Barry Poltermann

Barry Alan Poltermann (born January 12, 1964) is an American film editor, director, and producer.

Poltermann edited the Sundance Grand Prize winning documentary American Movie (1999, Sony Classics) and edited the Sundance Special Jury Prize winning feature, The Pool (2008, Vitagraph), both for director Chris Smith. Poltermann has continued his collaboration with Smith with Collapse (2009) which debuted at the Toronto International Film Festival, and Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond (2017), which debuted at the Venice Film Festival and was nominated for an Emmy in 2018.

Poltermann directed (with Frank L. Anderson) and edited the critically acclaimed The Life of Reilly (2006), based on the life of comedian Charles Nelson Reilly.

Poltermann also co-founded and was CEO of Civilian Pictures,[1] a film financing company, which co-produced American Movie, The Life of Reilly and the Wu-Tang Clan documentary Rock the Bells (2006, Warner Brothers). Poltermann was also an Executive Producer for Rock the Bells.

American Movie was named by The New York Times as one of the “1,000 Greatest Movies Ever Made”[2] and the International Documentary Association named it as one of the top 20 documentaries of all time.[3] The Life of Reilly was Rotten Tomatoes best-reviewed film of 2007.[4] Poltermann has edited six feature films that are Certified Fresh on Rotten Tomatoes, including American Movie, The Life of Reilly, The Pool, Collapse, Raiders!: The Story of the Greatest Fan Film Ever Made, and Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond.

Filmography

  • Aswang (1994) – Director, Producer, Writer, Editor
  • American Movie (1999) – Editor, Co-Producer (as Civilian Pictures)
  • Rock the Bells (2006) – Executive Producer, Additional Editing
  • The Life of Reilly (2007) – Director, Editor, Producer (as Civilian Pictures)
  • The Pool (2008) – Editor
  • Collapse (2009) – Editor
  • Modus Operandi (2009) – Actor
  • Jeff (a.k.a. The Jeffrey Dahmer Files) (2012) – Executive Producer
  • Raiders! The Story of the Greatest Fan Film Ever Made (2015) - Editor
  • Zedd: True Colors (2016) - Editor
  • The Blood is at the Doorstep (2017) - Executive Producer
  • Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond (2017) - Editor

References

  1. ↑ "USA Today "Your money ought to be in pictures — as capital" 7/20/2001". 2001-07-20. Retrieved 2009-06-05.
  2. ↑ "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.
  3. ↑ ""Bowling for Columbine Tops Best Documentary List", 12-12-2002". Retrieved 2009-06-05.
  4. ↑ "Best of Rottentomatoes.com, 2007". Retrieved 2009-06-05.
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