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Profile Robert Orlando

For 20 years Robert Orlando has brought his cinematic vision to the screen, beginning with his 1988 mesmerizing film See Her Run, representing New York University at the Tel Aviv Film Festival... For several years after that he worked as a freelance editor, cinematographer and director in New York City, completing his first documentary La Famiglia and eventually starting Nexus Media; writing, directing and editing spots for clients such as Coke, Merrill Lynch and Conde Nast. Orlando also completed numerous scripts that were contracted, optioned or purchased, including The Road, later featured in William H. Phillips’ Writing Short Scripts. In 2001, Orlando wrote and directed his debut feature Moment In Time, winning several awards and earning him a chance to work as a writer and director on the black comedy Choose Life with Peter Dobson and several other notables. He has also adapted the works of writers like Mark Helprin Jonathan Lethem and Charles Ardai.