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Andrew Shapter (born 30 December 1966) is an American film director, writer and photographer. Shapter completed cancer treatment in October 2014. Shapter is known for his films: ''Before the Music Dies'' (2006),''Happiness Is'' (2009), and ''The Teller and the Truth'' (2015) Shapter is a partner at creative production company, Roadwings Entertainment, which has offices in Austin, Las Vegas, and San Francisco. 〔 ==Feature Films== Shapter's third feature film, a narrative drama, titled, ''The Teller and The Truth'', (2015) explores the story of Francis Wetherbee, a beautiful, young bank teller who's been missing since a 1974 bank robbery in Smithville, TX. ''The Teller and the Truth'' was shot over a period of five years and edited with the help of Nevie Owens and Sandra Adair, members of Richard Linklater's editing team, in part, while Shapter underwent radiation and chemotherapy. ''The Teller and the Truth'' stars actress Leilani Galvan and Russell Gustave Ochoa. 〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2069961/ )〕 The 2006 documentary, ''Before the Music Dies'', was directed and co-written by Andrew Shapter, and produced and co-written by Joel Rasmussen.〔 〕 ''Before the Music Dies'' examines the rise of homogenization within the contemporary music industry. 〔 The documentary was an homage to Shapter's brother, John, who had died shortly before the idea for the film was conceived. The cast includes many noteworthy musicians including Erykah Badu, Dave Matthews, Eric Clapton, Branford Marsalis and Questlove.〔 Before the Music Dies premiered at the 2006 South by Southwest Film Festival. Shapter's follow up film, ''Happiness Is'', was released in 2009, and examines the American "pursuit of happiness". ''Happiness is'' examines the effect of upward and downward social comparisons. Shapter gives the parting shot to Alan Graham, Founder of Mobile Loaves and Fishes, a Homeless Outreach Program in Austin, Texas. The film concludes with the sentiment, "Recognize what you have; appreciate what you have. Don't get caught up in envy for things you don't need." 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Andrew Shapter」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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