Wendell B. Harris Jr.
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Wendell B. Harris Jr. | |
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| Born | Wendell Burks Harris Jr. March 5, 1954 |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, filmmaker |
Wendell B. Harris Jr. (born March 5, 1954), is a Juilliard- and Interlochen-trained American filmmaker and actor. He is the writer, director and lead actor of Chameleon Street, which won the Grand Jury prize at the 1990 Sundance Film Festival.[1][2] Harris and Prismatic Images went on to produce a radio series entitled Black Biography, which showcased black icons from the spheres of art, history, and politics. He has appeared as an actor in the films Out of Sight (1998) and Road Trip (2000). Harris is currently in post-production for the forthcoming documentary Arbiter Roswell, a 14-year project chronicling the relationship between public opinion, the media, and the military-industrial complex.[3]
References
- ^ "Archives :Chameleon Street". Sundance Institute. Retrieved 1 November 2010.
- ^ James, Caryn (January 29, 1990). "After Pizza an Polite Squabbling, a Film Wins". New York Times. Retrieved 2 May 2010.
- ^ "'Chameleon' director Wendell B. Harris Jr. of Flint shines again at Sundance". Booth Newspapers. Mlive.com. Retrieved 1 November 2010.
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