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.
Filmography (selected) Year Title Role Notes 1994 Aswang Director, Editor Sundance Film Festival 1999 American Movie Editor Winner, Sundance Grand Prize 2007 The Life of Reilly Director, Editor SXSW 2007 The Pool Editor Winner, Sundance Jury Prize 2009 Collapse Editor Toronto Film Festival 2015 Raiders!: The Story of the Greatest Fan Film Ever MadeEditorSXSW 2017 Jim & Andy: The Great BeyondEditorVenice Biennale, Emmy Nominee 2019 I Am Not AloneEditorToronto Film Festival 2020 WhirlybirdStory Supervisor Sundance Film Festival 2022 The Last Movie Stars Editor Cannes Film Festival 2023 Wildcat Editor Telluride Film Festival2025Highway 99: A Double AlbumProducer / EditorTelluride Film Festival
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Barry Poltermann on Twitter September.Club