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Jonah Bekhor is known for The Final Member (2012), Egg Love (2007) and Social Fabric (2017).
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- Jonah Bekhor
Founded by former American Film Institute classmates Jonah Bekhor and Jonas Bell Pasht, Citizen Jones is a producer of best-in-class nonfiction series & films, and a destination for top-level talent. Citizen Jones is the creator and executive producer of the How to Become franchise for Netflix.
The Redemption Project with Van Jones: Created by Jonah Bekhor, Jonas Bell Pasht, Jason Cohen. With Van Jones. "The Redemption Project with Van Jones" is an American television series hosted by Van Jones that goes to the forefront of the criminal justice system and the restorative process.
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- 2019-04-28
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- The Tyrant's Playbook, Episode 1: 'Seize Power'
- Episode 2: 'Crush Your Rivals'
- Episode 3: 'Reign Through Terror'
- Episode 4: 'Control The Truth'
- Episode 5: 'Create A New Society'
- Episode 6: 'Rule Forever'
The first episode focuses on Adolf Hitler, who rose to prominence as Germany was reeling from its defeat in the First World War. It explores how he presented himself in the 1920s, as a man who was on the same wavelength as the German people but also had an unshakeable self-belief. He convinced people that he had survived the First World War because...
The second episode outlines how Saddam Hussein annihilated his opponents to hold on to power for more than 20 years. It explains how the Iraqi dictator conducted high-level surveillance of people he mistrusted, and tortured and blackmailed his rivals. In his Ba'ath Party Purge of 1979, a political leader who had been tortured by Saddam's men was or...
Idi Amin is the focus of the third episode, which begins with the frightening statistic that 300,000 Ugandans went missing during his years in power and mainly on his orders. In 1971, he led a military coup and declared himself president. Just six months later, he was accused of committing ethnic cleansing and ordering massacres. One incident that ...
Questioning the man in power is an absolute no-no, Episode 4 explains, and Joseph Stalin knew this better than anyone. The Soviet dictator used propaganda, as well as far more horrific methods, to muzzle truth-tellers and make sure his version of events became the official history. As a young man he was the leader of a terrorist group fighting to b...
The fifth episode suggests that Libyan despot Muammar Gaddafi genuinely wanted to create a utopian version of his country—until he became wrapped up in selfishness and greed. Gaddafi decided that he needed to "be the law" in order to start this society, which led him to implement legislation against actions as simple as hailing a taxi or eating chi...
Many dictators dream of ruling forever—and the Kim dynasty of North Korea has come closer than most, imposing a doctrine that only members of its bloodline can lead the country. It started with Kim Il-sung, known as the Eternal Leader or Great Leader, who became the first president of North Korea in 1948 after its liberation from Japan—and took som...
Jul 27, 2023 · Boasting a common production team led by Jake Laufer, Jonas Bell Pasht and Jonah Bekhor, as well as the invaluable support of narrator and executive producer Peter Dinklage, How to Become a Cult...
Jul 9, 2021 · Bekhor called How to Become a Tyrant “an interesting way to entertain and demystify and reach people with what we felt is a really important message.” He mentions the general public at times being complicit in a dictator rising to power.
Jul 12, 2021 · Netflix’s “How to Become a Tyrant” takes fresh approach to historical docuseries. When Jonah Bekhor and Jonas Bell Pasht began working on their newly released passion project, examining the...
