Richard Schlesinger (filmmaker)
Richard Schlesinger is an American-born screenwriter, director, and producer of feature films and television. Born and raised in Miami, Florida, he was graduated from Brown University and studied at the University of Paris. Career. Often drawn to political subjects, Schlesinger conceived and wrote the two-part Iraq War mini-series "Djihad" for Canal Plus, in France, along with director Felix Olivier. The pair also collaborated on the gritty social drama, "All Night Bodega", which won multiple prizes at festivals in New York, Los Angeles, Paris and Lyon. Schlesinger went to Macedonia during the Kosovo War to  produce the award-winning children’s television series, "Nashe Maalo" (Our Neighborhood). Created by Sesame Workshop, the half-hour drama used stories showing non-violent conflict resolution to help bridge ethnic divides among the youth of the Balkans. Schlesinger also directed the pilot episode. In 2008, Schlesinger co-produced the political thriller "Traitor", directed by Jeffrey Nachmanoff, shot in France, Morocco and Canada. He also produced three sci-fi movies in Toronto. Titles include "Descent", "Swarmed", and "Solar Attack". Schlesinger’s other producing credits include "Captive", "", "Clover" and four TV movies for Hallmark Entertainment. He also produced the television series  The Black Stallion and "Crossbow" in France. Schlesinger directed four episodes of the series "Crossbow", then went on to direct Terence Hill in "Lucky Luke", based on the French comic book character, produced for Berlusconi’s ReteItalia and shot in Santa Fe, NM. Schlesinger also spent a number of years writing youth-oriented family films for Canadian producer Rock Demers’ La Fête Productions, including "Daniel and the Superdogs", "Regina" and "Summer with the Ghosts".