Tony Gerber

Writer and filmmaker Tony Gerber is a two-time Emmy recipient and has written and directed over a dozen documentaries for National Geographic, shot in some of the most remote and dangerous regions of the world. He most recently directed (CNN Films') We Will Rise chronicling former First Lady Michelle Obama's trip to Africa to raise awareness of the importance of girl's education, featuring Meryl Streep, Isha Sesay and Freida Pinto. The film was a 2017 recipient of an American Television Academy honor. His documentary about the fight to protect mountain gorillas, Explorer: Battle for Virunga (National Geographic Channel) was a 2017 recipient of a Genesis Award, the Humane Society's top honor for bringing critical animal protection issues to the public. His other films include Full Battle Rattle (SXSW '08 Special Jury Prize) about life inside the US Army's Iraq simulation in the California desert and The Notorious Mr. Bout (Sundance 2014) about Russian arms dealer, Victor Bout. His feature article on Jane Goodall (Becoming Jane) will be the October 2017 cover story in National Geographic Magazine. He recently co-conceived and created films for a ground-breaking multimedia installation in Reading, Pennsylvania called This is Reading. In 2005 he founded Market Road Films, a NY-based production company with two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Lynn Nottage. Gerber is a member of the faculty of the Feirstein Graduate School of Cinema at Steiner Studios.
- IMDb Mini Biography By: T. Hom