Robert Estrin

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

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

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
1972The CandidateMichael Ritchie
1973BadlandsTerrence Malick
1976Pipe DreamsStephen Verona
1978MirrorsNoel Black
1983BreathlessJim McBride
1985Desert HeartsDonna Deitch
1988ColorsDennis Hopper
1990Internal AffairsMike Figgis
1991The Cabinet of Dr. RamirezPeter Sellars
1992A River Runs Through ItRobert Redford
1995The Perez FamilyMira Nair
Editorial department
YearFilmDirectorRole
1974Memory of UsH. Kaye DyalSupervising editor
1988ColorsDennis Hopper
Music department
YearFilmDirectorRole
1985Desert HeartsDonna DeitchMusic consultant
Producer
YearFilmDirectorCreditNotes
1978The Boss' SonBobby RothExecutive producerFirst collaboration with Bobby Roth
Thanks
YearFilmDirectorRoleNotes
1984HeartbreakersBobby RothThanksSecond collaboration with Bobby Roth
Documentaries
Editor
YearFilmDirector
1970Imogen Cunningham, PhotographerJohn Korty
1971Brazil: A Report on Torture
The Numbers Start with the RiverDonald Wrye
1986What Happened to Kerouac?
Editorial department
YearFilmDirectorRole
1970Imogen Cunningham, PhotographerJohn KortyAssistant editor
Producer
YearFilmDirectorCredit
2017The Secret Life of Lance LetscherSandra AdairCo-producer
2020The Boys Who Said No!Judith EhrlichExecutive 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 WantedStephen Gyllenhaal
1986MaricelaChristine Burrill
1987Young Harry HoudiniJames Orr
TV series
Editor
YearTitleNotes
1982CBS Afternoon Playhouse1 episode
1987The Disney Sunday Movie
TV shorts
Editor
YearFilmDirector
1976Almos' a ManStan 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]

References