S. Leigh Savidge


S. Leigh Savidge III is an American screenwriter, film producer, director, and founder of Xenon Pictures, a production and licensing company.

Career

In 2001, Savidge wrote and produced Welcome to Death Row, a documentary about Death Row Records, which was later turned into a book of the same name. He is known for his works in the restored version of The Harder They Come and Straight Outta Compton, for which he co-wrote the original draft of the screenplay and also served as one of its executive producers. His 2001 documentary Welcome to Death Row was shopped as a feature-length sequel to Straight Outta Compton on the heels of its success, and Savidge received a nomination for Best Original Screenplay at the 88th Academy Awards.
He founded the production company Xenon Pictures in 1986.

Filmography

As a producer

As a director

  • 2010: The 1984 Los Angeles Comedy Competition with Host Jay Leno
  • 2008: Straight Outta Puerto Rico: Reggaeton's Rough Road to Glory
  • 2001: ''Welcome to Death Row''

As a writer

As an editor

Other credits