Daniel Gordon

Daniel Gordon
Total Credits at Criticker: 1 (Actor), 14 (Director), 4 (Writer)
Titles you haven't rated - Actor (1) | Director (14) | Writer (4)
A State of Mind
This observational film provides a rare glimpse into North Korea, one of the world's least known societies. The film following two young gymnasts, 13 year old Pak Hyon Sun and 11 year old Kim Song Yun, and their families for over eight months in the lead up to the Mass Games -- involving a cast of thousands in a choreographed socialist realism spectacular -- the biggest and most elaborate human performance on earth. (Kino International)
Crossing the Line
The first Western interview with Comrade Joe, James Joseph Dresnok, an American soldier who defected to North Korea in 1962 and has embraced life in the secret state ever since. (Kino International Corp.)
The Game of Their Lives
BBC Documentary about North Korea's victory in the 1966 FIFA World Cup.
Match 64: The Final of the FIFA World Cup
In 2010, the spotlight of world attention shone on South Africa as it became the first African country to host football's premier competition. Match 64 carries fans deeper into the heart of a World Cup final than they have ever gone before. What emerges is an intimate portrait of a country that is coming of age in this post-apartheid era and whose stadium acts as a crucible of passion on a momentous occasion. (kickingandscreening.com)
The John Akii Bua Story: An African Tragedy
Documentary about John Akii Bua, former world record holder and Olympic Gold medalist for the 400m hurdles.
Match 64
Intimate look at the World Cup final day 2014 around the legendary Marcana stadium.
Hillsborough
Hillsborough is an in-depth, moving account of Britain's worst sporting disaster, in which 96 men, women and children were killed, hundreds injured and thousands traumatised. (imdb)
George Best: All by Himself
Producer John Battsek (2016's Oscar-nominated Winter on Fire: Ukraine's Fight for Freedom, The Imposter, Project Nim) and director Daniel Gordon re-team after their acclaimed, Emmy-nominated Hillsborough to deliver a heart-breaking portrait of one of the world's truly great sporting talents, whose extraordinary gift was decimated by his own addiction. (imdb)
30 for 30 - Season 2
  • 9.79* (2012) - Season 2
Don
The story behind Richard Branson's attempts to break world records flying in a hot air balloon. Using interviews with Branson, his team, archive and dramatic recons, the film tells a story of courage, determination, despair and triumph.
The Australian Dream
The Australian Dream is a theatrical feature documentary that uses the remarkable and inspirational story of AFL legend Adam Goodes as the prism through which to tell a deeper and more powerful story about race, identity and belonging. (imdb)
The Fall
The story of Mary Decker and Zola Budd and their lives building up to the infamous 1984 Olympics 3000M race in which both of them collide. (imdb)
FIFA Uncovered
From power struggles to global politics, an exploration of FIFA reveals the organization's checkered history and what it takes to host a World Cup.
Billion Dollar Heist
The story of one of the most daring cyber heists of all time, the Bangladeshi Central Bank theft. Tracing the origins of cyber-crime, from basic turn of the millennium credit card fraud by individuals to global criminal organizations. (imdb)