Kirk Fraser

Kirk Fraser
Kirk Fraser
Born	February 12, 1976; Kingston, Jamaica
Occupation	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]

Selected filmography

The Life of Rayful Edmond (2005) (director & executive producer)
Lil' Kim: Countdown to Lockdown (2006) TV series (producer)
Against All Odds (2006) TV Movie (director & producer)
American Gangster (2006–2008) TV series (producer)
Party Boyz (2009) (executive producer)
Without Bias (2009) (director & executive producer)

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Result	Category	Series
2006	Urban DVD Awards	Won	Best Documentary	The Life of Rayful Edmond
2009	American Black Film Festival	Won	Best Documentary	Without Bias
2010	Black Reel Awards	Won	Best Documentary	Without Bias
2010	The New York Festivals	Won	Television & Film Community Portraits	Without Bias
2010	Sports Emmy Award	Nominated	Outstanding Sports Documentary	Without Bias 30 for 30
2010	Peabody Award	Won	Outstanding Documentary	ESPN Films 30 for 30

References

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.

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[1] 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.

[2] "BET's Lil' Kim reality series becomes channel's most-watched debut". Targetmarketnews.com. 2006-03-22. Retrieved 2012-02-24.

[3] 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.

[4] Bratcher, Drew (June 1, 2009). "Death of a Legend". Washingtonian.com. Retrieved August 1, 2009.

[5] "From Awards to Opening Nights, District Stars in Film and TV". July 20, 2009. Retrieved August 1, 2009.

[6] 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.