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James Lester(III)

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James Lester
Feature documentary on the current day burlesque scene in New York City. World Premiere was in the Venice Days section of the 74th Venice International Film Festival.
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Getting Naked: A Burlesque Story
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James Lester is a native New Yorker and an independent film director, editor, producer and writer. His feature documentary "Getting Naked: A Burlesque Story" had its world premiere in the Venice Days section of the 74th Venice International Film Festival. It premiered in the U.S. in 2017 at DOC NYC and was released in North America by Gravitas Ventures. In 2018 the film made its premium cable debut on STARZ. Lester's short films have won awards at the New York Television Festival, the Jackson Hole Film Festival, and have been featured on IFC. As a senior editor and producer he helped lead the way on "Chicagoland," the acclaimed CNN documentary series from executive producer Robert Redford and award-winning director Marc Levin. His editor resume includes films for HBO and Showtime, and programming for AMC, A&E, PBS, CBS, NBC, FOX, MSNBC, USA Network, and the Sundance Channel. Before working in film and television, Lester studied piano and composition. He performed and taught piano, guitar, music theory and jazz history in New York.
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James Lester

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Getting Naked: A Burlesque Story (2017)
Getting Naked: A Burlesque Story
6.0
  • Editor
  • 2017
Stockton on My Mind (2020)
Stockton on My Mind
6.5
  • Editor
  • 2020
Wu-Tang Clan: Of Mics and Men (2019)
Wu-Tang Clan: Of Mics and Men
8.1
TV Mini Series
  • Editor
Sal Mosca in Sal Mosca: Un-Sung (2008)
Sal Mosca: Un-Sung
Short
  • Editor
  • 2008

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    • 2022
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    • Editor
    • 2021
  • Pandemica (2020)
    Pandemica
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    • Short
    • 2020
  • Stockton on My Mind (2020)
    Stockton on My Mind
    • Editor
    • 2020
  • Wu-Tang Clan: Of Mics and Men (2019)
    Wu-Tang Clan: Of Mics and Men
    • Editor
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2019
  • Gotti: Godfather and Son (2018)
    Gotti: Godfather and Son
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    • 2017
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    • 2016
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    • 2015
  • The Making of the Mob (2015)
    The Making of the Mob
    • series film editor
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    • 2015
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    • 2014
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    • 2014
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    • 2012

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    Pandemica
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    • Short
    • 2020
  • Stockton on My Mind (2020)
    Stockton on My Mind
    • co-producer
    • 2020
  • Getting Naked: A Burlesque Story (2017)
    Getting Naked: A Burlesque Story
    • producer
    • 2017
  • Kevin Bacon in Tough Day (2014)
    Tough Day
    • producer
    • Short
    • 2014
  • Chicagoland (2014)
    Chicagoland
    • producer
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2014
  • Noah Forrest, Carson Grant, Kate Manning, Jesse Gelber, and Hazel Honeysuckle in Gin Town (2011)
    Gin Town
    • executive producer
    • producer
    • Video
    • 2011
  • The Wrong Girl (2010)
    The Wrong Girl
    • executive producer
    • producer
    • Short
    • 2010
  • Gelber and Manning in Pictures (2010)
    Gelber and Manning in Pictures
    • executive producer
    • producer
    • Video
    • 2010
  • Sal Mosca in Sal Mosca: Un-Sung (2008)
    Sal Mosca: Un-Sung
    • producer
    • Short
    • 2008
  • David Halberstam: The Coldest Winter (2007)
    David Halberstam: The Coldest Winter
    • producer
    • Video
    • 2007

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Getting Naked: A Burlesque Story
Demo Reel 2:26
Getting Naked: A Burlesque Story
Gelber & Manning in Pictures
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Gelber & Manning in Pictures
Sydney Pollack for American Express
Demo Reel 0:59
Sydney Pollack for American Express
Stockton On My Mind
Demo Reel 1:46
Stockton On My Mind
Sal Mosca: Un-Sung
Clip 11:14
Sal Mosca: Un-Sung

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