Albert is the goddaddy of American documentary. Maysles Films which he started with his late brother David is still active, as is Albert - currently filming the artists Christo's transient transformation of Central Park. Moviemaker magazine says of him: "During the fruitful period of 1969 to 1975, the Maysles brothers were responsible for three films which would prove to be enormously influential as examples of outstanding documentary cinema, as well as socio-historical artifacts of lasting importance: Salesman (1969) and Gimme Shelter (1970), both directed by the Maysles brothers with Zwerin; and Grey Gardens (1975), directed by the brothers with Ellen Hovde and Muffie Meyer" http://www.moviemaker.com/issues/44/docu.html Albert's filmography: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0563099/ Albert's company website says: http://www.mayslesfilms.com/ Albert is above all a collaborator and a great encourager of others and I really like this quote from him" "I've always had a problem with the word "director." I think the term "filmmaker" is more appropriate, but that doesn't even describe it that well either. To my mind, the best thing is to list the filmmakers whose responsibilities as editors, camera people and producers are such that the very character of the film depends on their special contributions".