Frederick Keeve has been a writer for most of his life, with his first short story, "The Lost Island," published in a limited edition when he was in sixth grade. He has also been making films since he was 10 years old, growing up in Santa Monica with his brother, Douglas Keeve, a writer/director living in New York.
Keeve's first film was "Maxine Waters EPC," a documentary about an employment preparation center in South Central Los Angeles that was seen by hundreds of thousands of viewers on KCET public television. He also produced, wrote, directed, and composed the score for the award-winning "From Russia to Hollywood: The 100-Year Odyssey of Chekhov and Shdanoff," which featured many award-winning and nominated actors.
Keeve has optioned and developed screenplays from best-selling novels by noted writers such as Edgar winner T. Jefferson Parker and Pulitzer-nominated author Bill Granger. He has previously developed a slate of eight independent feature films with budgets ranging from $2.5M to $20M with Sonny Ritscher, Chief Controller for mega-budget films at both Warner Bros. and 20th Century Fox.
In addition to his work in film, Keeve has produced special events, including "An Evening with George Shdanoff," at the world-famous Argyle Hotel in West Hollywood, celebrating Mr. Shdanoff's 90th birthday with world-class ballet dancers, a concert pianist, and over 100 celebrity guests flown in from around the world.
Keeve completed a Ph.D. in Organizational Psychology in 2016, with his published dissertation entitled "A Phenomenological Study of the Experience of Humanist, Spiritual and Transpersonal Films on Positive Organizational Behaviors in the Workplace" being lauded as masterful phenomenological, qualitative research.
As an accomplished musician, music director, accompanist, and composer, Keeve wrote the book, music, and lyrics for the original musical "Three: Songs from the Heart," produced in Los Angeles under the auspices of the Festival of New American Musicals. He has also recently organized and implemented two road shows for 100 actors in Salt Lake City with noted Hollywood talent agents and casting directors.
Keeve's 20-minute multiple award-winning short film, "Designated Caretaker Redux," is to be shot as a full-length feature film next year. He has been writing screenplays for 25 years, some developed and produced into films.
