About Barry Poltermann
Born 1964. Barry Poltermann is an American film director.
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” and the International Documentary Association named it as one of the top 20 documentaries of all time.
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Who is Barry Poltermann?
American filmmaker
When was Barry Poltermann born?
Barry Poltermann was born on 12 January 1964.
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Barry Poltermann is a film director.
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Barry Poltermann is American.
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