Laura Gabbert

Laura Gabbert earned her MFA from UCLA!s School of Film, Theater and Television. Her first documentary, The Healers of 400 Parnassus aired on PBS in 1997. Gabbert then went on to produce the 1999 Sundance Competition feature film Getting to Know You, which had its European premiere at the Venice Film Festival. In 2003 she directed and produced the critically acclaimed ITVS documentary Sunset Story (Special Jury Prize, Tribeca Film Festival and Audience Award, Los Angeles Film Festival). With producer Eden Wurmfeld, Laura is currently co-writing and producing an adaptation of Joyce Carol Oates' novel Starr Bright and producing an adaptation of Habeas on the Gate, a feature film about the unlikely friendship between a Park Avenue lawyer and a Guantanamo detainee. In addition, she is developing two new documentaries. Laura was honored with the 2004 UCLA Distinguished Alumni Award. She frequently appears on film festival panels about the role of non-fiction films and social change/activism. She has also served on the ITVS documentary