Mark Harris(XXIX)
- Producer
- Director
- Writer
Mark is a self-taught filmmaker. His movies have come out to major
distributor and he's self-distributed many of his earlier films and
sold hundred of thousands copies in US and overseas. Mark was born and
raised in the Englewood community of Chicago. The same community Bermic
Mac, Jennifer Hudson, Lorraine Hansberry, Janet Hubert and Derek Rose
are from. Mark is the Founder of 1555Filmworks a film production
company that produces feature films and he's the Founder of the
Englewood International Film Festival. Englewood is known as one of the
most dangerous places to live in the United States. The crime rate,
although reported most frequently, can not overshadow the hope for the
future of this Chicago area.The goal of The Englewood International
Film Festival is to change the imaging and condition of the people in
Englewood.
