James Gartner, one of America’s foremost commercial directors and a 2-time Director’s Guild of America Award winner for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Commercials. Director of GLORY ROAD, starring Josh Lucas, Derek Luke and Jon Voight, released by Walt Disney Pictures. Based on the remarkable true story of the 1966 Texas Western basketball team that defied expectations and conquered the NCAA Tournament, GLORY ROAD features Lucas as Hall of Fame coach Don Haskins, whose team made basketball history by having a starting lineup composed entirely of African Americans.
One of the industry’s most honored and respected commercial directors, Gartner has created classic spots for AT&T, Coca-Cola, Federal Express and Visa which are immediately recognizable.
A native of Detroit, Gartner attended Ferris State University, Michigan, and soon found himself immersed in entertainment media, a field he had long waited to inhabit. Gartner resides in Traverse City, Michigan with his wife Lauri – they have three children.
twitter