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'''Robinson Devor''' is an American film director, screenwriter and editor. He is also a film professor at [[Cornish College of the Arts]].

[[File:Robinson Devor.jpg|thumb|Devor in New York, 2017]]

Devor has directed both documentaries as well as fiction films; his filmography includes narrative works such as ''[[The Woman Chaser]]'' (1999) and ''[[Police Beat]]'' (2005), and his documentary work includes ''[[Zoo (2007 film)|Zoo]]'' (2007), and ''Pow Wow'' (2018).<ref name="powwow">{{cite news|last=Upchurch|first=Michael|date=March 1, 2018|title=‘Pow Wow’: Seattle director ponders stunning California valley|work=[[The Seattle Times]]|url=https://www.seattletimes.com/entertainment/movies/pow-wow/|access-date=September 15, 2020}}</ref> His work as an editor includes the 2017 feature ''Wallflower''.<ref name="Wallflower">{{cite news|last=Harvey|first=Dennis|date=June 13, 2017|title=Film Review: ‘Wallflower’|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|url=https://variety.com/2017/film/reviews/wallflower-review-1202463549/|access-date=September 15, 2020}}</ref>

== Early life ==

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=== ''Pow Wow'' (2018) ===

Devor ‘s 2018 feature documentary [[''Pow Wow: An Anthropological Study of the Members of the Indian Desert Country Club]]'', a collaboration with writer Michael McConville, debuted at the [[Locarno Film Festival]] and then in the US at [[Lincoln Center]] (Art of the Real). It was named one of the best films of the year by [[Richard Brody]] of [[The New Yorker]].

=== Future Projects ===

Devor is currently in post-production on the feature film [[You Can't Win|''You Can't Win'']], starring Michael Pitt. He's also in production on a documentary about [[Sara Jane Moore|Sarah Jane Moore]], the woman who attempted to assassinate [[Gerald Ford|President Gerald Ford]] in 1975.

He's also in production on a documentary about [[Sara Jane Moore|Sarah Jane Moore]], the woman who attempted to assassinate [[Gerald Ford|President Gerald Ford]] in 1975.

Devor is entering pre-production on an adaptation of Kenneth Patchen’s novel ''[[The Journal of Albion Moonlight]]''. The plot centers on a New York City shoe salesman who drives to Nebraska to stand by the victim of a hate crime that may or may not have happened.

Devor is entering pre-production on an adaptation of [[Kenneth Patchen’sPatchen]]’s novel ''[[The Journal of Albion Moonlight]]''. The plot centers on a New York City shoe salesman who drives to Nebraska to stand by the victim of a hate crime that may or may not have happened.

Devor's collaborated with writer Patrick Radoci on a TV pilot called ''Coup d’Etat: How I Was Part of the Problem and Became a Problem For The Problem''. The satirical dark comedy is about a history professor at a Northwest university who leads his students down the path of revolution.

Devor's collaborated with writer Patrick Radoci on a TV pilot called ''Coup d’Etat: How I Was Part of the Problem and Became a Problem For The Problem''. The satirical dark comedy is about a history professor at a Northwest university who leads his students down the path of violent revolution.

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