Directing
Erik Nelson is a director and producer known for his frequent collaborations with Werner Herzog.


Bullets And Blueberries
Director
2025

Daytime Revolution
Director
2024

The Bloody Hundredth
Thanks
2024

Apocalypse '45
Director
2020

The Cold Blue
Director
2018

A Gray State
Director
2017

Origins: The Journey of Humankind
Creator
2017

9/11: The Longest War
Director
2016

The Final Days of Anne Frank
Director
2015

9/10: The Final Hours
Director
2014

JFK: The Final Hours
Director
2013

Dinotasia
Director
2012

On Death Row
Producer
2012

Into the Abyss
Producer
2011

History Specials: Engineering Evil
Director
2011

Cave of Forgotten Dreams
Producer
2010

Dreams with Sharp Teeth
Writer
2008

Nazi Scrapbooks from Hell: The Auschwitz Albums
Director
2008

Leonard Cohen: I'm Your Man
Executive Producer
2006

The U.S. vs. John Lennon
Executive Producer
2006

In the Edges: The 'Grizzly Man' Session
Director
2005

Grizzly Man
Producer
2005

Big Bucks: The Press Your Luck Scandal
Executive Producer
2003

UFO Over Illinois
Executive Producer
2000

Secrets of the Unknown: Tornadoes & UFOs
Writer
1989

Secrets of the Unknown: Witches
Writer
1988

Secrets of the Unknown: Dreams and Nightmares
Producer
1988

Secrets of the Unknown: The Titanic
Writer
1987

Secrets of the Unknown: Big Foot
Director
1987

Secrets of the Unknown: Nostradamus
Writer
1987

Secrets of the Unknown: Jack the Ripper
Director
1987

Secrets of the Unknown: Hollywood Hauntings
Writer
1987

Secrets of the Unknown: Curses
Writer
1987

Secrets of the Unknown: Amelia Earhart
Writer
1987

Secrets of the Unknown: Pearl Harbor
Director
1987

Secrets of the Unknown: Life After Death
Writer
1987

Secrets of the Unknown: Tornadoes
Writer
1987

Secrets of the Unknown: Lake Monsters
Writer
1987