About Gaby Scott
Filmmaker, water
woman,
gastronomer,
specializing in human stories
Gaby Scott is a San Francisco based filmmaker and editor. Originally from the Boston area, she obtained her Master’s degree in Visual and Critical Studies from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Scott then moved to San Francisco and joined the post department at Goodby Silverstein & Partners, later becoming a full time staff editor at Avocados and Coconuts production house. She is currently a freelance film director and editor.
Scott’s directorial focus is on the non-linear – the cyclical interactions people have with their shifting landscapes and the philosophies that drive them.
She has directed and edited three award-winning short films, including Angela Wilson, a butcher's story about a female butcher and small business owner in San Francisco, Zoe, a surf story, a portrait of a young and ambitious surfer from Half Moon Bay, and A Certain Personality which reveals the philosophies of big wave women surfers of Northern California and their affinity for mother ocean. She is currently crafting a piece on cold-water swimming in the San Francisco Bay and the seasoned members of the Dolphin Club.
Her editorial commercial clients include: AAA, Apple, Airbnb, Allbirds, Ancestry, Athleta, Banana Republic, Cisco, Disney, Dropbox, Fairtrade, Fitbit, Hipcamp, Impossible Meats, Inboard, Intel, L.L. Bean, Nike, Rapha, Specialized, Salesforce, The Real Real, Wells Fargo, and Yeti.
Zoe, A Surf Story
Best Documentary Short - Chicago Women Film Fest 2023
Best Director - San Jose International Film Festival 2023
Best Woman Short - Independent Shorts Awards 2023
Best Short Documentary - St. Louis Film Awards 2023
Best Short Documentary - Amsterdam Movie Fest 2023
Official Selection - Mammoth Lakes Film Festival 2024
Angela Wilson, A Butcher Story
Official Selection -Frameline42 San Francisco International LGBTQ Film Festival 2018
Official Selection - Cinema Diverse, Palm Springs LGBTQ Film Festival 2018
Official Selection - DocFest, SF Documentary Film Festival 2018
Best of Bernal - Bernal Heights Outdoor Film Festival 2018
Official Selection - Napa Valley Film Festival 2018