Stephen Simon
Stephen Anthony Simon( May 3, 1937 – January 20, 2013) was an American conductor, composer, and arranger.
He was a noted proponent of the music of George Frederic Handel, serving as music director of the Handel Society of New York and recording several of Handel's operas and oratorios for the RCA label.
Simon also became known for his pioneering programming of works for orchestra and narrator for young people, including his own Casey at the Bat and The Tortoise and the Hare.
Achilles and the Tortoise (film)
The title" Achilles and the Tortoise" refers to the motion paradox by Greek philosopher Zeno of Elea, Achilles and the Tortoise.
Ian Barry (director)
Ian Barry is an Australian director of film and TV.
The Story of The Tortoise & the Hare
The Story of The Tortoise & the Hare is a 2002 stop motion short film directed and animated by Ray Harryhausen.
It is based on the Aesop fable
"The Tortoise and the Hare".
Harryhausen began making the film fifty years ago before it was finally released.
William Henry Locke
William Henry Locke was a chaplain for the Union during the American Civil War.
In his book," The Story of the Regiment", he told the story of the 11th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment.
Ray Harryhausen
Raymond Frederick Harryhausen (June 29, 1920 – May 7, 2013) was an American artist, designer, visual effects creator, writer and producer who created a form of stop-motion model animation known as "Dynamation".
His works include the animation for "Mighty Joe Young" (1949), with his mentor Willis H. O'Brien, for which won the Academy Award for Best Visual Effects; his first color film, "The 7th Voyage of Sinbad" (1958); and "Jason and the Argonauts" (1963), which featured a sword fight with seven skeleton warriors.
His last film was "Clash of the Titans" (1981), after which he retired.
Harryhausen moved to the United Kingdom, became a dual US-UK citizen and lived in London from 1960 until his death in 2013.
During his life, his innovative style of special effects in films inspired numerous filmmakers.
In November 2016 the BFI compiled a list of those present-day filmmakers who claim to have been inspired by Harryhausen, including Steven Spielberg, Peter Jackson, Joe Dante, Tim Burton, Nick Park, James Cameron, and Guillermo del Toro.
Others influenced by him include George Lucas, John Lasseter, John Landis, Henry Selick, J. J. Abrams, and Wes Anderson.
Peter Levin
Peter Levin is an American director of film, television and theatre.
Dana Blankstein
Dana Blankstein- Cohen( born March 3, 1981) is the director of the Israeli Academy of Film and Television.
She is a film director, and an Israeli culture entrepreneur.
The State of Things (film)
The State of Things is a 1982 film directed by Wim Wenders.
It tells the story of a film crew stuck in Portugal after the production runs out of film stock and money.
The director travels to Los Angeles in search of his missing producer.
Michael Govan
Michael Govan( born 1963) is the director of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art since 2006.
Prior to this, Govan worked as the director of the Dia Art Foundation in New York City.

Question: Which country the director of film The Story Of The Tortoise & The Hare is from?
Answer: American