Gary Fleder Biography

Fast Facts

• Became a member of the Directors Guild's Special Projects Committee
• Graduated from the USC School of Cinema and Television
• Known for directing both thrillers and period dramas
• His first feature film, a black comedy called "Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead," reached cult status in Europe and the United States
• Along with Scott Rosenberg, began sponsoring a short screenplay contest every year at the Redstone Film Festival in Boston
• Appears in an autobiographical graphic novel by Brian Michael Bendis called "Fortune & Glory․"
• Served as an adjunct at the University of Southern California School of Cinema and Television