▁as ▁a ▁producer ▁and ▁director ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁season ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 . ▁The ▁series ▁was ▁created ▁by ▁David ▁Mil ch ▁and ▁focused ▁on ▁a ▁growing ▁town ▁in ▁the ▁American ▁West . ▁G ug gen heim ▁directed ▁the ▁episodes ▁" De ep ▁Water ", ▁" Re con no iter ing ▁the ▁R im ", ▁" P lag ue " ▁and ▁" S old ▁Under ▁Sin ". ▁G ug gen heim ▁left ▁the ▁crew ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁Season ▁ 1 . ▁ ▁The ▁pilot ▁episode ▁of ▁The ▁Unit ▁was ▁directed ▁by ▁G ug gen heim . ▁ ▁The ▁document ary , ▁An ▁In con ven ient ▁Tr uth , ▁was ▁produced ▁and ▁directed ▁by ▁Davis ▁G ug gen heim . ▁An ▁In con ven ient ▁Tr uth ▁won ▁the ▁Academy ▁Award ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁for ▁Best ▁Document ary ▁Fe ature . ▁ ▁The ▁film , ▁released ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁featured ▁Form er ▁U . S . ▁Vice ▁President ▁Al ▁G ore ▁and ▁his ▁international ▁sl ides how ▁on ▁global ▁war ming . ▁G ug gen heim ' s ▁goal ▁was ▁to ▁sh ine ▁a ▁bright ▁light ▁on ▁a ▁subject ▁that ▁critics ▁br ushed ▁off ▁as ▁nothing ▁more ▁than ▁an ▁ex agger ation ▁or ▁a ▁ho ax . ▁ ▁Then - C andid ate ▁for ▁President ▁Bar ack ▁Ob ama ' s ▁bi ographical ▁film , ▁which ▁a ired ▁during ▁the ▁Democratic ▁National ▁Convention ▁in ▁August ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁was ▁directed