Gary Leva

Biography

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 collect…

Directed

1. One Soldier's Story: The Journey of American Sniper (2015) — Director
2. Full Metal Jacket: Between Good and Evil (2007) — Director
3. Lost Kubrick: The Unfinished Films of Stanley Kubrick (2007) — Director
4. Film Noir: Bringing Darkness to Light (2006) — Director
5. Godzilla: King of the Monsters - Godzilla 2.0 (2019) — Director
6. The Visions of Stanley Kubrick (2007) — Director
7. Great Bolshy Yarblockos!: Making 'A Clockwork Orange' (2007) — Director
8. Standing on the Shoulders of Kubrick: The Legacy of 2001 (2007) — Director
9. A Legacy of Filmmakers: The Early Years of American Zoetrope (2004) — Director
10. Artifact from the Future: The Making of 'THX 1138' (2004) — Director
11. View from the Overlook: Crafting 'The Shining' (2007) — Director
12. The Maltese Falcon: One Magnificent Bird (2006) — Director
13. The Master's Touch: Hitchcock's Signature Style (2009) — Director
14. Ben-Hur: The Epic That Changed Cinema (2005) — Director
15. An Old Fashioned Love Story: Making 'The Bridges of Madison County' (2008) — Director
16. Sunlight and Shadow: The Visual Style of 'L.A. Confidential' (2008) — Director
17. Telling the Truth About Lies: The Making of "All the President's Men" (2006) — Director
18. North by Northwest: One for the Ages (2009) — Director
19. Saul Bass: Title Champ (2008) — Director
20. In the Master's Shadow: Hitchcock's Legacy (2008) — Director
21. Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001 (2007) — Director
22. Making Mothra (2019) — Director
23. The Long Shadow of Dirty Harry (2008) — Director
24. Whatever You Desire: Making 'L.A. Confidential' (2008) — Director
25. Michael Curtiz: The Greatest Director You Never Heard Of (2012) — Director
26. Turning Like Clockwork (2011) — Director
27. The Fugitive: Thrill of the Chase (2013) — Director
28. The Evolution of Clint Eastwood (2008) — Director
29. Ocean's Team 3.0 (2018) — Director
30. Godzilla: King of the Monsters- Monster Tech: Monarch Joins the Fight (2019) — Director
31. Fog City Mavericks (2007) — Director
32. Godzilla: King of the Monsters- Castle Bravo (2019) — Director
33. By Any Means Necessary: The Making of 'Malcolm X' (2005) — Director
34. Casablanca: An Unlikely Classic (2012) — Director
35. Gone With The Wind: The Legend Lives On (2009) — Director
36. Reimagining The Met Gala (2018) — Director
37. The Making of the Wonderful Wizard of Oz (2013) — Director
38. Victor Fleming: Master Craftsman (2009) — Director
39. Creating Ghidorah (2019) — Director
40. Reimagining Rodan (2019) — Director