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Barry Alan Poltermann (born January 12, 1964) is an American film editor, director, and producer.
Poltermann is known for editing the Sundance Grand Prize winning documentary American Movie (1999) and the HBO limited documentary series The Last Movie Stars (2022), which earned him a nomination for an American Cinema Editors Eddy Award. He also edited Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond (2017), which debuted at the Venice Film Festival and was nominated for an Emmy in 2018.
American Movie was named by The New York Times as one of the “1,000 Greatest Movies Ever Made”[1] and the International Documentary Association named it as one of the top 20 documentaries of all time.[2]
Filmography (selected)
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Aswang | Director, Editor | Sundance Film Festival |
| 1999 | American Movie | Editor | Winner, Sundance Grand Prize |
| 2007 | The Life of Reilly | Director, Editor | SXSW |
| 2007 | The Pool | Editor | Winner, Sundance Jury Prize |
| 2009 | Collapse | Editor | Toronto Film Festival |
| 2015 | Raiders!: The Story of the Greatest Fan Film Ever Made | Editor | SXSW |
| 2017 | Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond | Editor | Venice Biennale, Emmy Nominee |
| 2019 | I Am Not Alone | Editor | Toronto Film Festival |
| 2020 | Whirlybird | Story Supervisor | Sundance Film Festival |
| 2022 | The Last Movie Stars | Editor | Cannes Film Festival |
| 2023 | Wildcat | Editor | Telluride Film Festival |
| 2025 | Highway 99: A Double Album | Producer / Editor | Telluride Film Festival |
References
[edit]- ↑ "NY Times "1,000 Greatest Movies Ever Made"". The New York Times. 2003-04-29. Archived from the original on 9 June 2009. Retrieved 2009-06-05.
- ↑ ""Bowling for Columbine Tops Best Documentary List", 12-12-2002". Archived from the original on 2009-08-30. Retrieved 2009-06-05.
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