Lee Whittaker
Born in North Carolina, started his career right out of high school with George Lucas in Japan. The George Lucas Super Live Adventure was the worlds first Hi- tech, 25 million dollar live show celebrating the 20 year anniversary to Lucas Films.
Strongly reinforcing his love for film and entertainment, he moved to Los Angeles working on many of Hollywood's largest blockbusters. With over 20 years of experience in action and Second-Unit Directing, Whittaker has diligently taken that knowledge in pursuit of directing.
After two decades of being behind the lens as an Second-Unit Director Lee found himself in another country where a situation with homeless children brought forth a life changing moment and became the inspiration for Catching Fireflies, his film debut as writer/director.
Committed to reaching his full potential as a director, Whittaker is in a constant state of writing, learning, and discovering with multiple projects.
Movies
When a Marine returns home from deployment overseas, she goes to war against human traffickers who have kidnapped her 13-year-old sister.
As a new day begins in the town of Silverton, its residents have little reason to believe it will be anything other than ordinary. Mother Nature, however has other plans. In the span of just a few hours, an unprecedented onslaught of powerful tornadoes ravages Silverton. Storm trackers predict that the worst is still to come, as terrified residents seek shelter, and professional storm-chasers run toward the danger, hoping to study the phenomenon close up and get a once-in-a-lifetime shot.