Andre Gaines

Andre Gaines is an American film producer, director and financier.^[1] He produced and directed The One and Only Dick Gregory (2021) for Showtime, which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival. He also executive produced the critically-acclaimed HBO documentary series The Lady and the Dale. In 2020, Gaines produced the reboot of Stephen King’s Children of the Corn in Queensland, Australia. The project was one of only two movies filming at the time amidst the global Covid-19 pandemic shut down. The protocols set forth by Gaines, producer Lucas Foster, and other crew served as the guidebook for all filming during the pandemic.^[2]

Andre Gaines at the Tribeca Film Festival on June 19, 2021.

Early life and education

Gaines was born in Toledo, Ohio.^[3] He received a dual major in chemistry and journalism from Northwestern University, and an MFA from New York University Tisch School of the Arts.^[4]

Filmography

• Glorious Empire (2021; producer)^[5]
• The One and Only Dick Gregory (2021; producer, writer, director)^{[6][7][8][9][10][11]}
• The Lady and the Dale (2021; executive producer)^[12]
• Children of the Corn (2020; executive producer)^[13]
• The Immortal Warrior (2020; producer)^[14]
• Bill Nye: Science Guy (2017; executive producer)
• Bricks in Motion (2016; executive producer)^[15]
• Da Sweet Blood of Jesus (2014; executive producer)
• The Purple Onion (2014; executive producer)^[16]
• Brazilian Western (2013)
• Rio 2096: A Story of Love and Fury (2013)
• Ladder to Damascus (2013)

References

1. "ICM Partners Signs Producer Andre Gaines". Deadline Hollywood. October 15, 2018. Retrieved July 9, 2021.
2. "Two Projects Are Filming Again. Here's How They're Doing It". The New York Times. May 15, 2021. Retrieved July 9, 2021.
3. "Film and Television Producer and Animator Andre Gaines is Welcoming a New Normal into the World of Entertainment". Los Angeles Sentinel. 11 March 2021.
4. "MFA". New York University Tisch School of the Arts. June 8, 2021. Retrieved July 9, 2021.
5. "Guy Burnet & Nora Arnezeder Set Thriller 'Glorious Empire'". Deadline Hollywood. May 10, 2019. Retrieved July 9, 2021.
6. "Showtime's "The One and Only Dick Gregory" pays tribute to the legend who left comedy for activism". Salon. July 4, 2021. Retrieved July 9, 2021.
7. "'The One And Only Dick Gregory': Showtime Releases Full Trailer For Docu On Late Comic & Activist – Update". Deadline Hollywood. June 24, 2021. Retrieved July 9, 2021.
8. America, Good Morning. "Comedian's son, film director talk 'The One and Only Dick Gregory'". goodmorningamerica.com.
9. Zinoman, Jason (1 July 2021). "'The One and Only Dick Gregory' Review: A Peek at a Comic Legend". The New York Times.
10. "Dick Gregory was a top comic. He gave it up to do what was right". Los Angeles Times. 2 July 2021.
11. Roeper, Richard (2 July 2021). "'The One and Only Dick Gregory' an eye-opening portrait of groundbreaking comedian, activist". Chicago Sun-Times.
12. "Producer Working to Be Black Trailblazer in the Film Industry". www.baynews9.com.
13. Frater, Patrick (11 June 2020). "'Children of the Corn' Wraps Coronavirus-Defying Shoot in Australia (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety.
14. "The Immortal Warrior". Amazon (company). January 29, 2020. Retrieved July 9, 2021.
15. "Bricks in Motion". Amazon (company). Retrieved July 9, 2021.
16. "The Purple Onion". Amazon (company). Retrieved July 9, 2021.

External links

• Andre Gaines at IMDb
• Andre Gaines on Twitter
• Andre Gaines on Instagram