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Mark S. Waters
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Director, Producer, Screenwriter, Executive Producer, Adaptation
Biography:A director with a talent for satire and a knack for remaining true to the written word of a well-penned screenplay, Mark S. Waters first came to the attention of film lovers with his biting 1997 black comedy The House of Yes. A graduate of the AFI directing program, Waters made his feature-directing debut a mere three years after his graduation from the distinguished program. A dark and incestuous tale of a college student who brings his girlfriend home to visit his dysfunctional family with predictably disastrous results, the film earned its young director nominations at both the Chicago International Film Festival and the Sundance Film Festival in addition to earning star Parker Posey a "Special Recognition" award at the latter. It was four years until Waters returned with his sophomore effort, Head Over Heels, in 2001, and though the mainstream teen comedy didn't have quite the bite of his former... Full Biography
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