The Gardner Documentary Group

11/18/2025

The Gardner Documentary Group is happy to announce that QUAKERS: The Quiet Revolutionaries has received the Jury Award for Best Feature Documentary from the New York Documentary Film Festival 🏆

11/07/2025

BALTIMORE AREA RESIDENTS:
The Gardner Documentary Group is pleased to announce that our short documentary, ONCE A CHILD SOLDIER, will be screened on Saturday, November 8th as part of the MARYLAND FILM FEST 2025. Click on DOCUMENTARY at https://snfparkway.org/mdff/lineup/

The film will be shown at 5:30, followed by a Q&A with Co-Producer Sopheap Theam. Venue is the Parkway Theater, 5 W. North Avenue, Baltimore, MD. Call 410-752-8083

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11/06/2025

https://www.cinemavillage.com/Now-Playing/new-york-documentary-film-festival-2025.html

10/30/2024

Our own SIBERIAN DREAM will enjoy an exciting revival in Paris this November. A Shaded View on Fashion Film (ASVOFF16) will present SIBERIAN DREAM on Friday, November 8, at 1:00, with Co-Producer Irina Pantaeva in attendance.

This 2004 documentary brings to life supermodel/actress/activist Irina Pantaeva's critically acclaimed memoir. We follow her Cinderella-like rise from remote Siberia to the runways of Paris and New York. But she wants her son Ruslan to meet his grandparents and learn about their roots as Buryats, a nomadic Mongolian tribe with a long history of political and cultural upheaval. Their visit to this unique corner of the world rounds out our story.

For information on tickets, please visit https://filmfreeway.com/ASVOFF/tickets

09/30/2024

The Cooper Union Alumni Association hosted multiple well-attended screenings of Mechanic to Millionaire: The Peter Cooper Story on September 27 and 28, followed by a Q&A session with Janet Gardner and Assistant Producer Keith Yeager. Many thanks to Elizabeth Rivera and Morgan Wilson-Menting for organizing and hosting.

09/18/2024

We're glad to have our film SIBERIAN DREAM, the story of supermodel Irina Pantaeva's return to her Buryat culture, in the Paris Lift-Off Film Festival. You can watch the film through September 29th online.

A $12 ticket gives you access to all the films in the festival. Look for SIBERIAN DREAM in the Features category. You may also vote for it for the Audience Choice award. Go to this link to buy a ticket:

Discover the best in independent film as the Paris Lift-Off Film Festival makes a triumphant return, offering a treasure trove of emerging artists.

08/23/2024

We're happy to announce that Siberian Dream is an Official Selection of the Paris Lift-Off Film Festival

06/25/2024

GREETINGS from Cambodia! We have arrived in Phnom Penh for the start of The Cambodia International Film Festival and are excited to experience it all.

On Saturday, June 29th from 2:00-4:30 our films will be in the spotlight at the Bophana Center. "Dancing Through Death: The Monkey, Magic and Madness of Cambodia" begins at 2:00 followed by a Q&A with Director/Producer Janet Gardner, Co-Producer Sopheap Theam and Assistant Producer Sophy Theam. At 3:30 "Lost Child: Sayon's Journey" will complete the presentation. Tickets are free, first come first serve.

For complete details please visit CIFF's page https://www.facebook.com/cambodiaiff or CIFF's website at https://cambodiaiff.com

Sabai, sabai! 🙂

05/21/2024

We're thrilled to report that both "Lost Child: Sayon's Journey" and "Dancing Through Death: The Monkey, Magic and Madness of Cambodia" have been selected for this year's Cambodia International Film Festival in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Festival dates are June 25-30, 2024.

The Cambodia International Film Festival (13th Edition in 2024) is the most significant and industry driven film event in the Kingdom of Cambodia and SE Asia...

05/09/2024

Please join us at the Trenton (NJ) Film Festival on May 18th for the World Premiere of "Once a Child Soldier," the story of Sayon Soeun's struggle to overcome his years as a Khmer Rouge child soldier in Cambodia's darkest hour. We are in the 12:00 block of films, and our team will be there for a Q&A afterward. For complete schedule and ticket information visit trentonfilmsociety.org.

05/09/2024

We are proud to announce the World Premiere of "Once a Child Soldier" at the Trenton Film Festival on Saturday, May 18, 2024. Come join us during the 12:00 block of films (there will be a Q&A with our team afterwards), or stay the whole day enjoying short and long films by local filmmakers.

Our first Regional Documentary Film Festival is a great opportunity to see locally made documentaries that focus on global and national issues with local impact. Filmmakers, many of whom will be available for Q&A after the showings, range from college students to seasoned professionals. The docu...

11/17/2023

Our short documentary, Precious Cargo: Return to Vietnam, continues to garner laurels. Special congratulations to Janet Gardner, awarded Best Director Short Documentary by the Sydney World Fest.