'Paradise Lost' filmmaker Bruce Sinofsky dead at 58

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 22 (UPI) -- Documentary filmmaker Bruce Sinofsky has died, his friend and collaborator Joe Berlinger announced via Twitter.

"Devastated to report death of my best friend and #documentary partner Bruce Sinofsky this morning.Details to follow. Great man, sad day #RIP," Berlinger tweeted Saturday.

No other details were immediately available regarding Sinofsky's death at the age of 58.

Berlinger and Sinofsky worked together on Brother's Keeper, Metallica: Some Kind of Monster and the acclaimed Paradise Lost trilogy of films about the West Memphis Three, a trio of young men wrongfully convicted and imprisoned for nearly two decades for slaying three young boys in Arkansas. Due to the spotlight the films put on the case, the investigation was eventually reopened and the men were released in 2011.

Metallica and Damien Echols, one of the men freed because of the Paradise Lost films, paid tribute to Sinofsky on Twitter this weekend.

Devastated to report death of my best friend and #documentary partner Bruce Sinofsky this morning.Details to follow. Great man, sad day #RIP

— Joe Berlinger (@joeberlinger) February 21, 2015

Many, many thx for outpouring of love & support being sent our way for #BruceSinofsky loss. Deeply appreciated. More news soon re memorial.

— Joe Berlinger (@joeberlinger) February 22, 2015

Bruce Sinofsky, one of the directors of the Paradise Lost documentaries, has passed away. I will never forget his part in saving my life.

— Damien Echols (@damienechols) February 21, 2015

RIP Bruce Sinofsky. A courageous man with deep empathy and wisdom who wasn't afraid to dig deep to tell the story. pic.twitter.com/7M8GksBsDc

— Metallica (@Metallica) February 22, 2015

Brothers in Arms 2...Shooting Metallica: Some Kind of Monster in 2004 #documentary #RIP #BruceSinofsky pic.twitter.com/ffT4cL7ceF

— Joe Berlinger (@joeberlinger) February 22, 2015