The Tip of the Spear: From Virginia Hall to Gina Haspel

This film tells the story of the women who served heroically in World War II's Office of Strategic Services (OSS) and the career of its current director, Gina Haspel.

  • Carl Colby
    Director
  • Carl Colby
    Writer
  • Charles Pinck
    Producer
  • Project Type:
    Documentary, Short
  • Genres:
    Women, military, World War II, history, women's history, espionage
  • Runtime:
    15 minutes 17 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    October 1, 2017
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Film Color:
    Black & White and Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Catalina Film Festival
    Catalina Island
    United States
    September 17, 2021
    Official Selection
Director Biography - Carl Colby

Carl Colby is an award-winning documentary filmmaker and President of Carl Colby Films, LLC. His production credits include films about Franz Kline, Willem De Kooning, Bob Marley, Frank Gehry, George Hurrell and Franco Zeffirelli (an Emmy Award winner), among many other productions.

He produced a series of HDTV films for Sony to introduce all-digital HD video to audiences wordwide. "The Astronomer’s Dream," "Venus Unveiled," "Jupiter the Giant" and "Destination Mars" were produced in collaboration with JPL/NASA/Caltech.

He produced and directed "The Man Nobody Knew: In Search of My Father, CIA Spymaster William Colby," a feature-length documentary film on his father and the evolution of the CIA from OSS in World War II to today.

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