Andre Gaines | |
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![]() Andre Gaines at the Tribeca Film Festival on June 19, 2021. | |
Born | Toledo, Ohio |
Occupation | Film producer |
Andre Gaines is an American film producer, director and financier.[1] He produced and directed The One and Only Dick Gregory (2021) for Showtime, which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival. He also executive produced the critically-acclaimed HBO documentary series The Lady and the Dale.[2]
Gaines was born in Toledo, Ohio.[3] He received a dual major in chemistry and journalism from Northwestern University, and an MFA from New York University Tisch School of the Arts.[4]
In 2020, Gaines produced the reboot of Stephen King’s Children of the Corn in Queensland, Australia. The project was one of only two movies filming at the time amidst the global Covid-19 pandemic shut down. The protocols set forth by Gaines, producer Lucas Foster, and other crew served as the guidebook for all filming during the pandemic.[5]
Gains founded Cinemation Studios in 2007. In 2022, Gains and his production company signed with UTA.[6]