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Barry Rubinow

b. 1956

Business executive, film producer, director, and editor

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About Barry Rubinow

Born 1956. Barry Rubinow is an American documentary filmmaker, film producer, film director, film editor and business executive.

Barry Rubinow (born 1956) is a film executive and editor, born in Glen Rock, New Jersey, a suburb of New York City. Currently, he lives in West Hills, Los Angeles, California.

Education Rubinow received his Bachelor of Arts from Bucknell University with a major in English and Psychology in 1978. In 1981, he completed a Master of Fine Arts at the School of Cinematic Arts at the University of Southern California.

Career Rubinow is the Senior Vice President of Documentary Channel, where he supervises all original production and post production. DOC is the first channel in the United States to show documentaries on a full-time basis. The Documentary Channel was created in 1998 and is currently on the Dish Network, Channel 197.

Rubinow is also a television and documentary film editor.

In 1999, Rubinow produced and directed the 35mm feature film The Set Effect.

Filmography (producing and directing) Feature film The Set Effect (1999)

Documentaries (producing) Hot Docs (2006)

Filmography (editing) Short documentaries Red Grooms: Sunflower in a Hothouse (1986) Louise Dahl-Wolfe: Painting with Light (1999) Herb Alpert: Music for Your Eyes (2003)

Feature documentaries Country Music: The Spirit of America (IMAX, 2003) Our Country Chances: The Women of Magdalene (2006) Lords of BSV (2016)

Television documentaries Frederic Remington: The Truth of Other Days (PBS, 1991) Beatrice Wood: Mama of Dada (PBS, 1994) America's Music: The Roots of Country (TBS 1996)

Television series Beakman's World (1993) COPS (1993–1994) Ultimate 10 (1999) The Eddie Files (1997–2000) Born American (2003) Doc Talk (2006) Hot Docs (2006)

Awards Wins Academy of Television Arts & Sciences: Emmy Award, Beakman's World, editing, 1995

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1956, Glen Rock
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University of Southern California, USC School of Cinematic Arts

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Barry Rubinow?

business executive, film producer, director, and editor

When was Barry Rubinow born?

Barry Rubinow was born in 1956 in Glen Rock.

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Barry Rubinow is a documentary filmmaker, film producer, film director, film editor and business executive.

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Barry Rubinow is American.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Barry Rubinow

· Wikidata: Q4864696

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