Phillip Montgomery is a Los Angeles-based filmmaker and graduate of NYU's Tisch School of the Arts. His directing work spans award-winning films, television, and commercials for brands like Jack Daniel's, Guinness, Walmart, GE, and IBM. In 2019, he was awarded the Cannes Lions Silver, Bronze, and Jury Prize for his immersive commercial campaign for the 60th Anniversary Grammy Awards. He most recently directed the Kevin Costner Mini-Series "The West" (History Channel) and "Sitting Bull", executive produced by Leonardo DiCaprio. He earned Cannes Silver and Bronze Lions for his Grammy Awards campaign, and his short film "Child of the Sky" premiered at the New York Film Festival. Phillip's earlier work includes the feature doc #ReGENERATION narrated by Ryan Gosling, which won the Youth Jury Award at SIFF, and his short film "Today" exploring LA's Water Crisis was honored with a Special Jury Prize. He was named to SHOOT Magazine's New Directors Showcase and received the Cannes New Director Award for his work with the 2012 Olympics for P&G.
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Biography from IMDb.
- Director and producer
- 3 on MovieCove
What are Phillip Montgomery's films like?
Across a limited sample of 3 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Power and Self.
Moods and endings
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Phillip Montgomery's films?
As of October 24, 2026, all 3 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
- Curiosity Stream
Subscription and free streaming for Phillip Montgomery's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
3 credits, 3 with a MovieCove page.
Sitting Bull(2025)
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows
Career shape
Across a limited sample of 3 MovieCove titles from 2021 to 2025.
Who does Phillip Montgomery work with?
People who share at least 2 of Phillip Montgomery's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Eli Lehrer shares the most, 3.
Writers
- Stephen DavidShared titles: Sitting Bull (2025), The Titans That Built America (2021)See all 2 shared titles with Stephen David
Editors
- Jonathan SouleShared titles: Sitting Bull (2025), The Titans That Built America (2021)See all 2 shared titles with Jonathan Soule
- Ryan DoyleShared titles: Sitting Bull (2025), The Titans That Built America (2021)See all 2 shared titles with Ryan Doyle
Producers
- Eli LehrerShared titles: Sitting Bull (2025), The American Presidency with Bill Clinton (2022), The Titans That Built America (2021)See all 3 shared titles with Eli Lehrer
- Zachary BehrShared titles: Sitting Bull (2025), The American Presidency with Bill Clinton (2022), The Titans That Built America (2021)See all 3 shared titles with Zachary Behr
- Jennifer DavissonShared titles: Sitting Bull (2025), The Titans That Built America (2021)See all 2 shared titles with Jennifer Davisson
- Leonardo DiCaprioShared titles: Sitting Bull (2025), The Titans That Built America (2021)See all 2 shared titles with Leonardo DiCaprio
Mixed roles
- Christian BakerShared titles: Sitting Bull (2025), The Titans That Built America (2021)See all 2 shared titles with Christian Baker