Laura Gabbert:

Executive Producer

Documentary director and producer Laura Gabbert creates critically acclaimed films that blend humor and emotional depth to tell character-driven stories about American culture and society.

Three of her films have premiered at the Sundance Film Festival, including her most recent, Food and Country (2023), released theatrically by Greenwich Entertainment in October 2024.

Her previous films include Ottolenghi and the Cakes of Versailles (IFC/Hulu, 2020) and City of Gold (Sundance 2015/IFC/Hulu), a portrait of Pulitzer Prize–winning food writer Jonathan Gold that was released in over 50 markets. Additional directing credits include No Impact Man (Sundance 2009) and Sunset Story (Tribeca 2005).

Gabbert’s television credits include directing episodes of Netflix’s Ugly Delicious and executive producing the Netflix Original Disclosure (Sundance 2020). Most recently, she directed the six-part series The Power of Film, which is now streaming on HBO Max.

She is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and a trustee of RepresentUs, a nonpartisan anti-corruption organization.