American documentary and short filmmaker whose credits include GENESIS (1978), GREAT BARRIER REEF (1981), SEASONS (1987), RING OF FIRE (1991), SEARCH FOR THE GREAT SHARKS (1993), AFRICA: THE SERENGETI (1994, also producer & writer), EPIC JOURNEYS: THE GREAT MIGRATIONS and GENESIS: FOUR BILLION YEARS IN THE MAKING (both 1999) and NATURAL DISASTERS: FORCES OF NATURE (2004). He is president of Graphic Films Corporation.  Nominated for Short Films (Live Action Films) 1974: PLANET OCEAN - Producer  Nominated for Short Films (Live Action Films) 1975: PROBES IN SPACE - Producer  Nominated for Short Films (Live Action Films) 1980: THE ERUPTION OF MOUNT ST. HELENS! - Producer  Nominated for Best Documentary (Short Subject) 1997: ALASKA: SPIRIT OF THE WILD - Producer (w. Paul Novros) 4 nominations