Originally from Austin, Gary is a Brooklyn-based writer/director of film and theatre and a 2020 Outfest Screenwriting Lab Fellow for his upcoming first feature Our Last Summer, as well as an IFP/Gotham Alumnus. His three short films “Sunset” (2017), “Next Level Shit” (2019), and “Last Summer with Uncle Ira” (2020) all had award-winning international festival runs — including premieres at Palm Springs International Shortfest, the Rhode Island International Film Festival and Outfest. His theatre work has appeared on stages around the country. BA: Yale University.