the Eternal Love Revolution

Mark Maccora labels himself “filmmaker” since he refuses to specialize in a single aspect of the filmmaking process. A son of San Jose, CA, Mark received education in the Jesuit tradition at Bellarmine College Prep and Loyola Marymount University. Mark dropped out of film school, in a remarkable display of hubris, since he did not enjoy being told how to make movies. He changed majors to theater and produced a micro-budget feature that made it into a few film festivals. After doing a few modeling and acting jobs in LA, Mark spent a few years working in a friend’s warehouse where he had the luxury to write, edit, teach himself the basics of motion graphics and compositing, and experiment with a number of strange projects including the comedy website TheTrustbuster.com. He transitioned to full-time film professional after being asked to work on North Starr, a low budget feature where Mark served as co-producer, unit production manager, actor, and visual effects artist. His collaborators on the project encouraged him to gather experience in all different departments to prepare for directing. During the next year he worked in casting, on set as a PA and camera assistant, doing visual effects for commercials and feature films, and as an editor for a variety of clients. When North Starr was selected for the prestigious Dramatic Competition at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival, Mark put his life on hold to focus on assisting the pre-production and marketing of the project. The experience at Sundance inspired Mark to pursue the Eternal Love Revolution. He spent the next 6 months pursuing financing and working as a visual effects artist. While unable to secure funding, he saved enough money to make a run at doing the project on a minimal budget. He hopes to complete a version of the project to submit to Sundance 2009.

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