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Davy Rothbart

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Davy Rothbart
While on a road trip to promote his unpublished novel, Davy Mitchell finds himself falling for a mysterious phone sex caller.
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Easier with Practice (2009)
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Davy Rothbart is a bestselling author, Emmy Award-winning filmmaker, contributor to NPR's This American Life, and the creator of FOUND Magazine. His latest film, 17 Blocks, has been called "unshakable" (NY Times), "harrowing, heartwarming, and heartbreaking," (Hollywood Reporter) and "a singular achievement in documentary filmmaking" (Variety), and will be released in 2020. His previous feature, Medora, co-directed with Andrew Cohn, won a 2015 Emmy Award. For his work as a writer, director, and creator of FOUND Magazine, Rothbart has been profiled in the New Yorker and the New York Times, and appeared twice on The Late Show with David Letterman. He is also the founder of Washington To Washington, an annual hiking adventure for city kids. He lives in Los Angeles.
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  • Awards
    • 16 wins & 11 nominations

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17 Blocks (2019)
17 Blocks
7.3
  • Director
  • 2019
Medora (2013)
Medora
7.0
  • Producer
  • 2013
Another Station: Another Mile (2010)
Another Station: Another Mile
8.6
Video
  • Producer
  • 2010
Easier with Practice (2009)
Easier with Practice
6.4
  • Writer
  • 2009

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Producer

  • Independent Lens (1999)
    Independent Lens
    • producer
    • TV Series
    • 2014
  • Medora (2013)
    Medora
    • producer
    • 2013
  • Chile Road (2011)
    Chile Road
    • producer
    • Short
    • 2011
  • My Heart Is an Idiot
    • producer
    • 2010
  • Another Station: Another Mile (2010)
    Another Station: Another Mile
    • producer
    • Video
    • 2010
  • Dynamic Tom (2009)
    Dynamic Tom
    • producer
    • Short
    • 2009
  • Rise Against: Generation Lost - How We Survive (2006)
    Rise Against: Generation Lost - How We Survive
    • producer
    • Video
    • 2006

Director

  • 17 Blocks (2019)
    17 Blocks
    • Director
    • 2019
  • Independent Lens (1999)
    Independent Lens
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 2014
  • Medora (2013)
    Medora
    • Director
    • 2013
  • Another Station: Another Mile (2010)
    Another Station: Another Mile
    • Director
    • Video
    • 2010
  • Rise Against: Generation Lost - How We Survive (2006)
    Rise Against: Generation Lost - How We Survive
    • Director
    • Video
    • 2006

Actor

  • Pete Giovine, Eddie Alfano, and Nick Grace in Bro-Hab (2020)
    Bro-Hab
    • Elmo
    • TV Series
    • 2020
  • Uncle Kent 2 (2015)
    Uncle Kent 2
    • Party People
    • 2015
  • The Strongest Man (2015)
    The Strongest Man
    • Jake Sylvano
    • 2015
  • David Letterman, Regis Philbin, Barbara Gaines, Biff Henderson, Alan Kalter, and Paul Shaffer in Late Show with David Letterman (1993)
    Late Show with David Letterman
    • TV Series
    • 2004
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