Lee Fanning founded Wonder Mill Cosmos in 2014 in pursuit of production opportunities in the institutional theater industry, where he previously worked for six years as an operator, technician, theater manager, and film buyer. Fanning began his filmmaking career in independent/DIY cinema, boasting producing credits on two nationally-released features before his 25th birthday (including his directorial debut, 2010's A Genesis Found). Fanning has also worked as a staff video creator, previously serving as a video editor and copywriter at advertising and corporate video agencies, as well as the multimedia producer/video creator for the U.S. Space and Rocket Center and its internationally-celebrated Space Camp programs.
Currently, Fanning is writing and producing the animated sci-fi feature LightSpeed Pioneers: Stranded on Mars, and developing content for Amazon's Kindle Direct Publishing platform and other epublishing retailers. He lives with his wife, Amy Newland, an aerospace engineer, in Washington D.C.