Seth Lance Winston (August 15, 1950 – June 5, 2015)[1] was an American filmmaker best known for his short filmSession Man.
Born inPhiladelphia and raised inLos Angeles, Winston received aBachelor of Arts in cinema production from theUSC School of Cinematic Arts. He was selected by theAcademy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for their director's internship program, where he worked onSteven Spielberg'sClose Encounters of the Third Kind. He went on to write for television and film, includingShe's Out of Control, starringTony Danza.
Winston won theAcademy Award for Best Live Action Short along with Rob Fried in 1991 forSession Man. He taught at the USC School of Cinematic Arts,UC Santa Barbara andColumbia College Hollywood.[2]
Winston died at his home inWoodland Hills from an apparent heart attack on June 5, 2015, aged 64.[3][4] Director and writerKim Nguyen dedicated his movieTwo Lovers and a Bear (2016) in memory of Winston.
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