photo: Madison L’Insalata
Leo is a New York based cinematographer with over a decade of experience in documentary, narrative, and commercial filmmaking. He received his B.A. from Northwestern University in radio/tv/film and American history.
Recent work includes the video assets for Jean-Michel Basquiat: King Pleasure, additional photography on MoviePass, MovieCrash (HBO), and 2nd Camera on Vice is Broke (TIFF 2024). Notable work includes music videos for Lawrence, with one video garnering over 3 million views.
His narrative and documentary work has screened at Tribeca Film Festival, SXSW, Outfest, NewFest and SeriesFest. Commercial clients include MoMA, IKEA, Hilton Hotels, Michael’s, and Crown Royal Whisky.
Local 600, Video Consortium
(e): leo@gallagherdp.com
Recognition / Press:
TRIBECA FILM FESTIVAL 2021 | Official Selection | Viral
NY Times | ‘Cats’ Returns Ditching the Junkyard for Queer Ballroom
Mammoth Lakes Film Festival 2024 | Official Selection | Psykhodrame
Outfest 2023 | Artistic Achievement Award | Rumpelstiltskin
Faces of Hunger Film Festival |Official Selection, Third Prize | Love, Chinatown
SERIES FEST 2021 | Official Selection | Viral
Selected CV:
Branded / Commercial
IKEA | Back to College 2023 | Ogilvy / Industrial Color
Michael’s|Crafts at Home | AE Vision x Genero
Crown Royal Whiskey | Digital Video Assets | Prod. Co. Gesundheit Media
Sesame Street in Communities| Digital Video (B Camera Operator) | Prod. Co. Fly’s Eye Films
Pixar Lightyear | BTS Video (B Camera Operator - Uzo Aduba interview)
Chosen Foods x Gail Simmons (B Camera Operator)
Hilton Honors | Social Media Ads | Prod. Co. Gesundheit Media
Silver Singles | Broadcast Spot | Prod. Co. Gesundheit Media
Elite Singles | Broadcast Spot | Prod. Co. Gesundheit Media
Old Navy Fischer Awards |Corporate Industrial | Client Old Navy, Prod. Co. Silver Sound
Arts / Video Installation / Theatrical
MoMA | LaToya Ruby Frasier Exhibition Curation Video | Prod. Co. Motion Principles
CATS | PAC NYC | Digital Promo
Harmony | Video Assets for Staged Musical | Video Design by batwin + robin, Dir. Warren Carlyle
Jean-Michel Basquiat: King Pleasure | Exhibition Interviews | Dir. Sophia Heriveaux, Client: Jean-Michel Basquiat Estate
the end / the beginning | Dance piece with live video projections | Hannah Cullen, New York Live Arts
Documentary / Unscripted
MoviePass, MovieCrash | Documentary Feature | Additional Photography, DP Axel Baumann
Vice is Broke | Documentary Feature | “B” Camera
Breaking Glass | Documentary Short | Prod Co. Payphone Films
Love, Chinatown | Documentary Short | Dir. Karen Yung
Rumpelstiltskin | Hybrid Short | Dir. Ethan Fuirst
Kevin Hart | Know Your Lines | Variety
Scripted / Narrative
Psykhodrame | Feature Film | Dir. Miles Blim
Viral | Web Series | Dir. Camille Casmier, Miles Blim
Mug Museum | Short Film | Dir. Jack Schimmel
All’s Well | Short Film | Dir. Talia Light Rake