Victor Buhler

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Victor Buhler on the set of his feature film Running Naked.

Victor Buhler (born February 1, 1972) is an accomplished television and filmmaker. [1] He began his career as a director but more recently he has become an Executive Producer for high-profile documentary series such as ESPN's 'In The Arena: Serena Williams' [2] . He currently works as SVP of Development and Production for Tom Brady's company Religion of Sports, [3] where he oversees dozens of television series per year.

Directing Work

Buhler directed the documentary feature film Rikers High , [4] about the school for teenage inmates in Rikers Island jail. It won the Award for Best Documentary at the 2006 Tribeca Film Festival. [5] [6] He also directed The Beautiful Game, [7] a Netflix documentary feature film about the power of soccer in Africa that debuted at the Seattle International Film Festival. Buhler also directed and produced A Whole Lott More [8] about employment for people with developmental disabilities. It was named an audience favorite at the 2013 HotDocs Documentary Festival. [9] He also co-wrote and directed the scripted feature Running Naked [10] which won Best Film at the 2020 Beijing Film Festival [11] . Buhler’s many directing television credits include Sirens and Drugs Inc. [12] [13] His short film Chaperone was nominated for a student Academy Award. [14]

Producing Work

Buhler has produced dozens of high-profile documentaries including HBO's hit series The Vow [15] and, in 2019, he won a Sports Emmy for producing Tom vs. Time . [16] Other highlights include credits on Showtime's 'Shut Up And Dribble' [17] , Netflix 'Simone Rising', [18] , Hulu's 'Thank You, Goodnight: The Bon Jovi Story' [19] and Participant Films' Countdown to Zero'. [20]

Academic Background

Buhler has taught filmmaking at Harvard University and at New York University's Tisch Graduate Film Program [21]

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  2. ↑ "In the Arena: Serena Williams | 2024 Tribeca Festival". Tribeca. Retrieved 2024-09-02.
  3. ↑ "RELIGION OF SPORTS". religionofsports.com. Retrieved 2024-09-02.
  4. ↑ "'Rikers High': Schooled Behind Bars". NPR .
  5. ↑ "Rikers High". 2005-05-27.
  6. ↑ "Rikers High | Tribeca Film Festival".
  7. ↑ "The Beautiful Game: Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter . 15 June 2012.
  8. ↑ "One of the Most Surprising and Compelling Financial Crisis Docs Wasn't at Sundance, SXSW or Tribeca". 2013-05-29.
  9. ↑ "Hot Docs Wraps 20th Anniversary with Record-Breaking Audiences of 180,000". 2013-05-06.
  10. ↑ "British Council Film: Running Naked". film-directory.britishcouncil.org. Retrieved 2020-11-22.
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  13. ↑ "Victor Buhler".
  14. ↑ "Nine nommed for student Oscar kudos". 2001-05-05.
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  16. ↑ "THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF TELEVISION ARTS & SCIENCES ANNOUNCES WINNERS OF THE 40th ANNUAL SPORTS EMMY® AWARDS" (PDF). The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. 2019-05-20.
  17. ↑ Chopra, Gotham (2018-11-10), 102, Shut Up and Dribble, Jody David Armour, Charles Barkley, Todd Boyd, retrieved 2024-09-02
  18. ↑ "Simone Biles Rising Filming Locations". 2024-08-10. Retrieved 2024-09-02.
  19. ↑ Thank You, Goodnight: The Bon Jovi Story (Documentary, Biography, Music), Richie Sambora, Jon Bon Jovi, David Bryan, Religion of Sports, 2024-04-26, retrieved 2024-09-02{{citation}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
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