Kirk Fraser Explained
| Kirk Fraser |
| Birth Date: | February 12, 1976 |
| Birth Place: | Kingston, Jamaica |
| Occupation: | Producer, director, screenwriter |
| Yearsactive: | 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, 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]
Selected filmography
- The Life of Rayful Edmond (2005) Documentary (director & executive producer)
- (2006) TV series (producer)
- Against All Odds (2006) Documentary (director & producer)
- American Gangster (2006–2008) TV series (producer)
- Party Boyz (2009) TV series (executive producer)
- ESPN 30 For 30: Without Bias (2009) Documentary (director & executive producer)
- Mayor For Life (2010) TV series (director & executive producer)
- Road To The Championship (2011) Documentary (director & executive producer)
- Nas: Life Is Good Tour (2012) Documentary (director & executive producer)
- Ward 8: The Past, The Present, The Future (2014) Documentary (director & producer)
- Frances Tiafoe (2016) Documentary (director & executive producer)
- From Scratch: The Birth of Hip Hop (2017) Documentary (director & producer)
- Couples' Night (2018) Movie (associate producer)
- United We Stand: The Ali Summit (2018) Documentary (directed & producer)
- Naked Hustle (2018) TV series (director & executive producer)
- Angrily Ever After (2019) Movie (producer)
- Hip Hop Holiday (2019) Movie (associate producer)
- Twas Chaos before Christmas (2019) Movie (producer)
- The Baby Proposal (2019) Movie (associate producer)
- Open (2020) Movie (associate producer)
- (2020) Documentary (producer)
- Naked Hustle (2020) Documentary (director & executive producer)
- Len Bias Law (2020) Documentary (director & executive producer)
- The Life of Rayful Edmond: The Rise and Fall - Special Edition (2020) Documentary (director & executive producer)
- Tuskegee Airmen: Legacy of Courage (2021) Documentary (director & executive producer)
- Boiling Point (2021) TV series (producer)
Awards and nominations
External links
Notes and References
- News: A Drug Kingpin's Hot-Selling Story: DVD on Rayful Edmond III Has Captivated Washington. Henri E.. Cauvin. Washington Post. July 22, 2005. August 1, 2009.
- Web site: BET's Lil' Kim reality series becomes channel's most-watched debut . Targetmarketnews.com . 2006-03-22 . 2012-02-24.
- News: Len Bias Movie Promoted at Sundance: Guerilla marketing tactics pay off for a group of Washington filmmakers. Nancy Doyle. Palmer. February 26, 2008. Washingtonian.com. August 1, 2009.
- News: Death of a Legend. Drew. Bratcher. June 1, 2009. Washingtonian.com. August 1, 2009.
- News: From Awards to Opening Nights, District Stars in Film and TV. August 1, 2009. July 20, 2009.
- News: ESPN's '30 for 30' Lets Flmmakers Take the Real Big Picture Behind the Games. Franz. Lidz. New York Times. September 30, 2009. October 24, 2009.
- Web site: Tuskegee Airmen: Legacy of Courage. 2021-02-05. HISTORY. en.
- Web site: HISTORY Channel Announces New 'Tuskegee Airmen' Documentary from Robin Roberts. Magee. Ny. 2021-01-28. 2021-02-05. EURweb.
