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 ''American Movie'' is a 1999 American documentary film directed by Chris Smith, produced by Smith and Sarah Price, and edited by Jun Diaz and Barry Poltermann. The film chronicles the making of ''Coven'', an independent short horror film dire ...

'' (1999) and '' Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond'' (2017), which debuted at the

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and was nominated for an

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in 2018. He also edited the Sundance Special Jury Prize winning feature, '' The Pool'' (2008) and the limited documentary series ''

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'' (2022). ''American Movie'' was named by ''

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'' as one of the “1,000 Greatest Movies Ever Made” and the

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named it as one of the top 20 documentaries of all time. '' The Life of Reilly'' (2007) was

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best-reviewed documentary of 2007. ''I Am Not Alone'' won Audience Awards at the

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, Doc NYC & The

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's AFI Fest.Jessica Wong
"TIFF 2019: Jojo Rabbit captures TIFF People's Choice Award"

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, September 15, 2019. Poltermann has edited seven 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'', ''Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond'' and ''The Last Movie Stars''.

Filmography (Selected)

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Barry Poltermann on Twitter

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