Lauren Selmon Roberts is an American filmmaker and film producer. She is the director of Rainbow Town, a documentary focused on orphans in war-torn Liberia.
Career She is the daughter of Kathryn and Dewey Selmon of Norman, Oklahoma. She completed her bachelor's degree in broadcast journalism from California State University, Fresno in May 2005. Afterwards, she graduated with a master of fine arts degree from the College of Mass Communication and Media Arts of Southern Illinois University Carbondale.
When she was 14 years old, Roberts began to use a video camera and she created her first video, an entry for a WNBA commercial, when she was 15 years old. During this period, she started to play multiple roles in school such as reporting, producing, shooting and editing. After her graduation, she worked for local news channels.
In the meantime, she went to West Africa for a documentary. After a two-year stint working with war orphans & former child soldiers in Liberia, she decided to make her first full-length documentary, Rainbow Town in 2010. She was also the cinematographer and editor of the documentary. The film revolves around the true story of a woman who saved the lives of more than 250 war orphans during Liberia's civil war. After receiving critical acclaim, the film was also honored with the award from the Directors Guild of America. It was later screened at New York Fashion Week, at the Museum of Tolerance International Film Festival and other national & international film festivals.
After the success of the film, she joined as a producer at NBCUniversal's in-house production company, 'Peacock Productions'. Since 2011, she has worked as assistant producer, associate producer and executive producer for several television serials, TV specials and documentaries.
Filmography Year Film Role Genre 2010 Rainbow Town Director, cinematographer, editor Video documentary 2011 The 85th Anniversary of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade Assistant producer TV special 2012 Dateline NBC Assistant producer TV series documentary 2012 Adele: Live in London with Matt Lauer Assistant producer TV special 2012 Sandy: The Anatomy of a Superstorm Associate producer TV movie documentary 2012 Breaking Amish Associate producer TV series documentary 2013 Cycling High: Doping to Win Associate producer TV movie documentary 2013 Caught on Camera: Terror in Boston Associate producer TV movie documentary 2015 Whitney Houston Live: Her Greatest Performances Associate producer TV special 2015 Why Planes Crash Associate producer TV series documentary 2015 The Real American Sniper Associate producer TV movie documentary 2015 Hate in America Associate producer TV movie documentary 2016 The Seven New Signs of the Apocalypse Associate producer TV movie documentary 2016 Hate in America Associate producer TV mini-series documentary 2017 Beyond the Headlines Producer TV series documentary 2018 Headliners Associate producer TV series documentary 2020 Behind Closed Doors Producer TV series
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