“ I make films to challenge and expand the way we see and understand the world...”
“ I make films to challenge and expand the way we see and understand the world...”
…I’m drawn to extraordinary outsiders – people who defy convention, follow their own truth and reveal possibilities the rest of us might overlook. My films live at the intersection of skepticism and wonder. They are original, entertaining and deeply human stories that explore who we are, what we believe and how we might better understand one another.”
Gabe Polsky is an award-winning filmmaker, writer and producer known for Red Army, Red Penguins, In Search of Greatness and the Nicolas Cage–starring narrative feature Butcher’s Crossing. His work explores human nature through unconventional characters, hidden worlds and stories that challenge accepted ideas about greatness, power, belief and meaning.
His latest film, The Man Who Saves the World?, follows an extraordinary peace advocate drawn into an Indigenous prophecy concerning the Amazon and the future of the planet. Entering the story as a skeptic, Gabe travels across cultures and continents on a journey that asks what we choose to believe, how people with radically different worldviews can understand one another, and whether connection itself can become a force for change.
Through his films and the conversations around them, Gabe’s mission is to entertain, provoke curiosity and help people reconnect, with one another, with nature and with the deeper questions that shape our lives.
Collaborations
Nicolas Cage
George Clooney
Matt Damon
Slava Fetisov
Peter Farrelly
Jane Goodall
Wayne Gretzky
David Gordon Green
Werner Herzog
Jody Hill
Danny McBride
Brad Pitt
Paul Raci
Jerry Rice
Julia Roberts
Sir Ken Robinson
Pelé
Jerry Weintraub
Featured Subjects
Muhammad Ali
David Bowie
Tom Brady
Albert Einstein
Roger Federer
Tony Hawk
Jimi Hendrix
Michael Jordan
Mario Lemieux
Rocky Marciano
Joe Montana
Bill Walsh
Serena Williams
Associations