Glen Trotiner embarked on a storied career in motion pictures, commencing as an assistant director on the iconic film "The Untouchables" directed by Brian DePalma.
He went on to work as an assistant director on numerous successful films, including "Biloxi Blues", "See No Evil, Hear No Evil", "Awakenings", "Big Daddy", "Phone Booth", "Maid In Manhattan", "What Happens In Vegas", and "Bride Wars". Additionally, he served as an assistant director on the first three seasons of HBO's groundbreaking television series "Oz".
Among the many films he has helped produce are "Bernard and Doris", for which he and director Bob Balaban received a nomination for the Directors Guild of America Award, "The Trust", written and directed by award-winning filmmakers Benjamin and Alex Brewer, "Braven", the well-reviewed directing debut of Stunt Coordinator Lin Oeding, and "Big Time Adolescence", which was nominated for the Dramatic Grand Jury Prize at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival.
Glen Trotiner also wrote and directed the independent feature film "Overnight Sensation", which won best screenplay at both The Long Island Film Festival and the Malibu Film Festival. Furthermore, he has directed second units on multiple feature films, including "Love or Money", "Last Holiday", "Perfect Stranger", and "Braven".
His thirty-five-year career in film has taken him to various locations worldwide, spanning from South Beach Miami to the South American jungle, from the cliffs of Newfoundland to the bank of the River Rhine, and from the peaks of the Austrian Alps to the sands of the Middle East.
Throughout his journey, he has had the opportunity to cue the fountains of the Bellagio Hotel on Las Vegas Boulevard, recreate the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade on Central Park West, simulate a riot among hundreds of striking workers outside the Domino Sugar Factory in Red Hook, Brooklyn, time travel to the Hollywood premiere of "Valley of the Dolls", and orchestrate Steve Rogers being chased and cornered by agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. in Manhattan's Times Square.
Mentoring future filmmakers has always been a vital aspect of his career. A graduate of the Directors Guild of America Training Program, he now holds a seat on the Program's Board of Trustees, having served for over twenty-five years, the longest tenure in the history of the Training Program.
