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Maxim Pozdorovkin

Maxim Pozdorovkin

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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: Pussy Riot: A Punk Prayer (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.[8]

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Along with Joe Bender, Pozdorovkin co-founded Third Party Films, a Brooklyn-based production company.[9] Pozdorovkin holds a PhD from Harvard University and is a junior fellow at the Harvard Society of Fellows.[10][11] He appeared on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart on June 3, 2013.[12][13]

Most recently, Pozdorovkin wrote and directed The Conspiracy, an animated feature tracing the historical connection between conspiracy theories and antisemitism.[14] The Conspiracy is produced in partnership with Story Syndicate and Hirsch Stern Productions.[15] The film is slated for a 2022 release.[16]

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    "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. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
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    "The Truth About Killer Robots: the year's most terrifying documentary". the Guardian. 2018-11-26. Retrieved 2021-08-26.
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    "2018 Sundance Film Festival Awards Announced". www.sundance.org. January 27, 2018. Retrieved 2018-12-23.
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    Debruge, Peter; Gleiberman, Owen (2018-01-27). "The 10 Best Films From Sundance 2018". Variety. Retrieved 2021-08-26.
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    "Maxim Pozdorovkin". Mountainfilm. 2014-05-10. Retrieved 2021-08-25.
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    "Meet the 2013 Sundance Filmmakers #55: What Maxim Pozdorovkin Has in Common with "Pussy Riot"". Indiewire. 2012-10-26. Retrieved 2014-01-08.
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    "Pussy Riot - A Punk Prayer". Britdoc.org. Retrieved 2014-01-08.
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    "Mike Lerner & Maxim Pozdorovkin - The Daily Show with Jon Stewart". Thedailyshow.com. Retrieved 2014-01-08.
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    "Sundance: Our New President". Film society of Lincoln Center. 18 January 2018. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
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    McNary, Dave (2020-12-10). "Anti-Semitism Documentary 'The Conspiracy' in Production (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 2021-08-25.
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    McNary, Dave (2020-12-10). "Anti-Semitism Documentary 'The Conspiracy' in Production (Exclusive)". Variety. Retrieved 2021-08-26.
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    "WETA, Hirsch Stern Productions and Story Syndicate Partner to Develop a New Film on the History of Anti-Semitism". WETA. Retrieved 2021-08-25.


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