Maxim Pozdorovkin is a

Russian-American Russian Americans ( rus, русские американцы, r=russkiye amerikantsy, p= ˈruskʲɪje ɐmʲɪrʲɪˈkant͡sɨ) are Americans of full or partial Russians, Russian ancestry. The term can apply to recent Russian diaspora, Russian imm ...

filmmaker based in New York. He is the director of ''

The Truth About Killer Robots ''The Truth About Killer Robots'' is a 2018 documentary made by Third Party Films. It describes the hitherto ignored issues related to robots that have been involved in human fatalities. Plot The documentary investigates the 2015 killing by a ...

'', an HBO documentary that premiered at the

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. ''The Truth About Killer Robots'' was described by The Guardian as "the year's most terrifying documentary". His film '' Our New President'' premiered at Sundance 2018 where it won a Special Jury Award. Variety also listed it as one of the ten best films from the festival. Pozdorovkin's other films include: '' Pussy Riot: A Punk Prayer'' (Emmy winner), '' The Notorious Mr. Bout'' (Sundance 2014), '' Clinica de Migrantes'' (HBO). Upcoming feature documentary ''How to Rob Banks For Dummies'' is currently in post-production. Along with Joe Bender, Pozdorovkin co-founded Third Party Films, a Brooklyn-based production company. Pozdorovkin holds a PhD from

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and is a junior fellow at the Harvard Society of Fellows. He appeared on ''

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'' on June 3, 2013. Most recently, Pozdorovkin wrote and directed ''The Conspiracy'', an animated feature tracing the historical connection between conspiracy theories and antisemitism. ''The Conspiracy'' is produced in partnership with Story Syndicate and Hirsch Stern Productions. The film is slated for a 2022 release.

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* Pussy Riot Living people Russian film directors Russian documentary filmmakers Documentary film producers Harvard University alumni 1981 births {{Russia-film-director-stub