Tony Gerber
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Tony Gerber is a filmmaker and the co-founder of Market Road Films
, an independent production company. Gerber was born in New York City and lives in Brooklyn, New York with his wife, playwright Lynn Nottage
, and their two children.
Previous work includes the feature film, Side Streets
(Executive Produced by Merchant Ivory and released by IFC
) starring Rosario Dawson
, Valeria Golino
and Bollywood legend Shashi Kapoor
. The critically acclaimed film had its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival and its US premiere at Sundance. In addition to independent films and television commissions, Gerber collaborates with cutting edge visual artists including Ann Sofi Siden on QM, I Think I’ll Call Her QM and Matthew Barney
on Drawing Restraint 9
(starring Bjork
), Cremaster IV and the upcoming Ren. He directed the film Congo Bush Pilots for National Geographic Explorer, chronicling the lives of ex-pat flyers in the midst of one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises. The documentary special was shot entirely on location in the war-torn Democratic Republic of Congo and is being developed into a documentary series. He most recently shot and directed Secret History of Diamonds for National Geographic Explorer. This documentary was made on location in Angola, Botswana and Antwerp. His previous film work in television earned him two Emmy Awards. He is currently in development on a feature film based on Lynn Nottage
’s play Mud, River, Stone.
Feature Films
Short Films
Market Road Films
Market Road Films is an independent production company founded in 2003 by Lynn Nottage, Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright, and Tony Gerber, Emmy Award-winning director. The company is based in New York...
, an independent production company. Gerber was born in New York City and lives in Brooklyn, New York with his wife, playwright Lynn Nottage
Lynn Nottage
Lynn Nottage is an American playwright whose work often deals with the lives of women of African descent, African Americans and women. She was born in Brooklyn and is a graduate of Brown University and the Yale School of Drama. She received a Guggenheim Fellowship in 2005, and a MacArthur Genius...
, and their two children.
Career
Gerber is the director, producer and cinematographer of the award-winning and critically acclaimed film Full Battle Rattle about life inside the US Army’s Iraq simulation in the California desert. Full Battle Rattle had its world premiere at the 2008 Berlinale and went on to win the Special Jury Prize at its US premiere at the SXSW Film Festival in Austin, Texas. The film was broadcast on the National Geographic Channel and has played in festivals around the world.Previous work includes the feature film, Side Streets
Side Streets
Side Streets is a 1998 Merchant Ivory film directed by Tony Gerber.Ensemble cast included Valeria Golino, Shashi Kapoor, Shabana Azmi, Miho Nikaido, Art Malik, Victor Argo, Rosario Dawson, Jennifer Esposito.-Cast:*Valeria Golino - Sylvie Otti...
(Executive Produced by Merchant Ivory and released by IFC
Independent Film Channel
The Independent Film Channel is an American cable TV network that airs independent film and related programming. IFC programming includes commercially interrupted feature-length films, original documentaries, shorts, animated series, original series, acquired series, and content exclusively for...
) starring Rosario Dawson
Rosario Dawson
Rosario Isabel Dawson is an American actress, singer, and writer. She has appeared in films such as Kids, Men in Black II, 25th Hour, Sin City, Clerks II, Rent, Death Proof, The Rundown, Eagle Eye, Alexander, Seven Pounds, Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief and Unstoppable.-Early...
, Valeria Golino
Valeria Golino
Valeria Golino is an Italian-Greek film and television actress. She is best known to English language audiences for the 1988 film Rain Man, and the Hot Shots! films...
and Bollywood legend Shashi Kapoor
Shashi Kapoor
Shashi Kapoor , born Balbir-Raj Prithviraj Kapoor on 18 March 1938 in Calcutta , is an award-winning Indian film actor and film producer. He has also been film director and assistant director in Hindi Films. He is a member of the Kapoor family, a film dynasty in India's Bollywood cinema...
. The critically acclaimed film had its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival and its US premiere at Sundance. In addition to independent films and television commissions, Gerber collaborates with cutting edge visual artists including Ann Sofi Siden on QM, I Think I’ll Call Her QM and Matthew Barney
Matthew Barney
Matthew Barney is an American artist who works in sculpture, photography, drawing and film. His early works were sculptural installations combined with performance and video...
on Drawing Restraint 9
Drawing Restraint 9
Drawing Restraint 9 is a project by visual artist Matthew Barney consisting of a feature length 35mm film, large-scale sculptures, photographs, drawings, and books. The Drawing Restraint series consists of 16 numbered components and related materials. Some episodes are videos, others sculptural...
(starring Bjork
Björk
Björk Guðmundsdóttir , known as Björk , is an Icelandic singer-songwriter. Her eclectic musical style has achieved popular acknowledgement and popularity within many musical genres, such as rock, jazz, electronic dance music, classical and folk...
), Cremaster IV and the upcoming Ren. He directed the film Congo Bush Pilots for National Geographic Explorer, chronicling the lives of ex-pat flyers in the midst of one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises. The documentary special was shot entirely on location in the war-torn Democratic Republic of Congo and is being developed into a documentary series. He most recently shot and directed Secret History of Diamonds for National Geographic Explorer. This documentary was made on location in Angola, Botswana and Antwerp. His previous film work in television earned him two Emmy Awards. He is currently in development on a feature film based on Lynn Nottage
Lynn Nottage
Lynn Nottage is an American playwright whose work often deals with the lives of women of African descent, African Americans and women. She was born in Brooklyn and is a graduate of Brown University and the Yale School of Drama. She received a Guggenheim Fellowship in 2005, and a MacArthur Genius...
’s play Mud, River, Stone.
Works
National Geographic Explorer (TV series documentary)- Man vs. Volcano (2010)
- Inside the DEA (2010)
- Secret History of Diamonds (2009)
- Congo Bush Pilots (2008)
- Science of Evil (2008)
Feature Films
- Full Battle Rattle (2008)
- Side StreetsSide StreetsSide Streets is a 1998 Merchant Ivory film directed by Tony Gerber.Ensemble cast included Valeria Golino, Shashi Kapoor, Shabana Azmi, Miho Nikaido, Art Malik, Victor Argo, Rosario Dawson, Jennifer Esposito.-Cast:*Valeria Golino - Sylvie Otti...
(1998)
Short Films
- QM, I Think I Call Her QM (1999)
- A Small Taste of Heaven (1997)