About

Known credits:
56
Birthday:
1936-12-03
Place of birth:
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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

1985 Ethiopia Directing Director N/A
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1983 Metropolitan Cats Directing Director N/A
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1981 Forever Young Directing Director N/A
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1981 The Little Players Directing Director N/A
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1978 Manimals Directing Director 58
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1976 The End of the Game Directing Director 59
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1976 Nightlife Directing Director 58
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1975 Don't Directing Director 59
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1975 SEE Directing Director N/A
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1974 Hotspot Directing Director N/A
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1974 Sea Creatures Directing Director N/A
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1974 Experimental Directing Director N/A
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1973 Wings and Things Directing Director N/A
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1973 Undercurrents Directing Director N/A
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1973 Colter's Hell Directing Director N/A
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1972 Flyaway Directing Director N/A
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Writing

1976 The End of the Game Writing Writer 59
Average
1976 Nightlife Writing Writer 58
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Production

1985 Ethiopia Production Producer N/A
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1983 Metropolitan Cats Production Producer N/A
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1981 Forever Young Production Producer N/A
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1981 The Little Players Production Producer N/A
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1978 Manimals Production Producer 58
Average
1975 Don't Production Producer 59
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1975 SEE Production Producer N/A
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1974 Hotspot Production Producer N/A
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1974 Experimental Production Producer N/A
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1974 Sea Creatures Production Producer N/A
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1973 Wings and Things Production Producer N/A
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1973 Undercurrents Production Producer N/A
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1973 Colter's Hell Production Producer N/A
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1972 Flyaway Production Producer N/A
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Sound

1985 Ethiopia Sound Original Music Composer N/A
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1978 Manimals Sound Sound 58
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1976 The End of the Game Sound Original Music Composer 59
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1976 Nightlife Sound Original Music Composer 58
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Camera

1978 Manimals Camera Camera Operator 58
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1977 The Black Pearl Camera Director of Photography 59
Average
1975 Tommy Camera Director of Photography 61
Fair

Crew

1983 Metropolitan Cats Crew Cinematography N/A
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1981 Forever Young Crew Cinematography N/A
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1981 The Little Players Crew Cinematography N/A
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1976 The End of the Game Crew Cinematography 59
Average
1976 Nightlife Crew Cinematography 58
Average
1975 Don't Crew Cinematography 59
Average
1975 SEE Crew Cinematography N/A
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1974 Experimental Crew Cinematography N/A
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1974 Sea Creatures Crew Cinematography N/A
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1974 Hotspot Crew Cinematography N/A
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1973 Wings and Things Crew Cinematography N/A
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1973 Undercurrents Crew Cinematography N/A
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1973 Colter's Hell Crew Cinematography N/A
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1972 Flyaway Crew Cinematography N/A
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Editing

1985 Ethiopia Editing Editor N/A
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1978 Manimals Editing Editor 58
Average
1976 Nightlife Editing Editor 58
Average