Robert Estrin

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Robert Estrin
BornMarch 3, 1942
Lakewood, New Jersey, United States
OccupationFilm editor

Robert L. Estrin (born 3 March 1942 in Lakewood, New Jersey) is an American film editor.

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Career

Estrin started his career in the 1970s. His first work was a documentary feature about the photographer Imogen Cunningham. Later he also edited feature films such as The Candidate (1972), Badlands (1973) and Memory of Us (1974). His last work was the cut of the 1995 comedy film The Perez Family .

Estrin's sister Sandra Adair also works as a film editor. [1]

Selected filmography

Editor
YearFilmDirector
1972 The Candidate Michael Ritchie
1973 Badlands Terrence Malick
1976 Pipe Dreams Stephen Verona
1978 Mirrors Noel Black
1983 Breathless Jim McBride
1985 Desert Hearts Donna Deitch
1988 Colors Dennis Hopper
1990 Internal Affairs Mike Figgis
1991 The Cabinet of Dr. Ramirez Peter Sellars
1992 A River Runs Through It Robert Redford
1995 The Perez Family Mira Nair
Editorial department
YearFilmDirectorRole
1974Memory of UsH. Kaye DyalSupervising editor
1988 Colors Dennis Hopper
Music department
YearFilmDirectorRole
1985 Desert Hearts Donna DeitchMusic consultant
Producer
YearFilmDirectorCreditNotes
1978The Boss' Son Bobby Roth Executive producerFirst collaboration with Bobby Roth
Thanks
YearFilmDirectorRoleNotes
1984 Heartbreakers Bobby RothThanksSecond collaboration with Bobby Roth
Documentaries
Editor
YearFilmDirector
1970Imogen Cunningham, Photographer John Korty
1971 Brazil: A Report on Torture
The Numbers Start with the River Donald Wrye
1986What Happened to Kerouac?
Editorial department
YearFilmDirectorRole
1970Imogen Cunningham, PhotographerJohn KortyAssistant editor
Producer
YearFilmDirectorCredit
2017The Secret Life of Lance Letscher Sandra Adair Co-producer
2020 The Boys Who Said No! Judith Ehrlich Executive producer
2024Her Name Was MoviolaHoward BerryAssociate producer
TV documentaries
Editor
YearFilmDirector
1970It Couldn't Be Done
  • Sheldon Fay Jr.
  • Walt deFaria
The Unexplained
1985Creation of the Universe
TV movies
Editor
YearFilmDirector
1982Help Wanted Stephen Gyllenhaal
1986MaricelaChristine Burrill
1987Young Harry Houdini James Orr
TV series
Editor
YearTitleNotes
1982 CBS Afternoon Playhouse 1 episode
1987 The Disney Sunday Movie
TV shorts
Editor
YearFilmDirector
1976Almos' a Man Stan Lathan

Awards

For his cut of the documentary film Creation of the Universe Estrin was nominated for an Eddie Award of American Cinema Editors in 1985. [2]

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References

  1. Carlsbad native nominated for Academy Award for film editing of "Boyhood" Archived 2015-01-19 at the Wayback Machine , currentargus.com, access date 19 January 2015
  2. Robert L. Estrin., editorsguild.com, access date 19 January 2015