years_active birth_place birthname article_title name occupation
2002 -- present united kingdom gabriel edmund range gabriel range
 gabriel range film director
gabriel range

gabriel range is a british filmmaker , who is probably best known for his fictional political-documentary about the assassination of george w. bush in `` death of a president '' .
range worked in journalism before moving into documentaries and docudrama .
in 2003 he wrote and directed `` the day britain stopped '' , a feature-length drama told in the style of documentary .
the film earned range a nomination for a british academy -lrb- bafta -rrb- tv craft award for best new director and won a royal television society craft and design award .
in 2005 range wrote and directed `` death of a president '' , which had its debut at the 2006 toronto international film festival .
the film won a total of 6 awards including ; the international critics prize -lrb- fipresci -rrb- at toronto , the international emmy award for the tv movie/mini-series category , the rts television award in the digital channel programme category from the royal television society , the rtbf tv prize for best picture award from the brussels european film festival for director gabriel range , the banff rockie award from the banff television festival for the film , and one for director gabriel range .
the film also received a nomination for best visual effects from the british academy tv awards in 2007 .
`` death of a president '' was distributed by newmarket films in the us .
rex reed of the new york observer identified the film as `` clever , thoughtful , and totally believable .
this is a film without a political agenda that everyone should see . ''
in the toronto star , peter howell said , `` the film 's deeper intentions ... elevate it into the company of such landmark works of historical argument as peter watkins 's the war game , costa-gavras 's z and , closer to home , michel brault 's les ordres .
every thinking person should see death of a president . ''
the film has been shown theatrically in more than 40 countries .
range was identified in screen international 's 2006 `` stars of tomorrow ' which labelled him a ` creator of innovative and convincing drama documentaries ... acclaimed for their plausibility , naturalism and integrity . '
in 2009 range began production on `` i am slave '' .
written by jeremy brock , the screenwriter of `` last king of scotland '' and `` mrs brown '' , and produced by andrea calderwood , the film is based on mende nazer and damien lewis ' book slave .
starring wunmi mosaku , isaach de bankole , hiam abbass and lubna azabal , the film had its international premiere at the 2010 toronto film festival .
the hollywood reporter praised range 's subtle touch , describing the film as ` heart-wrenching ' and ` unexpectedly gripping . '
writing in the daily telegraph , josh prince described it as ' a film of jolting accuracy and real emotional clout . '
the premiere of the film in the united kingdom was on channel 4 in 2010 , making it eligible for the 2011 bafta television awards ; it was nominated in the best single drama category .
`` i am slave '' also won best uk film at the 2010 uk music video and screen awards and was nominated for a broadcast award -lrb- best single drama -rrb- and a one world media award .
