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'''Robinson Devor''' is an American film director and screenwriter.
[[File:Robinson Devor.jpg|thumb|Devor in New York, 2017]]
Since 1999, his filmography includes narrative works such as ''[[The Woman Chaser]]'' (1999) and ''[[Police Beat]]'' (2005). Devor has directed both documentaries as well as fiction films; these include ''[[Zoo (2007 film)|Zoo]]'', for which he won a special award at the 2000 [[Florida Film Festival]],<ref name="iwint">{{cite news|date=April 26, 2007|title=indieWIRE INTERVIEW :
He currently teaches Advanced Narrative Filmmaking at the [[Cornish College of the Arts]].
== Early
After attaining his BFA in Film from [[Southern Methodist University|SMU]], Devor moved to Los Angeles, where he became a regular attendee at the [[New Beverly Cinema]] . He considered becoming a poet and applied to study under [[James Dickey]] at the [[University of South Carolina]], but an unexpected job offer as a banker in Africa<ref name="nitrint">{{cite news|last=Lybarger|first=Dan|date=August 4, 2000|title=The Woman Chaser: Interview with Robinson Devor|work=Nitrate Online|url=https://nitrateonline.com/2000/fwomanchaser.html|access-date=September 15, 2020}}</ref> diverted him for a year. During that time he made enough money to develop and edit the footage of his first documentary.
==Career==
===''Angelyne'' (1995)===
Devor’s first short documentary ''Angelyne'' was a half-hour, black and white 16mm film co-directed by Michael Guccioni. It captured a day in the life of the self-made LA billboard queen, Angelyne. The film premiered at the New York Underground Film Festival, where [[The Village Voice]] called it “a visual knockout”.
=== ''[[The Woman Chaser]]'' (1999) ===
[[File:Still from 'The Woman Chaser'.png|thumb|[[Patrick Warburton]] in Devor's first feature film, ''The Woman Chaser''.]]
Devor’s first feature film, ''The Woman Chaser'', debuted at the 1999 [[New York Film Festival]] and then at [[Sundance Film Festival|Sundance]]. Devor had acquired the rights to the Charles Willeford novel and adapted the novel into a screenplay. The film received critical high marks throughout its US theatrical run and became a [[cult classic]].
=== ''[[Police Beat]]'' (2005) ===
Devor’s narrative feature film, ''Police Beat'', was nominated for the Grand Prize at the 2005 Sundance. The film was a loose adaptation of Charles Mudede’s weekly column, Police Beat. It received critical acclaim, and was named one of the year's best films by Film Comment and Art Forum. For his efforts, Devor was nominated for an Indie Spirit Award. The film was included in the permanent collection of the [[Museum of Modern Art]].
=== ''[[Zoo (2007 film)|Zoo]]'' (2007) ===
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=== Future Projects ===
Mr. Devor is currently in post-production on the film ''You Can't Win'' (TBD), and entering pre-production on ''Coup d’Etat: How I Was Part of the Problem and Became a Problem For The Problem'' (TBD).
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[[Category:American documentary film directors]]
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[[Category:American film editors]]
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