Martin Desmond Roe

Martin Desmond Roe
NationalityBritish, American
Alma materUniversity of Southern California (MFA, Cinema-Television, 2008)
Somerville College, Oxford (B.A., Classics, 2001)
Occupation(s)Film director, film producer, screenwriter
Years active2009–present
Known forBuzkashi Boys, Tom vs Time, Breaking2, Kobe Bryant's Muse[1]
Websitedirtyrobber.com

Martin Desmond Roe is a British-American film and television director, writer, and producer.[2][3][1] He is best known for Buzkashi Boys (2012),[4][5] Kobe Bryant's Muse (2015),[6][3] Breaking2 (2017),[2][7][8] Tom vs Time (2018),[9] and We are the Champions (2020).[10][11][12] Roe is the founder and Creative Director of Dirty Robber, a Los Angeles–based production company.[3]

Martin Roe's short film Two Distant Strangers was met with critical acclaim; at the 93rd Academy Awards, it received the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film.[13][14]

  1. ^ a b "Martin Roe's Filmography". IMDb.
  2. ^ a b "Brands like HP and Apple try film to reach young consumers who skip commercials". Los Angeles Times. 11 June 2019.
  3. ^ a b c "US Focus: Dirty Robber". Shots Insight.
  4. ^ "Buzkashi Boys shoots for Oscar with tale of Afghan child dreamers". The Guardian. 15 February 2013.
  5. ^ "Sam French on Buzkashi Boys, his Oscar-Nominated Short About Afghanistan's Brutal National Sport". Vanity Fair. 23 January 2013.
  6. ^ "New Film Imagines Being Kobe". Below the Line News. 17 April 2015.
  7. ^ "This Documentary Takes You Inside the 2-Hour Marathon Pursuit". Runners World. 14 September 2017.
  8. ^ "Breaking2 by National Geographic and Dirty Robber for Nike". Cannes Lions.
  9. ^ "'Tom vs. Time' is now an Emmy Award-winning show". Boston.
  10. ^ "'We Are the Champions' EPs on Documenting Niche Sports, Including Dog Dancing". Variety. 17 November 2020.
  11. ^ "Rainn Wilson's We Are The Champions Is a Docuseries With Heart". PrimeTimer. 17 November 2020.
  12. ^ "'We Are the Champions' Review: Netflix Doc Series Is a Lighthearted Celebration of Human Achievement". IndieWire. 17 November 2020.
  13. ^ "Short "Two Distant Strangers makes Oskar History. Here's why it's controversial". The Los Angeles Times.
  14. ^ "Oscars 2021: The Complete Winners List". Variety.