David Gelb (born October 16, 1983) is an American film director and co-founder of Supper Club, a production company. He is most known for his documentary work on the subject of food and cuisine, including the 2011 film ''

Jiro Dreams of Sushi ''Jiro Dreams of Sushi'' is a 2011 Japanese-language American documentary film directed by David Gelb. The film follows , an 85-year-old sushi master and owner of Sukiyabashi Jiro, previously a Michelin three-star restaurant. Sukiyabashi Jiro ...

'', the Netflix series '' Chef's Table'' and ''

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'', and the 2021 film '' Wolfgang''.

Life and career

Gelb was born in

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. He attended the

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and graduated from the

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. His father is

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, the general manager of the

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; his paternal grandfather was Arthur Gelb, a former managing editor of ''

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''. In 2016, he married Christine D'Souza Gelb, who is the principal of the

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-backed production and talent management firm, 2AM. David Gelb released ''Jiro Dreams of Sushi'' in 2012. He created a food documentary series for

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called '' Chef's Table'', which he considers a follow-up to ''Jiro Dreams of Sushi''. Gelb's 2015 documentary, ''A Faster Horse'', examines the development of the 2015 Ford Mustang, a film timed to coincide with the 50th anniversary of the first Mustang. Gelb, Brian McGinn and Jason Sterman produced

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, a documentary series about the impact of

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on culture.

Filmography

Awards

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Gelb, David 1983 births Living people Artists from New York City Film directors from New York (state) American film editors 20th-century American Jews American people of Russian-Jewish descent The Masters School people Film directors from New York City 21st-century American Jews