Mark Archer
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Mark Archer is a motion picture producer, director and writer. His credits include the 1997 Sundance Film Festival
winner, In the Company of Men
, for which he was nominated for "Best First Feature" at the 1997 Independent Spirit Awards
. In the Company of Men also won the Filmmaker's Trophy at the 1997 Sundance Film Festival. The film was shot in eleven days at a cost of $20,000.
Archer's other feature film credits include American Reel
, starring David Carradine
and Mariel Hemingway
, and more recently, Infringed, a documentary film about government corruption and the Second Amendment.
Sundance Film Festival
The Sundance Film Festival is a film festival that takes place annually in Utah, in the United States. It is the largest independent cinema festival in the United States. Held in January in Park City, Salt Lake City, and Ogden, as well as at the Sundance Resort, the festival is a showcase for new...
winner, In the Company of Men
In the Company of Men
In the Company of Men is a 1997 Canadian/American black comedy written and directed by Neil LaBute and starring Aaron Eckhart, Matt Malloy, and Stacy Edwards...
, for which he was nominated for "Best First Feature" at the 1997 Independent Spirit Awards
Independent Spirit Awards
The Independent Spirit Awards , founded in 1984, are awards dedicated to independent filmmakers. Winners were typically presented with acrylic glass pyramids containing suspended shoestrings representing the paltry budgets of independent films. In 1986, the event was renamed the Independent Spirit...
. In the Company of Men also won the Filmmaker's Trophy at the 1997 Sundance Film Festival. The film was shot in eleven days at a cost of $20,000.
Archer's other feature film credits include American Reel
American Reel
American Reel is a 1999 drama film directed by Mark Archer and starring David Carradine, Michael Maloney and Mariel Hemingway. The film is set in Chicago, Illinois, though primary filming locations included Fort Wayne, Indiana, Waterloo, Indiana, and Hicksville, Ohio.-Synopsis:Country singer James...
, starring David Carradine
David Carradine
David Carradine was an American actor and martial artist, best known for his role as a warrior monk, Kwai Chang Caine, in the 1970s television series, Kung Fu, which later had a 1990s sequel series, Kung Fu: The Legend Continues...
and Mariel Hemingway
Mariel Hemingway
- Early life :Hemingway was born in Mill Valley, California, the third daughter of Byra Louise Hemingway and Jack Hemingway, a writer. Her sisters are Joan Hemingway and Margaux Hemingway...
, and more recently, Infringed, a documentary film about government corruption and the Second Amendment.