Gabriel Carrer


Gabriel Carrer also known as PGC is a film director, screenwriter and producer.
He is known for directing the vigilante genre film The Demolisher and producing over 50 music videos across North America, directing the documentary film Underbelly, and the action/siege film For the Sake of Vicious. In 2014, Carrer co-founded the Canadian-based film collective company Latefox Pictures Inc.

Early life

Carrer was born in Guelph, Ontario Canada. His cousin Frank C. Carere was a special effects artist for various films including Videodrome and The Gate.
He attended the School of English and Theatre studies at the 'University of Guelph' and was a classically trained pianist at the 'Suzuki Method School of Music'.

Career

2003–2010: The first three and 50 Music videos

During the span of 7 years, Carrer was hired by Kevin Zinger, an American movie producer and media entrepreneur based in San Diego, California. During this time Carrer travelled in a van, shot and directed nearly 50 music videos across Los Angeles and North America for Zinger's management company Regime72 and record label Suburban Noise Records. Some of the artists included Eyes Set to Kill, Swollen Members, Kottonmouth Kings, Unwritten Law, X-Clan and Hed p.e.
Prior to directing music videos, Carrer made his directorial debut at the age of 23 with the ultra low budget horror film Desperate Souls. Although the film was self financed, it was released and distributed by Alliance Atlantis and Lions Gate Films. Soon after the release, Carrer directed a film called Kill, which featured much of the same cast from Desperate Souls. The film was nearly lost due to the digital footage being damaged, but was recovered and had a late release by Troma Entertainment.
The third film Carrer helmed shortly after was entitled If A Tree Falls. It gave Carrer an audience where it had its world premiere at the Fantasia International Film Festival. The film was picked up and released internationally by Raven Banner Entertainment.

2010–2015: The next wave and the acclaimed vigilante

In 2011, Carrer directed the claustrophobic thriller In the House of Flies featuring punk rock icon and social commentator Henry Rollins as "The Voice".
Following the tense thriller, Gabriel wrote and directed The Demolisher. He won the Silver Audience Award at the Fantasia International Film Festival where it had its world premiere, and won Best Director at the Fantastic Planet Film Festival in Australia. The film also premiered at SITGES, the Vancouver International Film Festival and the Toronto After Dark Film Festival. Receiving acclaimed reviews, The Hollywood Reporter claims "The Demolisher marks its director-screenwriter as a talent to watch."

2015-2020: Underbelly and Vicious

Carrer was hired by Executive Producer Brian Greif who produced the acclaimed documentary Saving Banksy to undertake a new documentary called Underbelly. The Underbelly Project was the world's best-kept urban art secret. The documentary explored the adventure underground of the world's leading urban artists, such as Ron English, Swoon, Faile, Revok, Shepard Fairey and many others. Making late-night trips to an abandoned New York City subway station right below a police station, the curators Workhouse and PAC share details with other artists 'about their secret expeditions.
In late 2019, Raven Banner Entertainment hired Carrer along with long time friend Reese Eveneshen to direct the new action/siege film For the Sake of Vicious starring Lora Burke from Poor Angles and Lifechanger

Filmography

Feature films