Kirk Fraser (born February 12, 1976) is a

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, and

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. Kirk Fraser's first documentary film, The Life of Rayful Edmond: ''The Rise and Fall, Vol. I'' was released on July 12, 2005. In 2006 Fraser teamed up with

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and

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to develop a reality series, '' Lil' Kim: Countdown to Lockdown'' on

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. It was the highest debuting series in BET history with 1.9 million viewers. Fraser produced and directed ''Without Bias'', a documentary film on

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. The film was awarded the Grand Jury Prize for Best Documentary at the 13th Annual

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. In 2009

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selected Fraser to join the list of the top 30 film directors to develop

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, a series of documentaries in celebration of ESPN's 30Th Anniversary. In 2020 Fraser directed and executive produced the one-hour documentary ''Tuskegee Airmen: Legacy of Courage'' for

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, which will premiere on 10 February 2021.

Selected filmography

*'' The Life of Rayful Edmond'' (2005) Documentary (director & executive producer) *'' Lil' Kim: Countdown to Lockdown'' (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 ''30 for 30'' is the title for a series of documentary films airing on ESPN, its sister networks, and online highlighting interesting people and events in sports history. This includes three "volumes" of 30 episodes each, a 13-episode series un ...

: 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) *'' Basketball County: In The Water'' (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) *''

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'' (2021) TV series (producer)

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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Official website of Kirk Fraser

Official website of May 3rd Films
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