May 3rd Films is a film and television

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founded in 2003 by noted filmmaker

Kirk Fraser Kirk Fraser (born February 12, 1976) is a film director, screenwriter, and film producer. 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 w ...

History

''May 3rd Films'' feature documentary debut, The Life of Rayful Edmond. was released to high acclaims and considered by critics as a success. Following the success of true-crime stories,

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started the Winter of 2006 on the life of

Len Bias Leonard Kevin Bias (November 18, 1963June 19, 1986) was an American college basketball player for the Maryland Terrapins. In the last of his four years playing for Maryland, he was named a consensus first-team All-American. Two days after being s ...

. During the 2008

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the ''Len Bias'' film was promoted with a guerilla marketing tactics that landed a deal with ''ESPN''. In 2009 the ''Len Bias'' film won the Jury Prize for Best Documentary at the 13th Annual

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. The titled was later changed to ''Without Bias'' and aired as part of

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documentary

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 four "volumes" of 30 episodes each, a 13-episode series und ...

series. ''May 3rd Films'' also has produced several television shows for

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, TV One, and

List of Films by May 3rd Films

* '' The Life of Rayful Edmond'' (2005) * ''

'' Without Bias (2009)

List of Television Shows by May 3rd Films

* '' American Gangster'' (2006-2008) TV Series * '' Lil' Kim: Countdown to Lockdown'' (2006) TV Series * ''Party Boyz'' (2009) TV Special

List of Webisode by May 3rd Films

* ''Mayor For Life'' (2010) Web Series

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* {{Authority control Mass media companies established in 2003 Film production companies of the United States