John Gallagher is a New York City-based filmmaker, a fixture on the New York scene for nearly 30 years as a director, writer, producer, author, historian and educator, with a wide range of international filmmaking resources and relationships, and a highly regarded, encyclopedic knowledge of films and filmmaking. His track record is especially strong in discovering and mentoring new talent, both in front of and behind the camera. Among the actors John has worked with in debut or significant early roles are John Leguizamo, Amanda Peet, Zach Braff, Michael Imperioli, Gretchen Mol, Matthew Lillard, Vincent Pastore, Steve Stanulis, Heather Matarazzo, and Denis Leary. Eight features and eighteen shorts have been produced under his 305 Media Group banner, all playing international film festivals, many directed by his young proteges. John's last three features have all received distribution from Sony companies including the feature comedy-drama The Networker , and The Legend of the Foreign Legion. He contributed the DVD audio commentary for William Wellman's Heroes for Sale on Warner Bros. Home Video's Forbidden Hollywood Vol. 3. He is also the New York programmer for Internationales Filmfest Oldenburg, the top indie fest in Europe.
Has also directed music videos and Off Broadway plays.
