Philip Gelatt

Philip Gelatt is an American screenwriter, film director, producer and video game writer.^[1][2] He is best known for his work on the animated film, The Spine of Night and the Netflix animated series, Love, Death & Robots.^[3][4]

Philip Gelatt
Gelatt in 2014
Born	Philip Gelatt Jr. La Crosse, Wisconsin, U.S.
Occupations	Director writer producer video game writer
Years active	2011–present

Life and career

Gelatt was born in La Crosse, Wisconsin. He graduated from New York University in Cinema Studies with a minor in Anthropology and has worked in the comic book industry.^[5]

Gelatt's debut feature film, The Bleeding House, premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival in 2011.^[6] In 2013, He wrote the science fiction film Europa Report, directed by Sebastián Cordero.^[7] Along with Rhianna Pratchett, he co-wrote his debut video game, Rise of the Tomb Raider in 2015.^[8] In 2018, he wrote, directed and produced the film They Remain, based on Laird Barron's short story -30-.^[9] In 2021, he co-directed and co-wrote the 2D adult animated film The Spine of Night, along with Morgan Galen King, which premiered at South by Southwest.^[10]

Gelatt serves as the director of the film track for the bi-annual NecronomiCon Providence.^[11]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Director	Writer	Producer
2011	The Bleeding House	Yes	Yes
2013	Europa Report		Yes
2018	They Remain	Yes	Yes	Yes
2021	The Spine of Night	Yes	Yes	Yes
2023	Gray Matter	No	Yes	No

Television

Year	Title	Notes
2020	One Minute Worlds	4 episodes
2019–present	Love, Death & Robots	21 episodes

Video game

• Rise of the Tomb Raider (2015)
• Amnesia: The Bunker (2023)

Publications

• 2008 - Indiana Jones Adventures Volume 1 ISBN 978-1-5930790-5-5
• 2008 - Labor Days ISBN 978-1-9326649-2-8
• 2011 - Petrograd ISBN 978-1-9349644-4-6^[12]

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Work	Result	Ref.
2014	Nebula Award	Ray Bradbury Award	Europa Report	Nominated	[13]
2016	Writers Guild of America Awards	Videogame Writing	Rise of the Tomb Raider	Won	[14]
2021	Fantasia International Film Festival	Best Animated Feature	The Spine of Night	Nominated	[15]
	Primetime Emmy Awards	Outstanding Short Form Animated Program	Love, Death & Robots	Won	[16]