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Gabe Turner
Born (1980-12-21) 21 December 1980 (age 44)
Occupation(s)Documentary filmmaker, director, producer

Gabe Emmanuel Turner (born 21 December 1980) is a British director and executive producer, known for directing the documentary films In The Hands of The Gods, The Class of '92, and I Am Bolt. He is a partner at Fulwell 73, a production company.

Early life

Turner was born in London.[citation needed]

Career

Turner has worked as a producer, director and writer.[citation needed]

In 2007, he directed his first documentary In the Hands of the Gods with his brother Ben Turner.[1][2]

In 2013, he directed the documentary film The Class of '92, about six Manchester United players: David Beckham, Nicky Butt, Ryan Giggs, Gary Neville, Phil Neville and Paul Scholes.[3][4][5]

In 2014, Turner wrote and directed his first scripted feature film, The Guvnors, which won two National Film Awards.[6][7]

In 2015, Turner was attached to a documentary on Usain Bolt, following the Rio Olympics in 2016.[8][9][10][3]

Turner made music videos for One Direction,[11][12] Demi Lovato, Harry Styles,[13] and Olly Murs.

Personal life

Turner supports Sunderland A.F.C.[14]

References

  1. ^ "Movies - review - In the Hands of the Gods". BBC. Archived from the original on 2015-09-25. Retrieved 2016-03-04.
  2. ^ Rees, Jasper. "On a pilgrimage to shake the hand of God". Telegraph.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2015-11-17. Retrieved 2016-02-27.
  3. ^ a b "Team Behind Manchester United Film 'Class of '92' to Make Usain Bolt Documentary". The Hollywood Reporter. 28 April 2015. Archived from the original on 2017-04-27. Retrieved 2019-08-30.
  4. ^ "The Class of 92: A new film tells the story of six young men who". The Independent. November 6, 2013. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved February 27, 2016.
  5. ^ Reynolds, Simon (June 7, 2014). "Class of 92 directors 5 best football films". Digital Spy.
  6. ^ "National Film Awards 2015 winners list – Home of the National Film Academy". nationalfilmawards.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2016-02-20. Retrieved 2016-03-04.
  7. ^ Borrows, Bill (December 24, 2014). "A hooligan film that explores how men really feel". Archived from the original on December 21, 2017. Retrieved April 4, 2018 – via www.telegraph.co.uk.
  8. ^ Lee, Benjamin (2015-04-28). "Usain Bolt to feature in documentary ahead of Rio 2016". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2016-03-04.
  9. ^ Barraclough, Leo (December 17, 2015). "Usain Bolt Documentary Teams With Independent Film Sales". Archived from the original on July 10, 2017. Retrieved December 11, 2017.
  10. ^ "Usain Bolt talks all-access documentary 'I Am Bolt'". Screen.
  11. ^ "One Direction video production company Fulwell 73: 'To win three BRITs in a row is just unbelievable' | News | Music Week". www.musicweek.com. Archived from the original on 2017-07-03. Retrieved 2019-08-30.
  12. ^ "WATCH IT: One Direction "Steal My Girl" (Benjamin Turner, Gabe Turner, dir.)". VideoStatic. Archived from the original on 2017-07-07. Retrieved 2019-08-30.
  13. ^ Countryman, Eli (2020-10-26). "Harry Styles Unveils 'Golden' Music Video". Variety. Retrieved 2020-10-26.
  14. ^ Johns, Craig (June 19, 2017). "Who are the Fulwell73 trio who have pulled out of buying Sunderland AFC from Ellis Short?". ChronicleLive.