S. Leigh Savidge

S. Leigh Savidge
Born	Seattle, Washington, United States
Occupation	Screenwriter, film producer and director
Years active	1971-present

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

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 (restored in 2006) and Straight Outta Compton (2015), 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.

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