GerretWarner
Gerret grew up assisting his parents, folklorists Anne and Frank Warner, as they traveled rural America recording stories and old songs for the Library of Congress. He watched how his father’s genuine interest and respect made people comfortable and facilitated the recording of their oral histories. That childhood experience inspired him and gave him insight into documenting people's stories. An early job producing corporate videos and commercials in New York City briefly cured him of his filmmaking lust. But—after several years teaching—he was back at it again, this time with a different approach and subject. By combining his father’s interviewing techniques with his training in documentary film and a small crew, Gerret has developed an intimate style of filmmaking that grows naturally from and celebrates his subjects. Clients include Middlebury & Smith College, Standford and Yale, Martha's Vineyard Museum, MED EL and Stop Hunger Now. Documentaries include "Polly Hill and Her Arboretum," "Truth Underground," about three NC spoken word poets and "Vollis Simpson, Whirligig Artist."
