About
Robin Lehman
Overview
Robin Lehman is an American documentary filmmaker best known for his short films Don't and The End of the Game, which received consecutive Academy Awards for Best Documentary (Short Subject). Lehman originally studied painting and worked in graphic art before moving to Paris to study musical composition, eventually transitioning to documentary film. His subjects ranged from African wildlife to monarch butterflies to sea creatures to hot glass to strange pets to “what's good about growing old?” His films have won over 150 major awards worldwide at many of the major film festivals, including Cannes, Berlin, Chicago, Melbourne, San Francisco, New York, and Los Angeles.
Known for
Directing |
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1985 | Ethiopia | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
1983 | Metropolitan Cats | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
1981 | Forever Young | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
1981 | The Little Players | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
1978 | Manimals | Directing | Director | 58 Average |
1976 | The End of the Game | Directing | Director | 59 Average |
1976 | Nightlife | Directing | Director | 58 Average |
1975 | Don't | Directing | Director | 59 Average |
1975 | SEE | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
1974 | Hotspot | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
1974 | Sea Creatures | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
1974 | Experimental | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
1973 | Wings and Things | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
1973 | Undercurrents | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
1973 | Colter's Hell | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
1972 | Flyaway | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
Writing |
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1976 | The End of the Game | Writing | Writer | 59 Average |
1976 | Nightlife | Writing | Writer | 58 Average |
Production |
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1985 | Ethiopia | Production | Producer | N/A N/A |
1983 | Metropolitan Cats | Production | Producer | N/A N/A |
1981 | Forever Young | Production | Producer | N/A N/A |
1981 | The Little Players | Production | Producer | N/A N/A |
1978 | Manimals | Production | Producer | 58 Average |
1975 | SEE | Production | Producer | N/A N/A |
1975 | Don't | Production | Producer | 59 Average |
1974 | Hotspot | Production | Producer | N/A N/A |
1974 | Experimental | Production | Producer | N/A N/A |
1974 | Sea Creatures | Production | Producer | N/A N/A |
1973 | Wings and Things | Production | Producer | N/A N/A |
1973 | Undercurrents | Production | Producer | N/A N/A |
1973 | Colter's Hell | Production | Producer | N/A N/A |
1972 | Flyaway | Production | Producer | N/A N/A |
Sound |
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1985 | Ethiopia | Sound | Original Music Composer | N/A N/A |
1978 | Manimals | Sound | Sound | 58 Average |
1976 | The End of the Game | Sound | Original Music Composer | 59 Average |
1976 | Nightlife | Sound | Original Music Composer | 58 Average |
Camera |
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1978 | Manimals | Camera | Camera Operator | 58 Average |
1977 | The Black Pearl | Camera | Director of Photography | 59 Average |
1975 | Tommy | Camera | Director of Photography | 61 Fair |
Crew |
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1983 | Metropolitan Cats | Crew | Cinematography | N/A N/A |
1981 | Forever Young | Crew | Cinematography | N/A N/A |
1981 | The Little Players | Crew | Cinematography | N/A N/A |
1976 | The End of the Game | Crew | Cinematography | 59 Average |
1976 | Nightlife | Crew | Cinematography | 58 Average |
1975 | SEE | Crew | Cinematography | N/A N/A |
1975 | Don't | Crew | Cinematography | 59 Average |
1974 | Sea Creatures | Crew | Cinematography | N/A N/A |
1974 | Experimental | Crew | Cinematography | N/A N/A |
1974 | Hotspot | Crew | Cinematography | N/A N/A |
1973 | Wings and Things | Crew | Cinematography | N/A N/A |
1973 | Undercurrents | Crew | Cinematography | N/A N/A |
1973 | Colter's Hell | Crew | Cinematography | N/A N/A |
1972 | Flyaway | Crew | Cinematography | N/A N/A |
Editing |
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1985 | Ethiopia | Editing | Editor | N/A N/A |
1978 | Manimals | Editing | Editor | 58 Average |
1976 | Nightlife | Editing | Editor | 58 Average |