Cleveland filmmaker Robert Banks You’ll get few arguments from Cleveland filmmakers about Robert Banks’ icon status. He is known far and wide in the Northeast Ohio film community and throughout the indie film world. The Plain Dealer called him “Cleveland’s premiere indie filmmaker,” and his movies have played all over the globe. Now Banks, best known for his work behind the camera, is the subject of a documentary, Robert Banks: We'll Talk About That Later , by fellow Cleveland filmmaker Mike Wendt. “I met Robert while attending films at the Cleveland Cinematheque,” says Wendt. “And I eventually worked with him on Made In Cleveland .” That led to further collaboration, and Wendt says he was floored by the creativity Banks injected into his films. It was enough that Wendt felt it was time Banks’ story was told. Mike Wendt, right, chats with Robert Banks Wendt’s documentary is near completion, but there are a few final touches to make. For that, Wendt is hoping fellow cinephile...
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