Career
In 2009 Poltermann continued his collaboration with Smith with the documentary Collapse which debuted at the Toronto International Film Festival. Poltermann directed (with Frank L Anderson) and edited the critically acclaimed The Life of Reilly (2006), based on the life of comedian Charles Nelson Reilly. Poltermann also co-founded and was Chief Executive Officer of Civilian Pictures, a film financing company, which co-produced American Movie, The Life of Reilly and the Wu-Tang Clan documentary Rock the Bells (2006, Warner Brothers).
Poltermann was also an Executive Producer for "Rock the Bells".
Beginning in 2004, Poltermann worked extensively on developing and directing new media video projects for the viral marketing firm 42 Entertainment, and in 2007 co-founded and is Chief Executive Officer of About Face Media, a content marketing firm that utilizes documentary web video for social media marketing. American Movie was named by the New York Times as one of the “1,000 Greatest Movies Ever Made” and the International Documentary Association named it as one of the top 20 documentaries of all time.
The Life of Reilly was Rotten Tomatoes best-reviewed film of 2007.