Robert Greene

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Robert Greene

Born May 25, 1976 · Charlotte, North Carolina, USA (age 50)

Robert Greene (born May 25, 1976) is an American documentary filmmaker, editor, and writer. His documentaries include Procession (2021), Bisbee '17 (2018), Kate Plays Christine (2016), Actress (2014), and Fake it So Real (2012). He was named one of the 10 Filmmakers to Watch in 2014 by The Independent, and is "filmmaker-in-chief" at the Murray Center for Documentary Journalism at the University of…

Known For

ProcessionProcession · 2021
Procession
★ 6.72021
MovieDocumentary
Six men who were sexually abused by Catholic clergy as boys become a makeshift family and find empowerment by creating films inspired by their trauma.
Her SmellHer Smell · 2019
Her Smell
★ 5.82019
MovieDramaMusic
A self-destructive punk rocker struggles with sobriety while trying to recapture the creative inspiration that led her band to success.
Golden ExitsGolden Exits · 2018
Golden Exits
★ 5.82018
MovieDrama
An intersectional narrative of two families in Brooklyn and the unraveling of unspoken unhappiness that occurs when a young foreign girl spending time abroad upsets the balance on both sides.
PavementsPavements · 2025
Pavements
★ 6.72025
MovieComedyMusic
'90s indie-rock band Pavement reunites for their sold-out 2022 tour. But as preparations get underway, surreal tributes emerge: an off-Broadway musical adaptation of their songs, a museum devoted entirely to the band’s legacy, and a shamelessly awards-baiting Hollywood biopic.
PredatorsPredators · 2025
Predators
★ 6.62025
MovieDocumentaryCrime
In the mid-aughts, Dateline NBC's To Catch a Predator drew millions of weekly viewers to watch sting operations: men planning to meet minors for sex would instead be confronted by polished host Chris Hansen, then by the police — all on hidden camera.
Christmas, AgainChristmas, Again · 2015
Christmas, Again
★ 6.22015
MovieDramaRomance
Noel travels from upstate New York every year to sell Christmas trees in New York City. Returning without the help of his long-time girlfriend, this year Noel finds it impossible to do the one thing he knows so well: sell Christmas trees. As Noel begins to spiral downwards, alienating co-workers and customers in the process, it turns out this same community of people may be the only ones capable of saving Noel from self-destruction.
Listen Up PhilipListen Up Philip · 2014
Listen Up Philip
★ 5.82014
MovieComedyDrama
Anger rages in Philip as he awaits the publication of his second novel. He feels pushed out of his adopted home city by the constant crowds and noise, a deteriorating relationship with his photographer girlfriend Ashley, and his own indifference to promoting the novel. When Philip's idol Ike Zimmerman offers his isolated summer home as a refuge, he finally gets the peace and quiet to focus on his favorite subject: himself.
Queen of EarthQueen of Earth · 2015
Queen of Earth
★ 6.02015
MovieDramaThriller
Two women retreat to a lake house to get a break from the pressures of the outside world, only to realize how disconnected from each other they have become, allowing their suspicions to bleed into reality.

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Approaching the ElephantApproaching the Elephant · 2015
Approaching the Elephant
★ 7.02015
MovieDocumentary
APPROACHING THE ELEPHANT is a feature-length documentary about The Teddy McArdle Free School, where classes are optional and rules are made by democratic vote. Summerhill, founded 90 years ago by A. S. Neill, was the first free school - now there are more than 200 worldwide. Approaching the Elephant chronicles a free school in the making - spanning two years, from Teddy McArdle's first day when there were no rules or classes, through the changing of the school's director and the expulsion of a student by democratic vote, to the last day of the second year, APPROACHING THE ELEPHANT is an intimate portrait of a small group of people from a range of educational backgrounds, come together to forge a place where children are treated as equals, at liberty to spend their days however they please.

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