HARRY GANTZ
Filmmaker, Producer, Story Teller
Harry Gantz has spent a lifetime filming the most personal, heart felt stories of thousands and thousands of people from all walks of life. Harry, along with his brother Joe, created and produced the groundbreaking, Emmy-winning HBO documentary series, Taxicab Confessions, which aired for 20 years on HBO. They produced the CBS Drama The Defenders, a courtroom drama that focused on defendant’s point of view, rather than most legal dramas, which focus on the prosecution. Harry and his brother produced American Winter, an HBO documentary about middle class families falling into poverty during the Great Recession. Three of the families featured in the film testified at a US Senate hearing on the decline of the middle class, at the invitation of Senator Elizabeth Warren and Senator Jeff Merkley. Harry is currently directing American Hate, a feature length documentary film that tells the stories of hate crimes victims, and their surviving families.
Harry Gantz’s years of experience filming the most personal stories of real people, make him particularly qualified to help causes, candidates, and organizations connect emotionally and instill trust with their constituents, their members, or their donors.Harry’s films can humanize a candidate by telling their story: the story of their constituents’ problems, the story of their constituents' successes, and the story of the real people who have been harmed by the policies of their opponents. Harry's films can humanize a cause, by telling the stories of those most affected by the issue the cause addresses. Harry can tell your story in a way that transcends politics, elevates your mission and your character, and gives a voice to the people you serve.
THE MISSION
"EVERY CANDIDATE, EVERY ORGANIZATION AND EVERY ISSUE HAS A STORY WITH A HUMAN ELEMENT. WE CAN CAPTURE THAT ON FILM, AND CREATE AN EFFECTIVE MESSAGING TOOL THAT DELIVERS"
As the digital age evolves, online video communication has become the medium of choice to inspire voters, activist, and donors. Every campaign season, spending on digital marketing tops the prior season. A universal truth of the internet is that meaningful video and film content works. It reaches viewers emotions and inspires sharing on social media. Yes, political party matters, yes, policy matters, but trust matters most! No matter how rational we think we are, emotions rule us all, and in the contentious political climate, emotions delivered through social media, rule public engagement more than ever. Feelings such as anger, empathy, fear, love, pride, and resentment are driving our decisions on who to support, how to contribute time and money, which causes best represent my world view. The political landscape we are in the midst of is a call to action, a call to spur both the old and the new generations to reject selfishness and embrace altruism. By touching people’s hearts through film and videos, we can find a common thread in our humanity to enact change.