Tony Gerber is an American filmmaker and the co-founder of Market Road Films, an independent production company.

Personal life

Gerber was born in

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. He is a 1981 graduate of the

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, and a 1995 graduate of the

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. He lives in

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with his wife, playwright

Lynn Nottage Lynn Nottage (born November 2, 1964) is an American playwright whose work often focuses on the experience of working-class people, particularly working-class people who are black. She has received the Pulitzer Prize for Drama twice: in 2009 for he ...

, and their two children, Ruby and Melkamu Gerber.

Career

Gerber is a two-time Emmy winner. He directed and executive produced ''Kingdom of the White Wolf'', a 3-part natural history series for National Geographic, filmed on location in the High Arctic. He is a producer of the '' Jane'', a 2017 film about the life and work of Dr.

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. For

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he directed, and co-wrote with

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, ''We Will Rise'' chronicling former First Lady

Michelle Obama Michelle LaVaughn Robinson Obama ( Robinson; born January 17, 1964) is an American attorney and author who served as the first lady of the United States from 2009 to 2017, being married to Barack Obama, the 44th president of the United Stat ...

’s trip to Africa to raise awareness of the importance of girl’s education which won an American Television Academy Honor and a CINE Golden Eagle. His independent films include '' Full Battle Rattle'' (Berlinale premiere and SXSW Special Jury Prize) and ''The Notorious Mr. Bout'' (Sundance premiere). In 2005, Gerber co-founded NY-based production company, Market Road Films with playwright

. Nottage and Gerber are currently developing a feature film, ''Everlasting Yea!'' for

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and are Executive Producers of ''Deep South'', a 10-part podcast for

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investigating an unsolved 1950s lynching and the conspiracy of silence in a small southern town. Gerber is an instructor at the

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. He is a member of the

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Works

Feature films * '' Side Streets'' (1998) * '' Full Battle Rattle'' (2008) * ''Notorious Mr. Bout'' (2014) * ''We Will Rise: Michelle Obama's Mission to Educate Girls Around the World'' (2016) * '' Jane'' (2017) – producer * '' War Game'' (2024) Short films * ''QM, I Think I Call Her QM'' (1999) * ''A Small Taste of Heaven'' (1997) Mini-series * ''

National Geographic Explorer ''National Geographic Explorer'' (or simply ''Explorer'') is an American documentary television series that originally premiered on Nickelodeon on April 7, 1985, after having been produced as a less costly and intensive alternative to PBS's '' ...

'' (TV series documentary) ** ''Congo Bush Pilots'' (2008) ** ''Science of Evil'' (2008) ** ''Secret History of Diamonds'' (2009) ** ''Man vs. Volcano'' (2010) ** ''Inside the DEA'' (2010) ** ''Kingdom of the White Wolf'' (2019) Museum works * ''How to Move a Landscape film'' (2020) * ''The Bell, the Digger, and the Tropical Pharmacy'' (2014)

References

External links

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Tribeca Film Institute The Tribeca Film Institute (TFI) is a non-profit arts organization based in New York City, founded in 2001 by Robert De Niro, Jane Rosenthal and Craig Hatkoff following the September 11 attacks as a means to revitalize the arts community in lowe ...

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