Jonathan Gruber is the Executive Producer of Black Eye Productions, where he has been directing, producing and writing documentary films and videos for more than 20 years. He has made multiple award-winning feature documentaries that have been prominently featured at festivals, aired on U.S. public television, and broadcast around the world including: Miriam Beerman: Expressing the Chaos (2015), Follow Me: The Yoni Netanyahu Story (2012), Jewish Soldiers in Blue & Gray (2011), Life is a Banquet (2009), and Pola’s March (1998).
His TV shows have aired on the History Channel, Discovery Channels, National Geographic, and many more. He was an executive producer and co-creator of the MSNBC series, Story of Cool (2018). He has worked extensively in historical subjects, including Alexander the Great, Leonardo da Vinci, and the nuclear bombing of Hiroshima.
Jonathan looks at all projects as stories worth remembering. His work has helped facilitate social movements, sparked policy change, celebrated long-overlooked individuals, informed generations, built brands, and of course, entertained!