Editing
Barry Poltermann
Born January 12, 1964 (age 62)
Poltermann is an editor, producer and director best known for editing the Sundance Grand Prize winning documentary American Movie (1999); Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond (2017); The Last Movie Stars (2022); and Highway 99: A Double Album (2025).
Known For
American Movie · 1999American Movie
★ 7.51999
MovieDocumentaryComedy
American Movie documents the story of filmmaker Mark Borchardt, his mission, and his dream. Spanning over two years of intense struggle with his film, his family, financial decline, and spiritual crisis, American Movie is a portrayal of ambition, obsession, excess, and one man's quest for the American Dream.
Raiders!: The Story of the Greatest Fan Film Ever Made · 2015Raiders!: The Story of the Greatest Fan Film Ever Made
★ 6.72015
MovieDocumentary
In 1982, three 11 year-olds in Mississippi set out to remake their favorite film: Raiders of the Lost Ark. It took seven turbulent years that tested the limits of their friendship and nearly burned down their mother's house. By the end, they had completed every scene except one... the explosive airplane scene. 30 years later, they attempt to finally realize their childhood dream by building a replica of the 75 foot "Flying Wing" plane from Raiders in a mud pit in the backwoods of Mississippi... and then blow it up! This is the story behind the making of what is known as "the greatest fan film ever made."
Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond · 2017Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond
★ 7.52017
MovieDocumentaryDrama
Offbeat documentarian Chris Smith provides a behind-the-scenes look at how Jim Carrey adopted the persona of idiosyncratic comedian Andy Kaufman on the set of Man on the Moon.
Ueck · 2026Ueck
2026
MovieDocumentary
"Mr.Baseball", Bob Uecker, the former Major League baseball player, Hall of Fame sportscaster, comedian, and actor has seen it all and made us laugh along the way. Though UECK passed away in January 2025, this documentary from filmmakers Michael T. Vollmann and Steve Farr persists as a testament to his legacy, giving audiences intimate access to his life, work, family, and friends, amplifying his humor and heart for future generations.
Collapse · 2009Collapse
★ 7.22009
MovieDocumentaryDrama
From the acclaimed director of American Movie, the documentary follows former Los Angeles police officer turned independent reporter Michael Ruppert. He recounts his career as a radical thinker and spells out his apocalyptic vision of the future, spanning the crises in economics, energy, environment and more.
Share the Safety? · 2018Share the Safety?
2018
MovieDocumentary
The Yes Men impersonate the National Rifle Association and launche their "buy a gun, give a gun program" at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library. Antics ensue.
Wildcat · 2024Wildcat
★ 5.62024
MovieDrama
Can scandalous art still serve God? Does suffering precede all greatness? Can illness be a blessing? In 1950, writer Flannery O'Connor visits her mother Regina in Georgia when she is diagnosed with lupus at twenty-four years old. Struggling with the same disease that took her father’s life when she was a child and desperate to make her mark as a great writer, this crisis pitches her imagination into a feverish exploration of belief.
The Pool · 2007The Pool
★ 6.02007
MovieDrama
A boy in abject poverty works in a hotel and becomes obsessed with a swimming pool in the opulent hills of Panjim, Goa, India. His life gets turned upside-down when he attempts to meet the mysterious family who lives at the house.

















