Martin Desmond Roe

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 Desmond Roe

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

Education

Born in Bristol, England,[13] Roe studied Latin and Ancient Greek at Oxford University[14] graduating in 2001 with a BA in Classics. He moved to Los Angeles and entered the USC School of Cinematic Arts, earning an MFA in Cinema and Television in 2008.[15][16]

Career

Roe became interested in filmmaking and storytelling while staging plays during his time at Oxford. After finishing USC film school he founded Dirty Robber, a production companyю[14] His first major success came in 2012 when Roe co-wrote the screenplay for Buzkashi Boys, a short film that was directed by Sam French.[5] Written in a week, on location in Kabul, Afghanistan, the film was inspired by the true life story of Fawad Mohammidi,[17] a homeless 14 year old street vendor and explored his friendship with another boy and their love for the traditional horse sport Buzkashi.[5] Buzkashi Boys gained critical acclaim[18][19] winning numerous film festival awards,[20][21][22] and was nominated for the 2013 Best Live Action Short Film at the Academy Awards.[4]

In 2017, after directing a number of commercials for Nike, Inc.,[23] Roe was invited as creative lead on Breaking2 sports documentary, a joint project of Nike and National Geographic in association with Dirty Robber.[24] The documentary short followed three world class athletes, Eliud Kipchoge, Lelisa Desisa, and Zersenay Tadese as they attempted to run a marathon in under two hours.[8][25] Breaking2 won several awards in advertising industry[26][27] including a Gold Lion at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity.[28] Roe also took part as an executive producer of 6 episodes for Tom vs Time, a collaborative web television series project

directed by Gotham Chopra, which won Emmy Award for Outstanding Serialized Sports Documentary (NBC Sports).[9]Шт 2020, he co-directed the short film about police killings in the United States, which stars Joey Bada$$ and Andrew Howard.[29]

Roe is an owner and creative director of Dirty Robber Productions, a Los Angeles-based company with the focus on documentaries, T.V series, shows and sports events. Among Dirty Robber's most notable productions are Religion of Sports,[30][31] Tom vs Time,[32] Kobe Bryant’s Muse (in collaboration with Kobe Inc.),[33][34] Why We Fight (ESPN+), Wiz Khalifa: Behind the Cam (DIRECTV),[35]and We are the Champions, a documentary

series about various contests and sports traditions.[3][36]

Year Title Credit Notes
2020 We are the Champions Executive producer
(6 episodes)
Director
(2 episodes)		 TV documentary series[2]
2019 Wiz Khalifa: Behind the Cam Director
(5 episodes)		 TV documentary mini-series[2]
2019 Why We Fight Executive producer
(15 episodes)		 TV documentary series[25]
2018 Shut Up and Dribble Executive producer
(3 episodes)		 TV documentary series[37]
2018 Tom vs Time Executive producer
(6 episodes)		 Documentary web television series
(Emmy Award Winner)[9]
2017 Breaking2 Director TV Movie documentary
Cannes Gold Lions Winner
Co-production of National Geographic Studios and Dirty Robber Productions[8][38]
2017 Uninterrupted Presents Executive producer
(2 episodes)		 TV Series documentary
2016 Religion of Sports Executive producer (18 episodes)
Director
Writer		 TV Series documentary[39][40]
2015 Kobe Bryant's Muse Producer TV Movie documentary[6]
2012 Buzkashi Boys Co-producer
Co-writer		 Short

References
  1. "Martin Roe's Filmography". IMDb.
  2. "Brands like HP and Apple try film to reach young consumers who skip commercials". Los Angeles Times.
  3. "US Focus: Dirty Robber". Shots Insight.
  4. "Buzkashi Boys shoots for Oscar with tale of Afghan child dreamers". The Guardian.
  5. "Sam French on Buzkashi Boys, his Oscar-Nominated Short About Afghanistan's Brutal National Sport". Vanity Fair.
  6. "New Film Imagines Being Kobe". Below the Line News.
  7. "This Documentary Takes You Inside the 2-Hour Marathon Pursuit". Runners World.
  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.
  11. "Rainn Wilson's We Are The Champions Is a Docuseries With Heart". PrimeTimer.
  12. "'We Are the Champions' Review: Netflix Doc Series Is a Lighthearted Celebration of Human Achievement". IndieWire.
  13. "Former Bristol Boy, Oscar nominee Martin Roe". Visit Bristol.
  14. "Pro Video Coalition". Fueling creativity at Coyote Post.
  15. "Martin Roe's Education". Personal LinkedIn profile.
  16. "SCA In Motion - Fall 2015". University of Southern California.
  17. "Oscars 2013: Afghan boy's astonishing journey to the Academy Awards". The Telegraph.
  18. "Afghan Dreams: In New Film, Nation's Untold Stories". NPR.
  19. "Movie Review: Far From Epic Length, but on the Shortlist for Oscar Glory". The New York Times.
  20. http://www.raindance.org/buzkashi-boys- makes-oscar-shortlist/
  21. "2012 Film Festival Award Winners Announced". Rhode Island International Film Festival. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
  22. "ECU Filmfestival 2013". Retrieved 21 January 2021.
  23. "Martin Desmond Roe's Profile". AdAge.
  24. "Nike Found an Unlikely Partner in National Geographic to Co-Produce a Marathon Documentary". AdWeek.
  25. "Rep Sheet Roundup: ICM Partners Signs 'The Chi' Star Tiffany Boone". THR.
  26. "AICP Awards - Breaking2". AICP Awards Archive.
  27. "2018 One Show - Breaking2". The One Club.
  28. "National Geographic Partners Takes Home Total of 9 Awards in Cannes Lion 2018 Wins First-Ever Gold Lion with "Breaking2"". National Geographic Partners.
  29. "Behind the Scenes of New Short Film, 'Two Distant Strangers,' About Police Killings in America". The Hollywood Reporter.
  30. "AT&T Audience Network Renews Docuseries 'Religion Of Sports' For Season 3". Deadline.
  31. "One of the greatest MMA documentaries ever made is available to watch on Netflix right now". Sports Joe.
  32. "Tom Brady Is Getting His Own Facebook Watch Reality Series". Variety.
  33. "TV Review: 'Kobe Bryant's Muse'". Variety.
  34. "Kobe Bryant's Muse". Clio Awards.
  35. "Wiz Khalifa Gets Candid in New Documentary Series Behind the Cam". Billboard.
  36. "Dirty Robber Production: Works". Official Website.
  37. "'Shut Up and Dribble': TV Review". The Hollywood Reporter.
  38. "Breaking2: A Nike Brand Film by Martin Desmond Roe". Africa Film.
  39. "Religion of Sports". The Futon Critic.
  40. "AT&T Audience: Network To Debut Original Series "Religion of Sports" Nov. 15". AT&T.
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