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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|last=|first=|date=April 26, 2007|title=indieWIRE INTERVIEW : “Zoo” Director Robinson Devor and Writer Charles Mudede|work=[[IndieWire]]|url=https://www.indiewire.com/2007/04/indiewire-interview-zoo-director-robinson-devor-and-writer-charles-mudede-74710/|accessdateaccess-date=September 15, 2020}}</ref> and ''Pow Wow''.<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/|accessdateaccess-date=September 15, 2020}}</ref> He has also worked on films as an editor, including 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/|accessdateaccess-date=September 15, 2020}}</ref>

He currently teaches Advanced Narrative Filmmaking at the [[Cornish College of the Arts]].

== Early Life ==

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|accessdateaccess-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==