AftergraduatingfromHarvardCollege,MarkJonathanHarrisstartedhisprofessionalcareerasareporterforthefamedCityNewsBureauofChicago,coveringcrimefromfiveintheafternoontotwointhemorning.WithinayearhemovedontoreportingnationalnewsfortheAssociatedPressandthentotelevision,wherehestartedmakingdocumentaryfilmsfortheKingBroadcastingCo.stationsinPortland,Oregon,andSeattle,Washington.Harris’saward-winningearlyfilmsdocumentsomeofthemostimportantandcontentiouspoliticalissuesofthe60s.Huelga!isaportraitofCesarChavez’sUnitedFarmworkersUnionandthefirstyearoftheunion’shistoricDelanograpestrike.TheRedwoodspresentstheSierraClub’ssuccessfulcaseforestablishingaRedwoodsNationalPark.TheForeignersexplorestheworkofagroupofPeaceCorpsvolunteersconfrontingthecontradictionsofU.S.foreignpolicyastheytrytobringaboutsocialchangeinColombia.In1973HarrisandhisfamilymovedtoLosAngeleswherehereturnedtoprintjournalismatthesametimethathecontinuedmakingfilms.ForseveralyearsacontributingeditortoNewWestmagazine,healsowrotearticles,essays,andreviewsinanumberofnationalnewspapersandmagazinesincludingTVGuide,AmericanHeritage,theNewYorkTimes,theLosAngelesTimesandtheWashingtonPost.Duringthisperiodhealsobeganwritingfiction.Hisshortstorieshaveappearedinliteraryjournals,andhehaspublishedfivenovelsforchildren,whichhavewonmultipleawards.InthefollowingyearsHarrisalternatedfiction,journalism,andfilmmaking.Manyofhislaterfilmsdealwithhistoricalsubjects.TheHomefrontexaminesthesocialandeconomicimpactofWorldWarIIonthiscountry.UnchainedMemories:ReadingsfromtheSlaveNarrativeslooksatslaveryinAmerica.HistwoOscar-winningfeaturedocumentariesexploretheHolocaust.TheLongWayHomedocumentswhathappenedtothesurvivorsoftheconcentrationcampsintheperiodimmediatelyfollowingtheirliberation.IntotheArmsofStrangers:StoriesoftheKindertransportchroniclesBritain’srescuemissionof10,000childrenintheninemonthspriortoWorldWarII.InrecentyearsHarrishasfocusedonproducing.Heproducedtheaward-winningDarfurNowandexecutiveproducedtwootherhighprofiledocumentaryfeatures,SpiritoftheMarathonandLivinginEmergency:StoriesofDoctorsWithoutBorders.Since1983hehastaughtfilmmakingattheSchoolofCinematicArtsattheUniversityofSouthernCalifornia,whereheisaDistinguishedProfessor.From1990-96hewastheChairofFilmandTVProduction.

性别: 男

出生日期: 1941年

职业: 编剧 / 导演 / 制片人

imdb编号: nm0365069

2020年 第72届美国编剧工会奖 电影奖 最佳纪录片剧本(提名) 福利院纪实。

2001年 第73届奥斯卡金像奖 最佳纪录长片 战争存亡录。

1968年 第40届奥斯卡金像奖 最佳纪录短片 红木森林。