Editing Mark Jonathan Harris (section)

== Career in filmmaking ==
Harris began his career in documentary filmmaking in the late 1960s. His first major success came with ''Huelga!'' (1967), a documentary about [[Cesar Chavez]] and the groundbreaking farmworkers strike in Delano, California. He followed this with [[The Redwoods|''The Redwoods'' (1968)]], a film he wrote and co-produced for the Sierra Club to help establish a [[Redwood National and State Parks|Redwoods National Park]] and which won an [[Academy Awards|Academy Award]] for Best Short Documentary.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mark Jonathan Harris {{!}} ACADEMY AWARD-WINNING FILMMAKER & PROFESSOR AT USC SCHOOL OF CINEMATIC ARTS |url=https://natfluence.com/interview/mharris/ |access-date=2024-10-22 |website=natfluence |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Citation |last=Greenwood |first=Trevor |title=The Redwoods |type=Documentary, Short |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0062184/ |access-date=2024-10-22 |others=Kieth Griggs, William Turner |publisher=King Screen Productions}}</ref> He gained international recognition for ''The Long Way Home'' (1997), a feature-length documentary on the aftermath of the Holocaust, which won the Academy Award for Best Feature Documentary.<ref>{{Cite web |title=USC Cinematic Arts {{!}} Directory of SCA Faculty |url=https://cinema.usc.edu/faculty/profile.cfm?id=6530&first=&last=&title=&did=50&referer=facultydirectory.cfm&startpage=1&startrow=91 |access-date=2024-10-22 |website=cinema.usc.edu}}</ref>

In 2000, Harris wrote and directed ''[[Into the Arms of Strangers: Stories of the Kindertransport]]'', a documentary chronicling the British rescue mission that saved 10,000 Jewish children during [[World War II]]. The film received critical acclaim and won the Academy Award for Best Feature Documentary. It was later selected by the [[Library of Congress|U.S. Library of Congress]] for permanent preservation in the National Film Registry.<ref>{{Citation |last=Harris |first=Mark Jonathan |title=Into the Arms of Strangers: Stories of the Kindertransport |date=2000-11-24 |type=Documentary, History, War |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0248912/ |access-date=2024-10-22 |others=Judi Dench, Lory Cahn, Kurt Fuchel |publisher=Sabine Films, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum}}</ref>

Harris continued to focus on socially and politically significant issues in his work. He co-wrote and co-directed ''Breaking Point: The War for Democracy in Ukraine'' (2016), a film about the Ukrainian fight for independence, which garnered multiple awards at international film festivals.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Breaking Point: The War for Democracy in Ukraine (2017) |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6561394/mediaviewer/rm41169408/?ref_=tt_ov_i |access-date=2024-10-22 |website=IMDb |language=en-US}}</ref> His HBO documentary ''Foster'' (2019), which examined the foster care system in [[Los Angeles]],<ref>{{Citation |last=Harris |first=Mark Jonathan |title=Foster |type=Documentary |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8403246/ |access-date=2024-10-22 |others=Earcylene Beavers, Jessica Chandler, Jacqueline Chun |publisher=Sabine Films}}</ref> was nominated for Best Documentary Screenplay by the [[Writers Guild of America]].<ref>{{Citation |title=Writers Guild of America Award for Best Documentary Screenplay |date=2024-06-09 |work=Wikipedia |url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Writers_Guild_of_America_Award_for_Best_Documentary_Screenplay |access-date=2024-10-22 |language=en}}</ref>

=== Recent projects ===
In recent years, Harris has returned to making films centered on contemporary social and political issues. His projects include ''[[Darfur Now]]'' (2007), a documentary about the genocide in Darfur, which received the NAACP Image Award, and [[Living in Emergency|''Living in Emergency: Stories of Doctors Without Borders'' (2008)]], which focuses on the medical humanitarian organization and was shortlisted for the Oscar for Best Feature Documentary.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mark J. Harris |url=https://americanfilmshowcase.com/envoys/mark-j-harris/ |access-date=2024-10-22 |website=American Film Showcase |language=en}}</ref> ''[[Women of the Gulag|Women of the Gulag (2018)]]'', a film he executive produced,<ref>{{Citation |title=Women of the Gulag |date=2024-01-16 |work=Wikipedia |url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women_of_the_Gulag#:~:text=Executive%20Produced%20by%20Mitchell%20Block,at%20the%202018%20Academy%20Awards. |access-date=2024-10-22 |language=en}}</ref> was also shortlisted by the Academy for Best Short Documentary.  Harris also served as Consulting Producer for the PBS series ''Asian Americans'' (2021), which won a [[Peabody Awards|Peabody Award.]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Asian Americans |url=https://peabodyawards.com/award-profile/asian-americans/ |access-date=2024-10-22 |website=The Peabody Awards |language=en-US}}</ref>

=== Literary work ===
Harris has written five children's novels, which have won numerous awards, including the FOCAL Award for best children’s book about California for ''Come the Morning'' (1989).<ref>{{Citation |last=Sajbel |first=Michael O. |title=Come the Morning |date=2024-09-12 |type=Drama |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0162252/ |access-date=2024-10-22 |others=Susan Howard, Travis Knight, Heather Ramsey |publisher=World Wide Pictures (WWP)}}</ref>  He is also co-author of the book version of ''[[Into the Arms of Strangers: Stories of the Kindertransport|Into the Arms of Strangers]]''.<ref>{{Citation |title=Into the Arms of Strangers: Stories of the Kindertransport |date=2024-10-03 |work=Wikipedia |url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Into_the_Arms_of_Strangers:_Stories_of_the_Kindertransport |access-date=2024-10-22 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Citation |last=Harris |first=Mark Jonathan |title=Into the Arms of Strangers: Stories of the Kindertransport |date=2000-11-24 |type=Documentary, History, War |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0248912/ |access-date=2024-10-22 |others=Judi Dench, Lory Cahn, Kurt Fuchel |publisher=Sabine Films, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum}}</ref>  In addition to his work in children's literature, Harris has published short stories and articles in various national newspapers and magazines. His most recent literary work, ''Misfits'' , a collection of short stories, was published in 2023  and was an Editor’s Choice of Publishers Weekly BookLife.

=== Academic career ===
Harris was a faculty member at the USC School of Cinematic Arts for 40 years, teaching courses in documentary filmmaking and screenwriting.<ref>{{Cite web |title=USC Cinematic Arts {{!}} Directory of SCA Faculty |url=https://cinema.usc.edu/faculty/profile.cfm?id=6530&first=&last=&title=&did=50&referer=facultydirectory.cfm&startpage=1&startrow=91 |access-date=2024-10-22 |website=cinema.usc.edu}}</ref> From 2012 to 2023, he also served as co-principal investigator of the American Film Showcase, the flagship film and TV diplomacy program of the U.S State Department.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2013-06-10 |title=Voices of America: Film Showcase Gears up for Year Two {{!}} International Documentary Association |url=https://www.documentary.org/feature/voices-america-film-showcase-gears-year-two |access-date=2024-10-22 |website=www.documentary.org |language=en}}</ref>  In 2023, he was named Emeritus Distinguished Professor in recognition of his contributions to the university.