Howard Gertler Explained

Howard Gertler
Years Active:1999–present

Howard Gertler is an American film producer. He has produced narrative and documentary films including Shortbus (2006), World's Greatest Dad (2009), How to Survive a Plague (2012), How to Talk to Girls at Parties (2017), Crip Camp (2020), and All the Beauty and the Bloodshed (2022). He has been nominated for two Academy Awards and a BAFTA.

Career

While at Princeton University, Gertler served as an intern at Good Machine, where he decided to become a producer.[1] Gertler additionally served as head of production at Process Media from 2001 to 2011.[2] Gertler founded Little Punk, a production company.[3]

Gertler served as a producer on the narrative films Shortbus and How to Talk to Girls at Parties directed by John Cameron Mitchell.[4] [5]

In 2012, Gertler served as a producer on How to Survive a Plague directed by David France, which he was nominated for an Academy Award.[6] [7] In 2014, Gertler served as a producer on Do I Sound Gay?.[8]

In 2020, Gertler served as an executive producer on Crip Camp directed by James LeBrecht and Nicole Newnham which was nominated for Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature.[9] [10]

In 2022, Gertler served as a producer on All the Beauty and the Bloodshed directed by Laura Poitras, for which he was nominated for an Academy Award and BAFTA.[11] [12] [13]

In 2023, Gertler served as an executive producer on directed by Anthony Caronna, and executive produced by Liz Garbus and Charlize Theron for HBO.[14]

Personal life

Gertler is gay.[15]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Howard Gertler ’96’s Documentary Film Is Up for an Oscar. Princeton University. Anna. Mazarakis. March 1, 2023. July 8, 2023.
  2. Web site: Howard Gertler (SHS 1992). Scarsdale Alumni Association. Ricardo. Garcia-Amaya. October 27, 2013. July 8, 2023.
  3. Web site: Finding Your Story and Making It Count: A Session with Sundance. The Skoll Foundation. July 8, 2023.
  4. Web site: Howard Gertler. July 8, 2023.
  5. Web site: Tim Perell and Howard Gertler. Variety. Anthony. Kaufman. September 7, 2006. July 8, 2023.
  6. Web site: How To Make a Powerful AIDS Doc: Talking to the Team Behind ‘How To Survive a Plague’. IndieWire. Peter. Knegt. March 23, 2012. July 8, 2023.
  7. Web site: Local filmmaker's "How To Survive A Plague" gets Oscar nomination. Watershed Post. Lissa. Harris. January 10, 2013. July 8, 2023.
  8. Web site: Do I Sound Gay?. IFC Films. July 8, 2023.
  9. Web site: Howard Gertler, Jim LeBrecht, Nicole Newnham. Variety. Alyssa. Mora. July 15, 2021. July 8, 2023.
  10. Web site: Oscar Nominations: ‘Mank’ Tops List With 10 Including Best Picture; Six Other Films With Six; Female Directors Record Set – The Complete List. Deadline Hollywood. Patrick. Hipes. Mike. Fleming Jr. March 15, 2021. July 8, 2023.
  11. Web site: Neon Takes Laura Poitras Documentary ‘All The Beauty And The Bloodshed’. Deadline Hollywood. Anthony. D'Alessandro. August 18, 2022. July 8, 2023.
  12. Web site: BAFTA Film Awards Nominations: 'All Quiet On The Western Front,' 'Banshees Of Inisherin' & 'Everything Everywhere All At Once' Lead — The Complete List. Deadline Hollywood. Zac. Ntim. January 19, 2023. July 8, 2023.
  13. Web site: Lewis. Hilary. Oscars: Full List of Nominations. January 24, 2023. July 8, 2023. The Hollywood Reporter.
  14. Web site: HBO Original Docuseries LAST CALL: WHEN A SERIAL KILLER STALKED QUEER NEW YORK Debuts July 9. Warner Bros. Discovery. June 21, 2023. July 8, 2023.
  15. Web site: ‘Righteous anger was a part of it’: the shocking story of New York’s gay bar killer. The Guardian. Benjamin. Lee. July 8, 2023. July 8, 2023.

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