About
New York based director Richard LeMay began his career in film as an actor. After landing roles in five feature films, he took a stab at directing. BACK TO ONE was co-written, produced and directed on a shoe-string budget which culminated in a best supporting actress award from the New Orleans Film and Video Festival.
From there, Richard went on to write, produce and direct several no-budget indies leading him to 200 AMERICAN. 200 AMERICAN went on to sell out in film festivals in almost every country and in 2004 got worldwide distribution. WOLFE Releasing, his US distributor, released the film where it stayed at #2 for eight months in the top 10 for DVD sales in 2005. It remains on their best seller list today.
Richard’s feature film WHIRLWIND was chosen as an official selection of New York’s NEWFEST: Film Festival as well as the prestigious OUTFEST:LA. WHIRLWIND also screened as an official selection of the Out on Film Festival in Atlanta, winning the AUDIENCE AWARD for BEST FEATURE FILM and went on to win the JURY AWARD for BEST FEATURE FILM at the Long Island Gay & Lesbian Film Festival. WHIRLWIND was released on DVD in the US and Canada in January 2009 by WOLFE Releasing where it debuted at #1 in the top 10 best sellers. It remained in the top 10 for eight months. Foreign distribution is currently under contract as well.
LeMay also produced and co-directed a documentary entitled MOVE. MOVE was launched in conjunction with photographer James Houston’s global charity event with sponsors HUGO BOSS and VANITY FAIR Magazine. Also in December 2006, MOVE aired on Pan Asian MTV and the Australian FOXTELL Network as a cornerstone for World AIDs Day.
As a producer, Richard also worked on the feature film WATER starring Michael Shannon (Oscar nominee for REVOLUTIONARY ROAD), Idina Menzel (RENT, ENCHANTED) and Shea Whigham (TIGER LAND, SPLINTER)
Currently LeMay has just completed the feature film CHILDREN OF GOD which he produced in the Bahamas. He is also in development for the feature film THE SUMMER OF AIDEN POST which he wrote as well and is slated to direct in the summer of 2010.
Richard and Karmine Alers at her CD release party in NYC. Richard directed the music video for her single “It Matters To Me”.
Richard and Idina Menzel on the set of WATER
