Maxim Pozdorovkin Explained

Maxim Pozdorovkin
Birth Name:Maxim Pozdorovkin
Birth Date:April 3, 1981
Birth Place:Moscow, Soviet Union
Occupation:Director, Writer, Producer

Maxim Pozdorovkin is a Russian-American filmmaker based in New York. He is the director of The Truth About Killer Robots, an HBO documentary that premiered at the 2018 Toronto International Film Festival.[1] [2] The Truth About Killer Robots was described by The Guardian as "the year's most terrifying documentary".[3] His film Our New President premiered at Sundance 2018 where it won a Special Jury Award.[4] [5] Variety also listed it as one of the ten best films from the festival.[6] Pozdorovkin's other films include: (Emmy winner), The Notorious Mr. Bout (Sundance 2014), Clinica de Migrantes (HBO).[7] 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.[8] Pozdorovkin holds a PhD from Harvard University and is a junior fellow at the Harvard Society of Fellows.[9] [10] He appeared on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart on June 3, 2013.[11] [12]

Most recently, Pozdorovkin wrote and directed The Conspiracy, an animated feature tracing the historical connection between conspiracy theories and antisemitism.[13] The Conspiracy is produced in partnership with Story Syndicate and Hirsch Stern Productions.[14] The film is slated for a 2022 release.[15]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sloan Science & Film. 2021-08-25. www.scienceandfilm.org.
  2. News: 30 September 2018. Maxim Pozdorovkin's ('Our New President') robot review ranges from the good Isaac Asimov to the bad bottom-liners, whose automatons kill jobs. The Hollywood Reporter. 30 September 2018.
  3. Web site: 2018-11-26. The Truth About Killer Robots: the year's most terrifying documentary. 2021-08-26. the Guardian. en.
  4. News: Gleiberman. Owen. 2018-01-19. Sundance Film Review: 'Our New President'. en-US. Variety. 2018-01-24.
  5. Web site: January 27, 2018. 2018 Sundance Film Festival Awards Announced. 2018-12-23. www.sundance.org. English.
  6. Web site: Peter . Debruge . Owen . Gleiberman . 2018-01-27. The 10 Best Films From Sundance 2018. 2021-08-26. Variety. en-US.
  7. Web site: 2014-05-10. Maxim Pozdorovkin. 2021-08-25. Mountainfilm. en.
  8. Web site: Third Party Films. 2021-08-26. www.thirdpartyfilms.com.
  9. Web site: Meet the 2013 Sundance Filmmakers #55: What Maxim Pozdorovkin Has in Common with "Pussy Riot" . Indiewire . 2012-10-26 . 2014-01-08.
  10. Web site: Pussy Riot - A Punk Prayer . Britdoc.org . 2014-01-08.
  11. Web site: Mike Lerner & Maxim Pozdorovkin - The Daily Show with Jon Stewart . Thedailyshow.com . 2014-01-08.
  12. News: Sundance: Our New President . 30 September 2018 . Film society of Lincoln Center . 18 January 2018.
  13. Web site: McNary. Dave. 2020-12-10. Anti-Semitism Documentary 'The Conspiracy' in Production (EXCLUSIVE). 2021-08-25. Variety. en-US.
  14. Web site: McNary. Dave. 2020-12-10. Anti-Semitism Documentary 'The Conspiracy' in Production (Exclusive). 2021-08-26. Variety. en-US.
  15. Web site: WETA, Hirsch Stern Productions and Story Syndicate Partner to Develop a New Film on the History of Anti-Semitism. 2021-08-25. WETA. en.

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