After being denied entry into film school, he became a self-taught editor, screenwriter, producer and director. In 2006, he won an award for Best Music Video in the Urban Mediamakers Film Festival (UMFF) for Evander Holyfield's artist Cuttboy G Dinero's "Waiting For My Season" video. He has directed music videos[1] for Ice Cube, Rocko, Future, B.o.B, Mr. Bangladesh, Ne-Yo and Young Jeezy. In 2011, Gabriel Hart made The Hip Hop 100 - The One Hundred Most Influential People Hiphopblog.com Nominated 2011 BEFFTA Awards, "Atlanta’s household names such as Tyler Perry, Idris Elba, Dwight Eubanks and Gabriel Hart are all BEFFTA Nominees".[2] In 2011 Gabriel Hart went on to receive the 2011 BEFFTA USA Awards, for Best Video Director. He received national press ABC NEWS[3] for the"My President" video he directed for Young Jeezy ft. Nas.[4]