May 3rd Films

May 3rd Films, LLC

Company type| Limited liability company
Subsidiary of May 3rd Media
Industry| Motion pictures
Founded| 2003
Founder| Kirk Fraser
Headquarters| Washington DC
Website| may3rdfilms.com

May 3rd Films is a film and television production company founded in 2003 by noted filmmaker Kirk Fraser.

## History

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May 3rd Films feature documentary debut, The Life of Rayful Edmond.[1] was released to high acclaims and considered by critics as a success. Following the success of true-crime stories, pre-production started the Winter of 2006 on the life of Len Bias. During the 2008 Sundance Film Festival the Len Bias film was promoted with a guerilla marketing tactics that landed a deal with ESPN.[2] In 2009 the Len Bias film won the Jury Prize for Best Documentary at the 13th Annual American Black Film Festival.[3] The titled was later changed to Without Bias and aired as part of ESPN documentary 30 for 30 series.[4] May 3rd Films also has produced several television shows for Black Entertainment Television, Fox Sports Networks, TV One, and ESPN.[5]

## List of Films by May 3rd Films

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* The Life of Rayful Edmond (2005)
* 30 for 30 Without Bias (2009)

## List of Television Shows by May 3rd Films

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* 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

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* Mayor For Life (2010) Web Series

## Awards and nominations

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Year  | Award  | Result  | Category  | Series

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2006  | Urban DVD Awards  | Won | Best Documentary  | The Life of Rayful Edmond
2009  | American Black Film Festival | Won | Best Documentary  | Without Bias
2010  | Black Reel Awards | Won | Best Documentary  | Without Bias
2010  | The New York Festivals  | Won | Television & Film Community Portraits  | Without Bias
2010  | Sports Emmy Award | Nominated | Outstanding Sports Documentary  | Without Bias 30 for 30
2010  | Peabody Award | Won | Outstanding Documentary  | ESPN Films 30 for 30

## References

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1. ^ Cauvin, Henri E. (July 22, 2005). "A Drug Kingpin's Hot-Selling Story: DVD on Rayful Edmond III Has Captivated Washington". Washington Post. Retrieved July 31, 2013.
2. ^ Nancy Doyle Palmer (March 1, 2008). "Len Bias Movie Promoted at Sundance". Washingtonian.com. Retrieved July 31, 2013.
3. ^ "From Awards to Opening Nights, District Starts in Film and TV". District of Columbia Office of Motion Picture and Television. July 20, 2009. Retrieved July 31, 2013.
4. ^ Most, Doug (November 3, 2009). "Len Bias tragedy gets ESPN replay". The Boston Globe. Retrieved July 31, 2010.
5. ^ Lidz, Framz (September 30, 2009). "ESPN's 30 For 30 Lets filmmakes take the real big picture behind the games". New York Times. Retrieved July 31, 2013.

## External links

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* Official website

Authority control databases

International|

* VIAF

National|

* United States