David Lee Miller is an American film director, screenwriter, composer and producer. He is best known for writing, producing and directing the award-winning teen comedy-drama film '' Archie's Final Project'', also known as ''

My Suicide ''Archie's Final Project'' (also known by its original title ''My Suicide'') is a 2009 American comedy-drama film produced and directed by David Lee Miller and written by Miller, Eric J. Adams, and Gabriel Sunday, who also served as second unit d ...

''. Miller also co-authored the children's picture book '' The Cat Who Lived with Anne Frank''.

Early life

Miller was born in the city of

Milwaukee, Wisconsin Milwaukee ( ), officially the City of Milwaukee, is both the most populous and most densely populated city in the U.S. state of Wisconsin and the county seat of Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, Milwaukee County. With a population of 577,222 at th ...

. He grew up playing

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in the Milwaukee-Chicago area. He is a graduate of Stanford University's film and journalism programs, and

Princeton University Princeton University is a private research university in Princeton, New Jersey. Founded in 1746 in Elizabeth as the College of New Jersey, Princeton is the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States and one of the ...

's creative writing program.

Career

Writers Guild of America The Writers Guild of America is the joint efforts of two different US labor unions representing TV and film writers: * The Writers Guild of America, East (WGAE), headquartered in New York City and affiliated with the AFL–CIO * The Writers Gu ...

member, Miller wrote for the Fox/Marvel's ''Spider-Man: The Animated Series'' in 1995, directed and scored one of the first home video releases ''Zoo-opolis!'', and wrote the Simon & Schuster picture storybooks ''Baby'' and ''The Goonies''. Miller directed one of the first widely released

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, ''The Voyager Company's Mozart: The Dissonant Quartet''. In 1991, Miller was the Head of the Criterion Collection, creating the first interactive documentaries on laserdisc which became known as Special Editions. He also created some of the first kids’ computer games, including ''Zoo Explorers'', ''Ocean Explorers'', ''Bug Explorers'' and ''Dinosaur Explorers''. He also produced, directed, wrote and scored

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’s ''All Dogs Go To Heaven Activity Center''. Miller wrote, produced and directed the sci-fi comedy horror movie, ''Breakfast of Aliens''. Miller co-founded ''Regenerate'', a by youth-for-youth nonprofit media organization dedicated to saving young lives through youth arts empowerment. Miller received an audience with Pope Benedict XVI in the

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at the

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's historic The Meeting with Artists on November 21, 2009 on the 45th anniversary of a similar event that took place with Pope Paul VI.

Awards

, - , 2009 , ''My Suicide'' , Crystal Bear Best Picture Generation 14plus —

Berlin International Film Festival The Berlin International Film Festival (german: Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin), usually called the Berlinale (), is a major international film festival held annually in Berlin, Germany. Founded in 1951 and originally run in June, the fest ...

, , - , 2009 , ''My Suicide'' , Grand Jury Award for Best Feature — GenArt Film Festival , , - , 2009 , ''My Suicide'' , Audience Award for Best Feature — GenArt Film Festival , , - , 2009 , ''My Suicide'' , Jury Grand Prix for Best Picture — Giffoni Film Festival 2009 , , - , 2009 , ''My Suicide'' , Special Jury Grand Prix, Golden Gryphon for Best Picture — Giffoni Film Festival , , - , 2009 , ''My Suicide'' , Audience Award for Best Picture — Giffoni Film Festival , , - , 2009 , ''My Suicide'' , MyMovies Award for Best Picture — Giffoni Film Festival , , - , 2009 , ''My Suicide'' , Outstanding Achievement in Filmmaking —

Newport Beach Film Festival The Newport Beach Film Festival (NBFF) is an annual film festival in Newport Beach, California, typically held in late April. In 2022, it was announced that the festival have permanently changed its date to be held in October, as the festival beg ...

, , - , 2009 , ''My Suicide'' , Youth Jury Award for Best FutureWave Feature —

Seattle International Film Festival The Seattle International Film Festival (SIFF), held annually in Seattle, Washington since 1976, is among the top film festivals in North America. Audiences have grown steadily; the 2006 festival had 160,000 attendees. The SIFF runs for more th ...

2009 , , - , 2009 , ''My Suicide'' , Grand Jury Prize for Best Dramatic Feature —

Edmonton International Film Festival The Edmonton International Film Festival (EIFF) is a nine-day film festival in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, hosted at Landmark Cinemas at Edmonton City Centre. It is supported by and partnered with Telefilm Canada, Government of Alberta, Alberta ...

2009 , , - , 2009 , ''My Suicide'' , Peoples Choice Award for Best Feature Film —

, , - , 2009 , ''My Suicide'' , Best Film — Buster International Film Festival , , - , 2009 , ''My Suicide'' , Jury Award for Best International Feature —

Raindance Film Festival Raindance is an independent film festival and film school that operates in major cities including London, Los Angeles, New York, Vancouver, Toronto, Montreal, Budapest, Berlin, and Brussels. The festival was established in 1992 by Elliot Grove t ...

, , - , 2009 , ''My Suicide'' , The Camerio International Jury Award for Best Feature Film —

Carrousel international du film de Rimouski Carrousel international du film de Rimouski is a children's film festival taking place each year in Rimouski, Quebec Quebec ( ; )According to the Canadian government, ''Québec'' (with the acute accent) is the official name in Canadia ...

2009 , , - , 2009 , ''My Suicide'' , Grand Youth Jury Award for Best Feature Film — Exground Filmfest, Weisbaden, Germany ,

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Miller, David Lee 1955 births Living people American film directors American male screenwriters American film producers