Peter Gerard

I make movies and help people sell movies. I make and eat ice cream. And I write about films, distribution, art and the internet, with a bit of extra fun thrown in. Enjoy. I'm making a new film called Eat Songs.

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Our new short film The Routine will screen in Minneapolis at the Twin Cities Film Festival in October. If you want to find out how to get to the Next Level, this might be your last chance.

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My short film Motion/Static is screening this weekend at Art Walk Porty in Edinburgh. Look out for the Moving Images Cinema Caravan and pop in to give it a whirl! (Or you can watch it online right here)

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The Routine - a short film about Heaven's Gate

A new short film about the Heaven's Gate cult's last night on Earth.

My newest film is approaching Earth! 🛸

The Routine will premiere at Independent Film Festival Boston on April 27th.

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I was recently awarded a patent for the invention of "Personalized Dynamic Video Overlay in an Online Media Player" (US Patent 12,126,669) as part of my work for Adventr. Essentially we came up with a way to personalize videos in real-time so every viewer can see a unique version of the video.

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Want to Turn Your House into the Art House? Try Metrograph at Home.

The Metrograph theater in New York has expanded to include a streaming platform that spotlights foreign, art house, independent, classic and

Great write-up in the New York Times on Metrograph's streaming service, a project I've been working on as a technical product leader since 2020.

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Excited to share that Adventr - where I serve as Head of Product - has been named as one of the Most Innovative Companies by Fast Company.

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Successful exit for Welcome

Late last year Welcome was acquired by Dorsia, the restaurant booking app. Welcome was a fun project and got a lot of buzz. I'm excited to see how the team helps evolve Dorsia into the future.

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Last month I was saddened to learn that TRACY168, one of the stars of Just to Get a Rep, had passed away. We reconnected in the last couple years and he still had the same "wild style" that drew me to his story around twenty years ago.

The New York Times published a nice obituary and linked to a couple of my videos, including Just to Get a Rep. We'll miss you Tracy!

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Apps for Travelers Dreaming of Their Next Trip (Published 2021)

Yes, there’s turmoil in the travel world right now, but many people are still eager to linger over plans for future journeys. These new onli

Welcome was a featured app in the New York Times!

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Interactive streaming platform Adventr raises $5M in seed funding – TechCrunch

Founder and CEO Devo Harris got the idea for Adventr while working with the music industry’s biggest artists. “Adventr was inspired by my experience creating content for artists like Kanye West, Britney Spears and Nas,” he said. “The music videos where I introduced interacti…

Thrilled to announce that my client Adventr just raised a $5M seed round. Come see what we’re building - Adventr is the future of video.

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What was your 2020 like? Find out with my brand new magical IG filter that will reveal your 2020 stats. Shout out to Folosophy, who helped create it.

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Adventr – the interactive video creation platform I’ve been working on – is officially out of beta. And the crazy cool things people are creating on Adventr are already getting buzz. 

• The Texas Gentlemen’s interactive concert film, featured in Rolling Stone

• Interactive immersive theater by The Halogen Company, featured in HorrorBuzz

Want to make your own branching smart video? It’s now easier than ever, and free to get started with Adventr.

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THE DOG’S ADVENTURE

THE DOG’S ADVENTURE MARC JACOBS

I made a fun little interactive video for Marc Jacobs as part of my work on the interactive creation platform Adventr. I was responsible for the concept, storyboard, editing and sound design of the interactive video, using footage from one of their commercial shoots.

Check it out on the official Marc Jacobs Facebook and Twitter.

And if you want to create your own interactive video, it’s fun, easy and free with Adventr.

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Keynote at CoPro 22

I will be speaking (via webinar) at CoPro - The Israeli Co-Production Market about building audiences and creative release strategies on May 26th.

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If the fake news media writes about our fake art series, it must be real...

From CNN Style:

Peter Gerard, a filmmaker working on a series about the master forger based on Hebborn's memoir, thinks his story is still relevant in this "era of questionable authenticity of images." Today, the term "fake news" is thrown around casually by the president of the United States in speeches and on Twitter, and anyone who knows how to use Photoshop can doctor an image. But Hebborn scoffed at experts long before the dawn of the "Post-Truth Era."

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Excited to announce that our short film The Shutdown has been awarded a Vimeo Staff Pick. After many festival prizes and television broadcasts, it’s finally available to watch online for free. Enjoy!

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My pal Foad’s beautifully designed 𝞅-ruler just launched, and thanks to being featured by Kickstarter, it has shot way past its goal in less than a day. I edited the video and helped design the packaging artwork. If you like to draw lines, circles, squares, rectangles, or just measure things (or you know someone who does), you should get one. 😀 📏