Sean Fine is an American

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, producer and

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whose film ''

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'' won the

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. He directs his films with his wife, Andrea Nix Fine. The Fines' first feature-length film '' War/Dance'' about

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s was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature in 2007. In 2013 their film,

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won both a

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and an

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for Exceptional Merit in Documentary filmmaking. The Fines launched a boutique film studio

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to develop documentaries that affect way audiences feel about critical issues. Change Content's first film LFG (film) premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival and was instrumental in the U.S. Women's National Soccer Team achieving equal pay.

Life and career

Fine grew up around filmmaking. His parents co-directed award-winning documentary programs for CBS and

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, with his father also being the

and his mother the film editor.Interview with the Fines
International Documentary Association, official website. Retrieved December 26, 2010 Fine's grandfather was the photographer for the Washington Redskins for over 50 years, making Fine a 3rd generation photographer. He attributes his eye to learning from his father and grandfather, and his editing skills to watching his mother work throughout his childhood. He attended Georgetown Day School in Washington, D.C. and is a 1996 graduate of Connecticut College, where he earned a degree in Zoology. It was not until he took a summer film course at NYU Tisch School of the Arts that he realized he wanted to make films for a living. After graduating from college, he went to work for ''

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'', where he met his wife, Andrea Nix. Within a year after starting to work for ''National Geographic'', he was directing his first documentary, which won two national

s. During his time at ''National Geographic'', Fine traveled to over 30 countries and gained experience shooting in very difficult and remote locations. In 2004, Fine and his wife left ''National Geographic'' to start their own production company, ''Fine Films''. They decided to make a documentary about the twenty-year-old civil war in northern Uganda after having been contacted by a non-profit,

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. Their son was a year old at the time of filming, causing them to stay in separate parts of Uganda during filming due to the dangers involved.Benjamin Crossley-Marra
Interview
Ion Cinema, official website. November 8, 2007. Retrieved December 26, 2010 He was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature in 2007 for ''War/Dance'', which he produced with his wife, Andrea Nix.The New York Times
/ref> They also collaborated on the 2013 documentary, ''

'', produced by

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and the 2021 documentary LFG (film) about the U.S. Women's National Soccer Team's fight for equal pay.

Filmography

* '' War/Dance'' (2007) * '' Lindsey Vonn: In the Moment'' (2011) * ''

'' (2012) * ''

'' (2013) * ''

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'' (2021)

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Fine, Sean American documentary film directors Living people Connecticut College alumni Directors of Best Documentary Short Subject Academy Award winners Place of birth missing (living people) Year of birth missing (living people) Georgetown Day School alumni