[6] In 2014, Polsky wrote, directed, and produced Red Army, a documentary film which tells the story of the rise and fall of the Soviet Union through an ice hockey team.

Red Army was executive produced by Jerry Weintraub and Werner Herzog and premiered at the Cannes Film Festival.

[7] Red Army was the only documentary included in the official selections at the 2014 Cannes,[8] Telluride,[9] Toronto,[10] New York,[11] and AFI,[12] film festivals.

[20][21] Polsky wrote, directed, and produced the documentary Red Penguins, which premiered at the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival.

In 2020, Gabe Polsky also directed season 24, episode 21 of Storyville called Red Penguins: Murder, Money and Ice Hockey.