Gayle Ferraro

DIRECTOR + PRODUCER

Gayle Ferraro has directed and produced four feature documentaries in Bangladesh, Myanmar, India and the United States. Her most recent film, TO CATCH A DOLLAR: MUHAMMAD YUNUS BANKS ON AMERICA, premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in 2010 after receiving a Sundance Documentary Program / Skoll Foundation “Stories of Change” grant. ANONYMOUSLY YOURS (2002), which Ferraro filmed clandestinely in Myanmar, played at numerous festivals including Boston International Film Festival and AFI Fest.

Ferraro is currently developing two films: WELCOME, SORRY YOU’RE HERE, which follows a grief-support group for women who lost a family member to overdose, and JULY 36, which documents the 2024 Bangladesh revolution.

Gayle Ferraro and crew, including producer Sardar Ronie and director of photography Ahmed Himu, during the making of the documentary film “July 36” in Bangladesh.

Gayle Ferraro and cinematographer Laurie K. Gilbert during the production of "Ganges: River To Heaven."

Gayle Ferraro and cinematographer Laurie K. Gilbert during the production of "Ganges: River To Heaven."

Gayle Ferraro and crew during the production of "Ganges: River To Heaven."

Gayle Ferraro and crew during the production of "Ganges: River To Heaven."

Gayle Ferraro with editor and frequent collaborator Keiko Deguchi at the Sundance Director’s Lab

  • Gayle Ferraro, Muhammad Yunus, Lamiya Morshed, and Nelson Mandela in Johannesburg

  • Gayle Ferraro attends a local screening of “Ganges: River To Heaven”