Director · Writer · Producer
S E L E C T E D W O R K S
F E A T U R E F I L M
The In Between
Joey King • Kyle Allen
The Face of Love
Annette Bening • Ed Harris • Robin Williams
The Chumscrubber
Jamie Bell • Glenn Close • Ralph Fiennes • Camilla Belle
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B I O G R A P H Y
Stories that explore the mysteries of human connection
Born in Israel to parents who escaped communist Russia, Arie Posin grew up immersed in cinema. His father was a struggling filmmaker, and through him, Arie discovered the masters — Tarkovsky, Fellini, Bergman — long before he found his own voice.
At USC, a developing mentor relationship with Billy Wilder changed everything. The legendary director encouraged him to travel, to live, to see the world before picking up a camera. He did, moving through Ireland, France, Israel and Spain, before returning to Los Angeles with a story to tell.
His debut feature, The Chumscrubber, announced a distinctive vision: dark comedy wrapped around suburban alienation. The Face of Love followed, inspired by his mother’s real encounter with a man who looked like his late father. A mediation on love, memory, and the faces we can’t forget. Most recently, The In Between turned his lens toward the supernatural, a poignant ghost story that asks whether the bonds of young love can bridge the divide between this world and the next.
R E C E N T T R A I L E R
The In Between
Streaming on NETFLIX around the world. Available for purchase on Apple and Amazon.
Starring Joey King • Kyle Allen • Kim Dickens • John Ortiz • Celeste O’Connor. Written by Marc Klein.
Directed by Arie Posin
S E L E C T E D M O V I E T R A I L E R S
The Face of Love
Starring Annette Bening, Ed Harris, Robin Williams,Amy Brenneman, Jess Weixler.
The Chumscrubber
Starring Jamie Bell, Glenn Close, Camilla Belle, Ralph Fiennes, Justin Chatwin, Allison Janney, Carrie-Anne Moss, Lou Taylor Pucci, Rita Wilson, Jason Isaacs, Caroline Goodall.
S E L E C T E D W O R K S
C O M M E R C I A L S
SPAR Premium. “London” (40sec_H264)
Starring Pierce Brosnan and Paris Brosnan
SPAR Premium. “Mask” (60sec_H264)
Starring Pierce Brosnan.
PRESS / REVIEWS
THE FACE OF LOVE
Cinema as Lineage
Every filmmaker inherits a tradition. These are the directors whose work shaped vision, from Chaplin’s humanity to Leone’s grandeur, from Wilder’s wit to Tarkovsky’s poetry.Charlie Chaplin
Silent Era
Ingmar Bergman
Nordic Cinema
Orson Welles
Hollywood Studio Era
Billy Wilder
Golden Age
David Lean
Epic Cinema
Stanley Kubrick
New Hollywood
Andrei Tarkovsky
Soviet New Wave
Sergio Leone
Spaghetti Western
Steven Spielberg
Modern Blockbuster
Federico Fellini
Italian Neorealism
Krzysztof Kieślowski
Polish New Wave
Akira Kurosawa
Japanese Golden Age
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Tessa and Skylar meet at the movies.
Shannon helps Tessa reach out to the other side.
Tessa awakens.
Tess and Skylar in the beach shack.
Tessa gazes at Sky at the Empyrean.
Tessa and Skylar together.
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Commercials and Short form
Behind the scenes photos, blog posts, recollections and more
First you have an idea.
Can you describe it in a minute or two? What’s it about? Why should I care? Why now?
Follow this with sweat and tears and laughs and more than anyone’s fair share of luck, and you might arrive at a decent script in hand.
Now the search begins: for financing, for principle cast (not necessarily in that order). More sweat. More tears. More luck. A whole lot more.
Suddenly, lightning in a bottle. It comes together. Hurry up and prep! Production begins. It’s a marathon (studio movie) or a sprint (indie). It often feels like both at the same time. Don’t take a breath - Post has already begun: editing, music, sound design, sound mixing, color timing…
After all that, the movie is done and you’re back where you began. You get about two minutes for a trailer. The questions remain the same: What’s it about? Why should I care? Why now?
It’s hard work. And it’s bliss.
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Behind the scenes
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On set with Joey King
Teaching Joey that the first step to being a director who knows what they’re doing is gazing off camera and pointing meaningfully.
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With Annette Bening
Annette’s unflagging brilliance and commitment to each and every moment on camera is something I’ll be forever grateful for.
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Filming the Farmer's Market scene.
A busy day on set, with Robin and Ed and Annette, as well as 50 extras and a background of real shoppers at an open farmer’s market. Robin was one of the most profoundly loving and generous human beings I’ve ever met, which also made him deeply vulnerable, and as an actor, completely alive and emotionally available moment to moment.
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Bonnie Curtis and Julie Lynn, producers extraordinaire.
Making an indie? This is reality - producers sharing one set of earbuds in an open air production office, i.e. on the street.
