters
2001 · 1h 11m
country: United Kingdom
Shooters is a drama documentary film, directed by Dan Reed for Suspect Device Films. The film is set in Liverpool and used local criminals as actors depicting the lives of local 'gangsters'. It is most notable for having been completely unscripted apart from a brief outline; each scene was improvised and ad-libbed by the actors themselves.


The Valley
2000 · 1h 9m
country: United Kingdom
A documentary about the killing fields of Kosovo, at the height of the carnage in September 1998 - months before NATO bombs fell.