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Inequality for All ''Inequality for All'' is a 2013 documentary film directed by Jacob Kornbluth and narrated by American economist, author and professor Robert Reich. Based on Reich's 2010 book ''Aftershock: The Next Economy and America's Future'', the film examin ...

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Saving Capitalism ''Saving Capitalism'' is a 2017 documentary film directed by Jacob Kornbluth and Sari Gilman, following former Secretary of Labor and Professor Robert Reich, speaking about the current state of the American economic system, and presents ideas how ...

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Haiku Tunnel ''Haiku Tunnel'' is a 2001 office comedy film about the struggle between temporary and permanent employment. Plot Josh is the consummate temp employee, avoiding all long-term connections and responsibilities, both at work and in his personal ...

'', ''Love & Taxes'', and '' The Best Thief in the World''. He was a producer on the TV show ''Years of Living Dangerously.'' His work on that show won a primetime Emmy. Kornbluth has had 3 films premiere at the

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Career

Kornbluth started his career as a writer and director in the theater. He collaborated on and directed three successful solo shows in San Francisco. "The Moisture Seekers", "Pumping Copy" (both with Josh Kornbluth), and "The Face By The Door" (with Christina Robbins). All three were nominated for or won "Best Of The Bay" awards and successfully toured the country, and a later version of "The Moisture Seekers" (called "Red Diaper Baby") has been included in anthologies of the best one man shows of the 90's. Kornbluth was a fellow at the Sundance Screenwriting and Directing Labs. He has had 3 feature films premiere at the Sundance Film Festival – "Haiku Tunnel" (Sony Pictures Classics) and The Best Thief In the World" (Showtime Independent) were narrative films, and "Inequality For All" (Radius / Weinstein) was a documentary. "Inequality For All" won the special jury prize for excellence in filmmaking at Sundance 2013. In 2014 he was a producer on the Showtime series about climate change, “Years of Living Dangerously”, that is executive produced by

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Jerry Weintraub Jerome Charles Weintraub (September 26, 1937 – July 6, 2015) was an American film producer, talent manager and actor whose television films won him three Emmys. He began his career as a talent agent, having managed known singer John Denver in ...

. His work on that show won an Emmy. Kornbluth is co-director, with

Robert Reich Robert Bernard Reich (; born June 24, 1946) is an American professor, author, lawyer, and political commentator. He worked in the administrations of presidents Gerald Ford and Jimmy Carter, and he served as United States Secretary of Labor, Se ...

, of Inequality Media, a 501c3 that uses short videos to explain economic issues simply. He has directed over 100 videos for Inequality Media, and those videos had been viewed over 250 million times as of June 2017. Kornbluth’s collaborations with

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-winning video “A Tale of Two Tickets,” and the animated YouTube series "Talk Boring to Me". They cover social issues including asylum, public education, homelessness, and how motorists are treated differently for moving violations depending on race and socioeconomic status. In his 2023 short film ''We’ve Been Here Before,'' Kornbluth and civil rights strategist Eric K. Ward explore the impact of the “ Great Replacement Theory” on hateful acts by white nationalists, including mass shootings and antisemitic attacks.

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