About
Robert Gourley is an Emmy Award-winning filmmaker dedicated to crafting captivating narratives that foster empathy and forge connections. He specializes in vérite documentary filmmaking with a penchant for intimate storytelling with small crews.
Robert's visual storytelling career began at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill where he was a Morehead-Cain Scholar and garnered national acclaim from College Photographer of the Year and the Hearst Journalism Awards.
After working as a staff video journalist at the Los Angeles Times, Robert embarked on a freelance career in 2021, contributing to television and film projects spanning the globe. He has worked in eight countries: from navigating the confines of a nuclear reactor containment vessel at Fukushima Daiichi to interviewing cultural icons and editing issue-focused films for the ACLU.
Robert’s most recent work has been featured on Hulu, HBO Max, PBS NewsHour, NOVA, CNN, and CuriosityStream. He’s always ready for new collaborations and would love for you to reach out via email if you’re interested in working together on a project!
