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Harris Doran
Born (1978-06-02) June 2, 1978 (age 45)
Flushing, New York, U.S.
Education Juilliard School
Occupation(s)Film director, screenwriter, actor, producer

Harris Doran (born June 2, 1978) is an American independent film writer, director, actor, and producer.

Early life and education

Doran attended the Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School [1] of Music and Arts and the Performing Arts and went on to study at the Juilliard School. [2]

Career

Doran started his career as an actor where he played "The Artful Dodger" in Oliver! at Deaf West Theatre for which he received an Ovation Award [3] nomination. He played "Claude" on Broadway in the Actors Fund of America concert of Hair. [4] Doran won a New York Musical Theatre Festival Award for Outstanding Individual Performance for his work in the Off-Broadway play "Love Jerry". [5] He played "Ham" in the out of town tryout of the stage adaptation of Harry Connick Jr's The Happy Elf. [6] He played "Miles" in the Off-Broadway play "It Must Be Him, [7] and "Marc" in the world premiere of Mike Reiss's play "I'm Connecticut". [8]

In 2014, Doran wrote and directed the short film "The Story of Milo & Annie" starring Cathy Moriarty which won Best Narrative Short in the Indie Memphis Film Festival. [9] He was a writer on Lifetime's "I Love You... But I Lied." [10]

In 2017, Doran wrote and directed the feature film Beauty Mark, which premiered as a US competition film in the LA Film Festival. [11] The film was released in 2018 by The Orchard. [12]

In 2020, Doran directed the podcast production of "Bleeding Love" [13] and the film "I See You and You See Me" for Queens Theatre which premiered on PBS. [14] He edited the podcast movie Ghostwriter starring Kate Mara and Adam Scott. [15]

In 2022, Doran wrote and directed the short film "F^¢k 'Em R!ght B@¢k" [16] which premiered in The Sundance Film Festival. He produced the documentary feature film Kokomo City which premiered in the 2023 Sundance Film Festival where the film won the NEXT Innovator Award and the NEXT Audience Award [17] and the Panorama Audience Award [18] at the Berlin International Film Festival.

Filmography

Year Title Director Writer Producer Notes
2014 The Story of Milo & Annie Yes Yes Yes Short film
2015 Photo Op No No Yes Short film
2015 This Movie Will Get Into Sundance Yes Yes Yes
2018 Beauty Mark Yes Yes Yes
2021 I See You and You See Me Yes Yes Yes
2022 F^¢k 'Em R!ght B@¢k Yes Yes Yes Short film
2023 Kokomo City No No Yes

References

  1. ^ "Internship Opportunity | Alumni & Friends of LaGuardia". alumniandfriends.org. Retrieved 2023-04-29.
  2. ^ "Columbia Filmmakers Among 2022 Aspen Shortsfest Winners | School of the Arts". arts.columbia.edu. Retrieved 2023-04-29.
  3. ^ "Stewart, Hamilton, Mullally Announce L.A. Ovation Awards Oct. 30 - Playbill". Playbill.
  4. ^ Gans, Andrew (September 20, 2004). ""Let the Sunshine In": All-Star Hair Concert Plays the New Amsterdam Sept. 20". Playbill. Retrieved April 29, 2023.
  5. ^ "NYMF Productions Honored at 'Best of the Fest Awards' Nov. 2 | Playbill". www.playbill.com. Archived from the original on 2018-06-16.
  6. ^ "Rando-Directed Expansion of Connick's Happy Elf Musical Plays 'Tryout' in WI to Dec. 24 - Playbill". Playbill.
  7. ^ "Stephanie D'Abruzzo, Alice Playten, Peter Scolari, Liz Torres, et al. Set for Kenny Solms' It Must Be Him - TheaterMania". 15 July 2010.
  8. ^ BWW News Desk. "CRT to Stage World Premiere of Mike Reiss I'm Connecticut 12/1-10".
  9. ^ McCoy, Chris. "Indie Memphis Awards Cap Exciting Weekend Of Film". Memphis Flyer.
  10. ^ "I Love You... But I Lied (TV Series 2015– )" – via www.imdb.com.
  11. ^ Olsen, Mark (9 May 2017). "L.A. Film Festival competition lineups mix familiar faces with fresh discoveries". Los Angeles Times.
  12. ^ "The Orchard Takes North American Rights to Festival Hit 'Beauty Mark'". 10 April 2018.
  13. ^ Gans, Andrew (April 1, 2020). "Sarah Stiles, Rebecca Naomi Jones, Taylor Trensch, More Will Star in World-Premiere Podcast Production of Bleeding Love Musical". Playbill. Retrieved 2021-07-30.
  14. ^ Desk, TV News. "I SEE YOU AND YOU SEE ME Premieres Friday, June 25 on PBS!". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 2021-07-30.
  15. ^ Ghostwriter (2021) - IMDb, retrieved 2023-04-29
  16. ^ Galuppo, Mia (2021-12-10). "Sundance Announces 2022 Shorts Lineup Featuring Early Work of Taika Waititi, Destin Daniel Cretton". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2022-11-09.
  17. ^ Donnelly, Matt (January 27, 2023). "Sundance Winners: 'A Thousand and One' Takes U.S. Dramatic Jury Prize (Complete List)". Variety. Retrieved April 29, 2023.
  18. ^ Roxborough, Scott (February 25, 2023). "Berlin: 'Kokomo City,' 'Sira' Win Panorama Audience Awards". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved April 29, 2023.

External links

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