Robert Kolodny

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Biography

Robert Kolodny is an American director, writer, cinematographer and editor based in New York City. His feature film directorial debut, "The Featherweight" premiered at the 80th Venice International Film Festival. As a cinematographer he has shot films for Alex Ross Perry, Laura Poitras, Robert Greene and the Safdie brothers.

Filmography

6.8

Pavements

'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.

6.2

V/H/S/Halloween

A collection of Halloween-themed videotapes unleashes a series of twisted, blood-soaked tales, turning trick-or-treat into a struggle for survival.

6.5

The Sweet East

A picaresque journey through contemporary America, undertaken by a young woman granted access to the strange sects and cults that proliferate in this country by a series of gatekeepers eager to win her over.

7.1

All the Beauty and the Bloodshed

The life of internationally renowned artist and activist Nan Goldin is told through her slideshows, intimate interviews, ground-breaking photography, and rare footage of her personal fight to hold the Sackler family accountable for the overdose crisis.

8.8

Rite Here Rite Now

Whether you’re a devoted disciple looking to relive treasured memories of the GHOST live spectacle or among the curious uninitiated, RITE HERE RITE NOW will put you right there: putting your phones down and living in the moment—as a shadow of uncertainty looms—completely spellbound and in the thrall of this bombastic yet intimate cinematic portrait of GHOST.

6.6

Procession

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.

6.8

Lenny Cooke

In 2001, Lenny Cooke was the most hyped high school basketball player in the country, ranked above future greats LeBron James, Amar’e Stoudemire, and Carmelo Anthony. A decade later, Lenny has never played a minute in the NBA. In this quintessentially American documentary, filmmaking brothers Joshua and Benny Safdie track the unfulfilled destiny of a man for whom superstardom was only just out of reach.

5.7

Kate Plays Christine

Follow actress Kate Lyn Sheil as she prepares for her next role: playing Christine Chubbuck, a Florida newscaster who committed suicide live on-air in 1974. As Kate investigates Chubbuck’s story, uncovering new clues and information, she becomes increasingly obsessed with her subject.

6.9

Bisbee '17

It’s 2017 in Bisbee, Arizona, an old copper-mining town just miles from the Mexican border. The town’s close-knit community prepares to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Bisbee’s darkest hour: the infamous Bisbee Deportation of 1917, during which 1,200 striking miners were violently taken from their homes, banished to the middle of the desert, and left to die. Townspeople confront this violent, misunderstood past by staging dramatic recreations of the escalating strike. These dramatized scenes are based on subjective versions of the story and “directed,” in a sense, by residents with conflicting views of the event. Deeply personal segments torn from family history build toward a massive restaging of the deportation itself on the exact day of its 100th anniversary.

8.0

Metal Myths: Ghost Pt. 2

A mockumentary detailing the history of the Swedish rock band Ghost.

N/A

Fly on Out

"Fly on Out" follows 11 year old Dayvon as he is chased through the vibrant backdrop of Bed-Stuy Brooklyn after stealing a pigeon from two older boys. Lush with characters from the neighborhood and real Brooklyn attitude, this hyper realistic film is shot on the world famous Phantom High Speed Camera.

N/A

Tension Envelopes

A curious building in Kansas City, Missouri, becomes subject to speculations about labor practices and dramas therein.

N/A

Night of the Species

Noche de las especies [Night of the Species], a video animation by Robert Kolodny based on Cecilia Vicuña's drawings from the Noche de las especies.

N/A

The House of Nod Halloween Special

A variety show from hell, full of thrills and chills, frights and bites. Join Demonica and Dr. Victor Von Astro as they spirit guide you through the spookiest night of the year.

6.0

Plastic Bag Store: The Film

A dynamic series of stories that traverse ancient history, the present day and a future dystopia, employing inventive puppetry, humor and craft to explore how the hordes of plastic waste might be misinterpreted by future generations.

N/A

Holiday Sauce...Pandemic!

Celebrate the holidays in all of their dysfunction! This virtual vaudeville blends music, film, burlesque, and random acts of fabulousness to reframe the songs you love and the holidays you hate in the most subversive and cathartic event of the season. There is more to the holidays than rampant capitalism and gift giving and in Taylor Mac’s world creativity and imagination are their own spirituality, reminding us of the collective power of our chosen families.

N/A

Sam & Jess

It is often said that Broadway dancers begin looking for new careers around age twenty-nine. Samantha Zack, who has been living her dreams as a dancer for over a decade, is nearing her 30th birthday. Her hometown friend Jessica recently dropped out of college and is moving to New York City to pursue her own career in the spotlight.

N/A

Death of the Pollinators

A film by Robert Kolodny using poems and sounds of Cecilia Vicuña and auditory landscapes of musician Ricardo Gallo, telling the story of the death of the Earth's pollinating insects.

N/A

Field Recordings

Sound Recordist Effie Meyers goes around capturing the tiny frequencies that make up her world. Commissioned for the 2026 True/False Film Festival.

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