Director

Rob Rice

Directing

Career Snapshot

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Directed credits

Emerging

Beginning to build directing work.

TMDB popularity

0.3

Low visibility

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Directed movies: 3Directed series: 0All crew credits: 8

TMDB ID: 3443859

Known for: Directing

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 2022 - 2026

Years active: 5

Average TMDB rating: 5.3

Frequent jobs

Assistant Director (2)Director (1)Producer (2)Co-Writer (1)Editor (1)Story Consultant (1)

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Biography

Rob is a filmmaker from western Massachusetts, based in LA. He did an MFA at CalArts and, before changing careers, worked as a CRISPR engineer at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard. Ponderosa, his second feature, premieres at Tribeca 2026 and stars Jack Dylan Grazer, Alexis Bledel and Bill Camp. His debut, Way Out Ahead of Us, was produced by Matt Porterfield, premiered at the 2022 FIDMarseille and is distributed by Factory 25. His recent work as a producer includes Tyler Taormina’s Christmas Eve in Miller’s Point (Cannes 2024), Lucy Kerr’s Family Portrait (Locarno 2023, co-producer, co-writer), and the forthcoming debut feature from Advik Beni.

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