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 School of Visual Arts and 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 J. 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.

In response to the success of Mel Gibson’s "The Passion," Orlando launched his controversial documentary "The Resurrection of Paul," later to become “A Polite Bribe,” a project that would combine his filmmaking with his life long study of the Apostle Paul and early Christianity. This project will have a private screening on April 1st, 2012 in the Princeton NJ area.

At present, Orlando has just completed a novella, war epic, "The Road to Valor," exploring the famous massacre of Teutoburg, leading to the fall of Rome, to be adapted into an animated film in 2012. He is currently directing a short, "The Human Factor," investigating the blurred lines between hedge fund speculation and murder. Orlando lives with his family in Princeton, N.J.

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