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Scott Mactavish is an American filmmaker and author.
Biography
Mactavish is a veteran of the United States Navy. He attended boot camp at the Recruit Training Command in San Diego, California and served with Submarine Squadron 6, aboard the USS L.Y. Spear, and in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. [1] [2] Mactavish attended film school at New York University, and upon graduation, worked in various roles while writing original screenplays. He was a goomba in the 1993 film Super Mario Bros. and an uncredited stunt double in The Crow. He launched his own production company in 1998 and has produced of films and videos.
In 2011, Mactavish wrote, produced and directed the films MURPH: The Protector and God and Country: Untold Stories of the American Military. [3] [4] Prior to that, he made Summer Running: The Race to Cure Breast Cancer featuring Sissy Spacek. He has also served as executive producer on five films, including Chagas, directed by Ricardo Preve.
Mactavish is the author of The New Dad's Survival Guide, published by Little, Brown and Co., and co-author of Battle Ready: Memoir of a SEAL Warrior Medic, published by St. Martin's Press. As a freelance writer, he has contributed to Indiewire, Windcheck, and Film Threat.
Movies
- Family Mission: The TJ Lobraico Story - Writer, Producer, Director
- MURPH: The Protector - Writer, Producer, Director
- Ride for Lance - Writer, Producer, Director
- God and Country: Untold Stories of the American Military - Writer, Producer, Director
- Summer Running: The Race to Cure Breast Cancer - Writer, Producer, Director
- Chagas: A Hidden Affliction - Executive Producer
- Stickball Boulevard - Executive Producer
- Under the Trestle - Producer, Director
Books
- The New Dad's Survival Guide
- Battle Ready: Memoir of a SEAL Warrior Medic
References
- ^ Official Biography. Scott Mactavish Biography[ dead link]
- ^ "University of Virginia Speaker Bio". Guest Speaker Biography[ dead link]
- ^ "Local Military Documentary". WHSV.com. Retrieved 12 April 2011.[ dead link]
- ^ McKenzie, Bryan. "Filmmaker Marine fights Hollywood stereotype". Army Times. Retrieved 12 April 2011.[ dead link]
External links
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