Outlaw

Hailing from Far Rockaway, New York, Rob Levinson is an independent film director and writer, known for his short film, "Outlaw" (2017) and his award winning 9/11 short play, "Where Were You" (2007). The latter is slated for 2019 release. Levinson has also written the short scripts "A World of Hurt" and "It's Showtime Folks" (an homage to actor Roy Scheider). In addition, Levinson has written the features, "Closure" (2006) and the Holocaust drama "An Unspoken Truth" (2012). Many of his short plays have appeared on stage in the Northeast of the U.S.

Levinson credits his parents saying, "I give thanks to my parents for exposing me to the neverending imagination of film." Levinson said that he was fortunate to have begun his love of film in the mid-seventies, which he considers to be the decade that produced the best visionaries in the world of cinema. Even though he was just a child, those amazing actors awoken within him the power of creativity and exploration. In those early days, Levinson and his older brothers shared that passion for creativity but Levinson also credits his brothers for their high level of patience and indulgence. The three brothers collaborated many times by spending hours with their parents' Super 8 camera, acting out live-action silent, short films. Delving further into their mutual creativeness, they'd often use G.I. Joes along with building sets out of big cardboard boxes. According to Levinson, they'd dress the set right down to the finest of details and film a silent, yet very cohesive story. Those years eventually brought Levinson down the path to the stage. Seeing his brother perform in such plays as "The Man Who Came to Dinner" and "Mousetrap," made him want to become an actor, just like his brother. It wasn’t long before he too let the theatre bug sink its teeth in. That love affair with the stage and screen carried through into adulthood.

"They say it’s never too late to start, and I suppose in some way that holds true for me," said Levinson. After years of writing short plays and feature-length screenplays, Levinson finally decided to put his money where his mouth is and prove to himself that he could make a film, that is of course with the right people. It didn’t take long to write, produce, and direct his short, “Outlaw,” about the infamous outlaw, Jesse James. Along with a crew of three, he filmed ninety scenes in three days. After that rewarding experience and subsequent premier at the Mystic Film Festival, Levinson felt that he was onto something that gave him purpose