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Fredric Lean is an award-winning documentary filmmaker known for his work about social and humanitarian issues. ==Biography== Lean was born in Paris, France, from French-Italian parents but lives in the U.S. At a very early age, he participated in 2 LP records, as a lead vocal, with Max Berlin (aka: Jean-Pierre Cerrone). One record was called 'Dream Disco',〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.discogs.com/Max-Berlins-Dream-Disco/release/102257 )〕 followed by 'New Wave' 〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.discogs.com/Max-Berlins-New-Wave/release/644015 )〕 a few years after. He's also the nephew of French disco pop icon Cerrone. He is also known for having worked in collaboration with the French TV network M6 on the development of a TV series based on the popular French comic books entitled 'Docteur Justice' (aka: Dr. Justice) published in comics series called ''Pif Gadget''〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://193.251.82.94/pif-collection/master.html?http://193.251.82.94/pif-collection/news54.html )〕 He created a website about 'Dr Justice' to re-launch the comic franchise in 2002. The site won international web awards in 2003 and in 2004.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.animationmagazine.net/internet/8_8_02.html )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.prweb.com/releases/2003/10/prweb82661.htm )〕 His first film (''Fragile'' )〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/01/prweb327715.htm )〕 was a 30 minutes short made in 2006 and starring Sheree J. Wilson〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.ultimatedallas.com/dallasinterviews/shereejwilson.html )〕 known for prime-time television series Dallas and Walker, Texas Ranger. The short was shot in mini DV at the time and was part of the Official Selection of ''Short Film Corner'' at the Cannes Film Festival 2006. His second film was a feature-length documentary called (''IRAQ: The Wind of Hope-The Wind of Al Amal'' ).〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.thewindofalamal.com )〕 The film explores the complicated struggle and fragmented stories of some Iraqi refugees and exiled as some of them attempt to integrate themselves into the American landscape while struggling with the demons of their past. The film was screened at the Headquarters of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in New York in June 2012.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://sirktv.com/2012/09/10/fredric-lean-winds-al-amal-part-ii/ )〕 He stated in an interview〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://insidereel.com/2012/09/10/fredric-lean-winds-al-amal-part-i/ )〕 it took him 4 years to make mainly because of the lack of budget and lack of interest by mainstream media. It was principally a one-man crew film (himself), except for some scenes shot in Iraq and a couple of scenes shot in the US. His next film (''Skydancers'' ) is an award-winning one-hour documentary, part of a series of 8-12 episodes. This first episode is about some of the world's top women aerobatics pilots. The film was shot late 2013 during the World Aerobatics Championship in Sherman, Texas. ''Skydancers'' has been in the Official Selection of several films festivals. In October 2014, Lean won his first award for 'Best Directing' at the Los Angeles New Wave International Film Festival.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://lanewwave.com/lanewwave/Fall_2014_Winners_2_2.html )〕 ''Skydancers'' won 3 additional awards ('Best Feature Documentary', 'Best Concept', & 'Best Cinematography'). In November 2014, the film won Third Place in the 'Best Feature Documentary' category at the All Sports Los Angeles Film Festival.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://allsportslafilmfest.com/ )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.snap-and-roll.com/articles/interviews/item/666-frederic-lean-skydancers-film-director.html )〕 The film has also been part of the Official Selection of the (Palm Beach International Film Festival ), (Artemis Women in Action Film Festival ), and the (Manhattan Film Festival ). He has also written a comic books series ''Wolf; The Last Howl'' published in Europe by Semic publications in 2004 and ''Avalaon'' (in development). 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「Fredric Lean」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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