Bent-Jorgen Perlmutt

Bent-Jorgen Perlmutt is an American director, writer, producer, and film professor at Princeton University. He is best known for his documentary films ReMastered: Massacre at the Stadium, Havana Motor Club, Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has to Travel, and Lumo.

Life and career Perlmutt was born in New York City, NY and grew up in Chapel Hill, NC. He holds a B.A. with honors from Brown University in 2001 and an M.F.A. with honors from Columbia University in 2007. In 2007, he won a Student Academy Award for his documentary Lumo. In 2008, he won Focus Features' Best Director Award at the Columbia University Film Festival for his narrative short Les Vulnerables and was named one of Filmmaker Magazine's "25 New Faces of Indie Film". His most recent film, ReMastered: Massacre at the Stadium, was nominated for an Emmy Award in 2020.

Perlmutt is a member of the Directors Guild of America (DGA), the National Board of Review (NBR), and has received multiple film grants from the Sundance Institute for his narrative projects. He has taught filmmaking at Columbia University and William Paterson University, and currently teaches at Princeton University.

Filmography YearTitle Contribution Note 2019 ReMastered: Massacre at the Stadium Director Documentary 2019 Nightbirds Director, writer, editor, and producer Documentary short 2018 Invisible Killers: Ebola Director and producer 1 episode 2016 Puppy Love Director, writer, and editor Short film 2015 Havana Motor Club Director, writer, editor, and producer Documentary 2011 Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has to Travel Director, writer, and editor Documentary 2010 National Geographic Explorer: Man vs Volcano Field Producer and editor 1 episode 2008 Valentino: The Last Emperor Associate editor Documentary 2007 Lumo Director, writer, cinematographer, and producer Documentary 2007 Les Vulnérables Director, writer, editor, and producer Short film 2004 Control Room Co-Producer and additional editor Documentary

As actor 2004 : Brother to Brother

Awards and nominations YearResultAwardCategoryWorkRef.2020 NominatedNews & Documentary Emmy AwardsOutstanding Historical DocumentaryReMastered: Massacre at the Stadium 2007 WonStudent Academy AwardsDocumentaryLumo