Biography

Mark Ezra Stokes has two passions in life: education and social improvement, and his career path reflects them both. With an M.A. in Screenwriting and Film Studies and an M.F.A. in Screenwriting, both from Hollins University, he has extensive experience as a professor of screenwriting, film studies and stage drama at multiple colleges and universities. Additionally, he has taught elementary-aged special education students with severe-to-profound disabilities, learning advanced behavior management and educational techniques in the process. Mark is also the founder and coordinator of Savannah Filmmakers, a democratic body of well-connected members of the Savannah, Georgia film community. Through steady online and in-person interactivity, the organization serves as an information hub for its members, and it provides enrichment and social activities for local film community growth. After shooting a documentary in Ethiopia in 2010, Mark returned to the U.S. to establish Sustaining Hope,

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Filmography