American film director
Kirk Fraser
Born (1976-02-12 ) February 12, 1976 (age 48) Occupation(s) Producer, director, screenwriter Years active 1998–present
Kirk Fraser (born February 12, 1976) is a film director , screenwriter , and film producer .
Kirk Fraser's first documentary film, The Life of Rayful Edmond : The Rise and Fall, Vol. I was released on July 12, 2005.[ 1]
In 2006 Fraser teamed up with Lil' Kim and Tracey Edmonds to develop a reality series, Lil' Kim: Countdown to Lockdown on BET . It was the highest debuting series in BET history with 1.9 million viewers.[ 2]
Fraser produced and directed Without Bias , a documentary film on Len Bias .[ 3] [ 4] The film was awarded the Grand Jury Prize for Best Documentary at the 13th Annual American Black Film Festival .[ 5]
In 2009 ESPN selected Fraser to join the list of the top 30 film directors to develop 30 for 30 , a series of documentaries in celebration of ESPN's 30Th Anniversary.[ 6]
In 2020 Fraser directed and executive produced the one-hour documentary Tuskegee Airmen: Legacy of Courage for History ,[ 7] which will premiere on 10 February 2021.[ 8]
^ Cauvin, Henri E. (July 22, 2005). "A Drug Kingpin's Hot-Selling Story: DVD on Rayful Edmond III Has Captivated Washington" . Washington Post . Retrieved August 1, 2009 .
^ "BET's Lil' Kim reality series becomes channel's most-watched debut" . Targetmarketnews.com. 2006-03-22. Retrieved 2012-02-24 .
^ Palmer, Nancy Doyle (February 26, 2008). "Len Bias Movie Promoted at Sundance: Guerilla marketing tactics pay off for a group of Washington filmmakers" . Washingtonian.com . Retrieved August 1, 2009 .
^ Bratcher, Drew (June 1, 2009). "Death of a Legend" . Washingtonian.com . Retrieved August 1, 2009 .
^ "From Awards to Opening Nights, District Stars in Film and TV" . July 20, 2009. Retrieved August 1, 2009 .
^ Lidz, Franz (September 30, 2009). "ESPN's '30 for 30' Lets Flmmakers Take the Real Big Picture Behind the Games" . New York Times . Retrieved October 24, 2009 .
^ "Tuskegee Airmen: Legacy of Courage" . HISTORY . Retrieved 2021-02-05 .
^ Magee, Ny (2021-01-28). "HISTORY Channel Announces New 'Tuskegee Airmen' Documentary from Robin Roberts" . EURweb . Retrieved 2021-02-05 .