Gary Leva

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Filmmaker and film historian Gary Leva has distinguished himself as the creative force behind scores of documentaries, broadcast programs and Special Features, many of them focused on the cinematic arts. His feature documentary, Fog City Mavericks, which highlights 100 years in the history of San Francisco's vibrant filmmaking community, had its world premiere at the 50th San Francisco International Film Festival prior to its continuing life on cable television and disc. Leva's documentaries have made a lasting contribution to the history of film. His award- winning A Legacy of Filmmakers premiered at the Telluride Film Festival and received a New York Film Society screening at Manhattan's Guggenheim Museum. This documentary illuminates the creation of Francis Ford Coppola's landmark film company American Zoetrope, set against the changing landscape of American cinema in the late 1960s and early 1970s. The film is now a part of the curricula at several top universities. Leva's celebrated documentaries on the cinema of George Lucas span the entire range of Lucas' career, from his earliest student films to his first feature, THX 1138, to the Star Wars series and beyond. His collections of documentaries on filmmakers Alfred Hitchcock, Clint Eastwood and Stanley Kubrick are often regarded as the top anthology on each of these master's works. Having earned a distinguished reputation as a leader in his field, Leva continues to work with the top filmmakers of our time, including Christopher Nolan, Steven Spielberg, Martin Scorsese, Spike Lee, Robert Redford, Oliver Stone and many others. Beyond the world of cinema, Leva has produced documentaries on subjects as varied as the struggle for investigative journalists to stay relevant in the Internet age and the ways in which the achievements of Alexander the Great are reflected in our modern lives. Other projects include the award-winning narrative feature film, Plan B, starring Jon Cryer, the mockumentary R2-D2: Beneath the Dome, broadcast nationally on Fox, and 1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year, broadcast nationally on TCM. Leva is an adjunct professor at the USC School of Cinematic Arts.

Film	Credit
Directors of the Monsterverse2024 · Producer	Producer
TThe Men of Midway2020 · Director	Director
RRoland Emmerich: Man on a Mission2020 · Producer	Producer
GGetting It Right: The Making of Midway2020 · Director	Director
WWe Met At Midway - Two Survivors Remember2020 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
JJoe Rochefort - Breaking The Japanese Code2020 · Director	Director
TTurning Point: The Legacy of Midway2020 · Director	Director
Monsters are Real2019 · Director	Director
Creating Ghidorah2019 · Director	Director
Making Mothra2019 · Director	Director
Godzilla: King of the Monsters - Godzilla 2.02019 · Director	Director
RReimagining Rodan2019 · Director	Director
Godzilla: King of The Monsters- The Antarctic Base2019 · Director	Director
Godzilla: King of the Monsters- Monster Tech: Monarch Joins the Fight2019 · Director	Director
Godzilla: King of the Monsters- Castle Bravo2019 · Director	Director
RReimagining The Met Gala2018 · Director	Director
Ocean's Team 3.02018 · Director	Director
SSully: Sully Sullenberger - The Man Behind the Miracle2016 · Producer	Producer
MMoment by Moment - Averting Disaster on the Hudson2016 · Producer, Director	Producer, Director
II Am Spartacus: A Conversation with Kirk Douglas2015 · Producer	Producer
Restoring Spartacus2015 · Director	Director
One Soldier's Story: The Journey of American Sniper2015 · Writer, Director, Producer	Writer, Director, Producer
The Making of the Wonderful Wizard of Oz2013 · Producer, Director	Producer, Director
The Fugitive: Thrill of the Chase2013 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
Cabaret: The Musical That Changed Musicals2013 · Director of Photography, Writer, Producer	Director of Photography, Writer, Producer
The Birds: Hitchcock's Monster Movie2012 · Producer	Producer
Casablanca: An Unlikely Classic2012 · Writer, Director, Producer	Writer, Director, Producer
Michael Curtiz: The Greatest Director You Never Heard Of2012 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
CClint Eastwood's West2011 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
Turning Like Clockwork2011 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
FFasten Your Seatbelt: The Thrilling Art of Alfred Hitchcock2009 · Producer	Producer
Gone With The Wind: The Legend Lives On2009 · Director	Director
The Master's Touch: Hitchcock's Signature Style2009 · Director	Director
North by Northwest: One for the Ages2009 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
Victor Fleming: Master Craftsman2009 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year2009 · Writer	Writer
Pure Cinema: Through the Eyes of Hitchcock2008 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
Breaking Barriers: The Sound of Hitchcock2008 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
Edith Head: Dressing the Master's Movies2008 · Director	Director
Alma: The Master's Muse2008 · Director	Director
Bernard Herrmann: Hitchcock's Maestro2008 · Director	Director
Partners in Crime: Hitchcock's Collaborators2008 · Producer, Director	Producer, Director
Saul Bass: Title Champ2008 · Director	Director
In the Master's Shadow: Hitchcock's Legacy2008 · Producer, Director	Producer, Director
SSunlight and Shadow: The Visual Style of 'L.A. Confidential'2008 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
Whatever You Desire: Making 'L.A. Confidential'2008 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
Super Heroes United! The Complete Justice League History2008 · Director	Director
A Moral Right: The Politics of Dirty Harry2008 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer