Zachary Cotler
Zachary Cotler | |
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| Born | Theodore Zachary Cotler 1981 (age 43–44) Passaic, New Jersey, United States |
| Occupation | Poet, Novelist, Director |
| Language | English |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Iowa Writers Workshop (MFA, 2008) Cornell University (BA, 2003) |
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Theodore Zachary Cotler (born 1981) is an American filmmaker, poet, and novelist. His first film, Maya Dardel, premiered in the Narrative Competition at the 2017 South by Southwest Film Festival and was acquired by Samuel Goldwyn Films and Orion Pictures. His second film, The Wall of Mexico, premiered at South by Southwest in 2019. A third film, When I'm a Moth, came out shortly after the second. He won the 2012 Sawtooth Poetry Prize for Sonnets to the Humans and the 2014 Colorado Prize for Poetry for Supplice. In 2011, the Poetry Foundation awarded him the Ruth Lilly Fellowship.