
Gabe Gabriel
Directing
Biography
Gabe Gabriel is a queer South African writer, director, and actor. As a writer, Gabe has penned commissioned works for production companies in Canada, the US, India and South Africa; as a director, Gabe helmed South Africa's first gay Rom Com for Showmax; and his original father-son road trip screenplay 'Runs in the Family' (developed with real-life father and long-time collaborator Ian Gabriel) marks Gabe's first professional acting role since he came out as transgender in 2019.
Known For

A woman answers a help wanted ad to be a housekeeper in a mysterious New York City high-rise, unaware that she is entering a community that has seen a number of disappearances over the years and may be under the grip of a Satanic cult.
They Will Kill You

Disowned at birth by his obscenely wealthy family, blue-collar Becket Redfellow will stop at nothing to reclaim his inheritance, no matter how many relatives stand in his way.
How to Make a Killing

JJ, a veteran CIA agent, reunites with his protégé Sophie, in order to prevent a catastrophic nuclear plot targeting the Vatican.
My Spy The Eternal City

Haunted by a forbidden affair, a young man in a 1920s “conversion” clinic finds hope in a compassionate nurse who challenges the era’s cruel norms.
Lilies Not for Me

A 70-year old man abducts his dementia-suffering wife from her retirement home and goes on the run from both the police and his adult children.
A Kind of Madness

Over a fleeting week and a half, twenty-somethings Michael and Laura find counterparts within each other and form a deep, intense connection that is tested by their inevitable separation.
Hold Fast, Good Luck

In this witty father-son story, we are introduced to Varun, a former scammer, and River, a trans drag performer, as they venture on a road trip across South Africa to rescue River's long-lost mother from a rehab clinic in eSwatini. River’s only worry is missing Her Majesty’s Drag Competition and the opportunity to win the prize money to pay for his top surgery. With secrets bubbling to the surface and a competition to win, their relationship will be tested like never before.
Runs in the Family

A coming of age movie the world has never seen While South Africa battles through civil unrest and the final days of apartheid, Jeffrey Greenbaum battles through his raging hormones and the final days of high school. Will he be able to lose his virginity before the country goes up in flames?
Just Now Jeffrey

When Sam, a beloved small-town drama teacher, accidentally plays gay porn over the biggest school event of the year, he is forced into hiding with the event's guest and featured artist, Caleb, a closeted big city celebrity. Off to a rough start, the two are propelled out of their 'normal lives' for an unpredictable weekend at the teachers' house, hiding from their problems, from themselves, and from an outraged community on the hunt for answers to the tantalizing scandal - all this while pushing each other past their comfort zones with the humorous help of a close friend and a Motley Crew of naughty but nice students. But who or what will catch up with the unlikely pair first?
No Hiding Here
Irene is an estranged mother who seeks forgiveness from Granny Lee, a stubborn trans disco queen.
Untitled Granny Lee Film

A Black transmasculine Uber driver’s car becomes dangerously possessed when a German hippie offloads her trauma demon on a ride through the racially segregated, tourist-infested Cape Town.