On November 8, 2013 The Dallas Film Society honored the achievements of acclaimed filmmaker Lee...
On November 8, 2013 The Dallas Film Society honored the achievements of acclaimed filmmaker Lee Daniels at its annual fall fundraising event, The Art of Film.
The Film Society’s guests gathered at the Hall of State building in Fair Park for a glamorous Red Carpet and cocktail reception followed by an hourlong conversation with Daniels led by nationally know film critic Elvis Mitchell. Afterward, patrons enjoyed an elegant gourmet dinner in the Great Hall.
LEE DANIELS
From founding a health care agency to being one of the most prolific filmmakers of our time, Lee Daniels’ career has had an impact on all of our lives and touched on many emotions.
The first film from Lee’s production company, MONSTER’S BALL, put him on the radar as the sole African-American producer of an Oscar-winning and -nominated film. This was followed by THE WOODSMAN, which premiered at the 2004 Sundance Film Festival.
In 2006 Lee made a natural transition into directing with his debut film, SHADOWBOXER. Following the film’s world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival, Daniels was nominated for the New Directors Award at the 2006 San Sebastian Film Festival. Daniels also produced the film TENNESSEE, which premiered at the 2008 Tribeca Film Festival.
After his directorial debut, Lee
began a special project, PRECIOUS: BASED ON THE NOVEL PUSH BY SAPPHIRE which became one of his most notable films. PRECIOUS won two Academy Awards in 2010 and Daniels was nominated as Best Director; making him the second African-American director to be nominated for an Oscar.
Following up the success of PRECIOUS, Daniels next directed THE PAPERBOY starring Nicole Kidman. Daniels’ latest project, LEE DANIELS’ THE BUTLER, follows the life of a White House butler who served under eight different U.S. Presidents over three decades, the film stars Forest Whitaker, Oprah Winfrey, Robin Williams, John Cusack, Terrence Howard, Cuba Gooding, Jr. among others.
