Greg Gilman

Jan 6, 2025 | moviemaker.com | Greg Gilman

Rule of Two Walls — which takes viewers inside Ukraine in the early days of the Russian invasion — is rooted in director David Gutnik’s Ukrainian heritage. After Russian President Vladimir Putin’s forces attacked the country in February 2022, Gutnik connected with Ukrainian cinematographer Volodymyr Ivanov and started planning a journey into the embattled nation his family had fled from once upon a time. “Whenever somebody would say the word ‘calling,’ I would kind of roll my eyes,” Gutnik says.

Dec 9, 2024 | moviemaker.com | Greg Gilman

These documentaries about making movies — available on Netflix, Amazon, Max, and other easily accessible platforms — get into the agony and ecstasy of making movies.

Dec 8, 2024 | yahoo.com | Greg Gilman

These documentaries about making movies — available on Netflix, Amazon, Max, and other easily accessible platforms — get into the agony and ecstasy of making movies. Overnight (Philo/Tubi/Pluto TV)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jc2GYck0jEAA stunning story of overnight success — and self-induced decline — Overnight is the story of Boondock Saints director Troy Duffy, a Boston bouncer who gets a deal with Harvey Weinstein's Miramax Films.

Oct 20, 2024 | moviemaker.com | Greg Gilman

The West Coast premiere of Saturn at the Newport Beach Film Festival yielded tears and applause by the time credits rolled on the low-budget sci-fi drama, which successfully distills a Marvel-esque, apocalyptic superhero story into a compelling character study.

Oct 19, 2024 | moviemaker.com | Greg Gilman

Surfers are rallying around the world to save sands and oceans that are under siege by plastic pollutants — an enthralling environmentalist movement beautifully captured by the filmmakers behind documentary The Cigarette Surfboard, which delighted and educated an audience during its West Coast premiere at the Newport Beach Film Festival.