Gabe Polsky
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Gabe Polsky speaking at the premiere of Red Army at the 2014 AFI Film Festival
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| Born | May 3, 1979 |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Film director, writer, producer |
Gabe Polsky (born May 3, 1979) is an American film director, writer, and producer.
Polsky was born to Soviet immigrants and raised in the Chicago area. He went to the Hotchkiss School for his high school education. After graduating, he went on to Yale University and played hockey there.
Polsky wrote, directed and produced Red Army, a documentary film about the Soviet Union and its famed ice hockey team. Red Army premiered at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival and was released in theaters by Sony Pictures Classics on Jan. 22, 2015.
A. O. Scott of The New York Times called Red Army a "stirring, crazy story—a Russian novel of Tolstoyan sweep and Gogl-esque absurdity.”Time Magazine said: "this playful, poignant film presents a human story that transcends decades, borders and ideologies.”Scott Feinberg of The Hollywood Reporter called the film "one of the best documentaries that I have ever seen.”
Red Army was the only documentary included in the official selections at the 2014 Cannes,Telluride,Toronto,New York, and AFI, film festivals. Red Army won Audience Awards at the 2014 AFI,Chicago and Middleburg film festivals. The film was selected as the Opening Ceremony film of the 2014 Moscow International Film Festival.
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