2024 20 in their Twenties: Ashton Gleckman

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Filmmaker and Composer | Blackbird Pictures

Age: 24

Hometown: Carmel

Education: Carmel High School 

Family: parents, Ari and Jennifer Gleckman; siblings, Ariana and Summer

Years with organization: 5

First job: Writing the music for a documentary created by New York filmmaker Gi Orman at age 15. 

Morning person or night owl: 100% morning person. “I start working each day at around 7:30 a.m. Study sessions/film prep and research are usually done at Starbucks locations around Carmel.”

TV show recommendation: “The Haunting of Hill House,” a 10-part series by writer/director Mike Flanagan. “Each episode was written and directed by Flanagan—a brilliant filmmaker from Massachusetts, and it has so many of the elements I admire—intricate storytelling, amazing craft, atmosphere, and music.” 

(IBJ photo/Eric Learned)

Ashton Gleckman likes to say that he lives and breathes cinema. Five years ago, he founded his production company, Blackbird Pictures, and has directed, edited and co-scored the documentary films “Kennedy” (for the History Channel), “We Shall Not Die Now” (released via Amazon Prime) and “The Hills I Call Home” (released by Gravitas Ventures). He also has worked independently as a film composer and hosts the YouTube series “Behind the Score,” in which he analyzes famous film soundtracks. The series has about 60,000 subscribers. Gleckman started as a musician at the age of 7, played in bands and recorded his first album at age 13. In 2018, Oscar- and Grammy-winning composer Hans Zimmer came across Gleckman’s music and offered him a job. Then he began a career as a documentary filmmaker. For his eight-episode series “Kennedy,” he filmed more than 80 interviews, captured more than 170 hours of footage and was able to work with actor Peter Coyote.•

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