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James Gallagher

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James Gallagher

Born April 27, 1990 · New York, NY, United States (age 36)

James Gallagher is an American filmmaker and photographer. His documentary feature Songs About Fucking (2023) follows musician Marc Rebillet during the first sold out tour in North America after the pandemic. Since there was no room for additional crew members on the bus, Gallagher served as director, cinematographer, and sound mixer for the fifty three day shoot. The film premiered at the Tribeca…

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PaulettePaulette · 2021
Paulette
★ 7.02021
MovieDocumentary
A short documentary following Paulette Harwood, a 90-year-old former Radio City Music Hall Corps de Ballet soloist, as she teaches the final classes in a school she's run for sixty years.
LOVELOVE · 2026
LOVE
2026
MovieDrama
A gorgeous and frequently emotional rumination on the “big things” in life, James Gallagher’s new short film, Love, poses questions on what we love, why we love it, and what happens when the desire to win becomes detrimental to our experience of ourselves and other people. While that description seems preachy, the film is not didactic—on the contrary, its plot is extremely loose and impressionistic, requiring the viewer some effort to construct its fast-moving snippets into a coherent narrative.
King HamletKing Hamlet · 2025
King Hamlet
2025
MovieDocumentary
Actor Oscar Isaac takes on the iconic role of Shakespeare's Danish prince in an intimate look at his preparation and performance at NYC's Public Theater.
Songs About FuckingSongs About Fucking · 2023
Songs About Fucking
2023
MovieDocumentary
Artist, showman, and robe-clad raconteur Marc Rebillet embarks on one of the first live music tours after COVID-19 lockdown.

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