Mark Lewis

Director

Mark Lewis

13 films

Mark Lewis is an Australian documentary film and television producer, director and writer. He is famous for his film Cane Toads: An Unnatural History and for his body of work on animals. Unlike many other producers of nature films, his films do not attempt to document the animals in question or their behaviors but rather the complex relationships between people and society and the animals they interact with.

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His films have earned him many awards, including a British Academy Award nomination, a nomination from the Directors Guild of America, two Emmy's for Outstanding Direction in documentary film, and an Emmy Award for Outstanding Science Program on American Television.

As a student, Lewis helped planning Philippe Petit's famous 1974 high-wire walk between the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center. He talks about his involvement in the acclaimed documentary Man on Wire (2008). Description above from the Wikipedia article Mark Lewis (filmmaker), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography

13 films as director
  1. 2010Cane Toads: The ConquestDirector
  2. 2007Lords of the GourdDirector
  3. 2007HairworldDirector
  4. 2007FerretsDirector
  5. 2007Synchronized SwimmingDirector
  6. 2006The Standard of Perfection: Show CattleDirector
  7. 2006The Standard of Perfection: Show CatsDirector
  8. 2000The Natural History of the ChickenDirector
  9. 1999AnimaliciousDirector
  10. 1998RatDirector
  11. 1995GordyDirector
  12. 1990The Wonderful World of DogsDirector
  13. 1988Cane Toads: An Unnatural HistoryDirector