Barry Poltermann

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 Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond (2017), which debuted at the Venice Film Festival and was nominated for an Emmy in 2018. He also edited the Sundance Special Jury Prize winning feature, The Pool (2008) and I Am Not Alone (2019).

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] The Life of Reilly (2007) was Rotten Tomatoes best-reviewed documentary of 2007.[3] I Am Not Alone has won Audience Awards at the Toronto International Film Festival, Doc NYC & The American Film Institute's AFI Fest.[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
YearTitleRoleNotes
1994AswangDirector, EditorSundance Film Festival
1999American MovieEditorWinner, Sundance Grand Prize
2006Rock the BellsExecutive ProducerTribeca Film Festival
2007The Life of ReillyDirector, EditorSXSW
2007The PoolEditorWinner, Sundance Jury Prize
2009CollapseEditorToronto Film Festival
2012The Jeffrey Dahmer FilesExecutive ProducerSXSW
2015 Raiders!: The Story of the Greatest Fan Film Ever Made Editor SXSW
2016Zedd: True ColorsEditorLA Film Festival
2017 The Blood is at the Doorstep Executive Producer SXSW
2017 Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond Editor Venice Biennale, Emmy Nominee
2019 Red, White & Wasted Editor Tribeca Film Festival
2019 I Am Not Alone Editor Toronto Film Festival
2020 Whirlybird Story Supervisor Sundance Film Festival

References
  1. "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.
  2. ""Bowling for Columbine Tops Best Documentary List", 12-12-2002". Retrieved 2009-06-05.
  3. "Best of Rottentomatoes.com, 2007". Retrieved 2009-06-05.
  4. Jessica Wong, "TIFF 2019: Jojo Rabbit captures TIFF People's Choice Award". CBC News, September 15, 2019.
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