Kirk Harris

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Kirk Harris
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Nationality American
Occupation(s) Actor, Screenwriter, Director, Producer
Website fairwayfilmalliance.com

Kirk Harris is an actor-filmmaker who has been the lead actor in several films that have had arthouse theatrical releases in the U.S. [1] He starred in the 2013 western thriller A Sierra Nevada Gunfight (originally titled The Sorrow) by director Vernon Mortensen. The film was shot in the mountains of Eastern San Diego county. The film was written by Mortensen and Johnny Harrington. He also starred in The Kid: Chamaco , which was shot in Mexico City by Mexican director/producer Miguel Necoechea. [2] The film was written by Harris, Necoechea and Canadian filmmaker Carl Bessai. A former amateur boxer, Harris played a boxer on-screen for the first time. The film made its United States premiere at the 2010 Palm Springs International Film Festival. [3] [4] The film premiered in theatres in late 2010 and was chosen as a Critics Pick for the New York Times , Chicago Tribune , and Los Angeles Times.[ citation needed ]

Harris' credits include: The Violent Kind, Intoxicating, Hard Luck, My Sweet Killer, and Harris' own directorial debut, Loser (1996; with Peta Wilson). He was awarded the Best Breakthrough Performance Winner at the Method Fest Film Festival. As a writer, Harris has had five of his screenplays make it to the screen. He also founded Rogue Arts, a film distribution and production company, whose titles include: Three Days of Rain , Flickering Lights , and Con Man. [5]

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References

  1. "The New York Times". Movies & TV Dept. Baseline & All Movie Guide. 2010. Archived from the original on 2010-07-09.
  2. Variety
  3. Indiewire.com; accessed July 27, 2018.
  4. Mydesert.com; accessed July 27, 2018.
  5. Boxofficemojo.com