Jean-Xavier de Lestrade
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Jean-Xavier de Lestrade is a French writer, director and producer
of films and television series.
Lestrade was born in Mirande
, Gers
, in southwestern France
. He studied law and journalism in Paris, and turned to making documentaries which scrutinize the mechanisms of society.
He won an Oscar for Best Documentary for his ninth feature, Murder on a Sunday Morning
, in 2001. He is also known for his film The Staircase, about the murder trial against author Michael Peterson
, who was accused of killing his wife. He is an executive producer for the TV series Sin City Law (2007), which has been shown on the Sundance Channel in the US.
Film producer
A film producer oversees and delivers a film project to all relevant parties while preserving the integrity, voice and vision of the film. They will also often take on some financial risk by using their own money, especially during the pre-production period, before a film is fully financed.The...
of films and television series.
Lestrade was born in Mirande
Mirande
Mirande is a commune in the Gers department in southwestern France.-Population:-References:*...
, Gers
Gers
The Gers is a department in the Midi-Pyrénées region in the southwest of France named after the Gers River.Inhabitants are called les Gersois or Gersoises.-History:...
, in southwestern France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
. He studied law and journalism in Paris, and turned to making documentaries which scrutinize the mechanisms of society.
He won an Oscar for Best Documentary for his ninth feature, Murder on a Sunday Morning
Murder on a Sunday Morning
Murder on a Sunday Morning is a documentary film by French filmmaker Jean-Xavier de Lestrade. Its subject is the Brenton Butler case, a criminal case in which a fifteen-year-old boy was wrongfully accused of murder...
, in 2001. He is also known for his film The Staircase, about the murder trial against author Michael Peterson
Michael Peterson (author)
Michael Iver Peterson is a fiction writer and politician. In 2003, he was convicted of the murder of his wife, Kathleen Peterson.-Personal life:...
, who was accused of killing his wife. He is an executive producer for the TV series Sin City Law (2007), which has been shown on the Sundance Channel in the US.