Brief Bio
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Southern Justice, 2010 Canadian International Film Festival Screenplay Winner (Fifth Place) |
H. W. Freedman
Harris (born in NYC) holds both British and American passports. Several of his full-length plays have been produced in the USA and the UK, including, Selling Off (John Houseman Theatre, NYC, Directed by Gene Feist); Peanut Butter & Jelly (University of the Streets Theatre, NYC, Directed by Harris), There Aren't Any (NYC, Directed by Harris); Moscow Shadows (The New End Theatre, Hampstead, London, Directed by Philip Grout); Ella’s Secret (Ethnic Cultural Theatre, Seattle, Washington, USA, Directed by Harris); A Minute Of Silence (Upstairs at the Gatehouse, London, Directed by Harris); A Minute Of Silence achieved finalist status in the 2001 New Century Writers Awards and semi-finalist status in the 1998 Julie Harris Playwright Award Competition administered by the Beverly Hills Theatre Guild; Something in Common (Assembly Room Theatre, Edinburgh Festival 1999 and Warehouse Theatre, Croydon, London, both productions were Directed by Harris). Also a short play, Lunch with Sandy (The Machine Room Theatre, London, Directed by Emma Benson). Harris directed a rehearsed reading of The Family Jewels at the Criterion Theatre, Piccadilly Circus (West End). The Family Jewels achieved finalist status in the Sonoma County Repertory (California) 2002 Play Competition. Harris also directed a rehearsed reading of Tchaikovsky at the Tristan Bates Theatre in Covent Gardens, London.
Feature-length Screenplays include; Broken Thread, which was shot in India and the UK. The Producer is Deepak Nayar (Bend it Like Beckham; Buena Vista Social Club; Bride and Prejudice; Mistress of Spices); the director is Mahesh Mathai (Bhopal Express). Linus Roache and Saffron Burrows play the leading roles, and Andrea Corr plays a feature role. See www.brokenthread.com.
Harris is a member of The Dramatists Guild, NYC, English PEN and he is an associate member of the Writers in Prison Committee of PEN.
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Awards |
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| Name of Award: |
Canada International Film Festival Screenplay Award |
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Fifth Place |
| Project-name: |
Southern Justice |
| Awarded by: |
Canada International Film Festival |
| Year of Award: |
2010 |
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| Name of Award: |
London Independent Film Festival Feature-Length Screenplay Award |
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Finalist |
| Project-name: |
The Post Office |
| Awarded by: |
Writemovies.com |
| Year of Award: |
2008 |
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| Name of Award: |
Kaos Films British Feature Screenplay Competition |
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Semi-Finalist |
| Project-name: |
The Post Office |
| Awarded by: |
Kaos Films, UK |
| Year of Award: |
2008 |
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| Name of Award: |
Writemovies.com International Writing Contest |
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Semi-Finalist |
| Project-name: |
The Family Jewels |
| Awarded by: |
Writemovies.com |
| Year of Award: |
2008 |
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| Name of Award: |
Writemovies.com International Writing Contest-Feature Screenplay |
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Honorable Mention (Fourth place) |
| Project-name: |
Selling Off |
| Awarded by: |
Writemovies.com |
| Year of Award: |
2007 |
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| Name of Award: |
Writemovies.com International Writing Contest Screenplay award |
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Finalist |
| Project-name: |
Southern Justice |
| Awarded by: |
Writemovies.com |
| Year of Award: |
2007 |
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| Name of Award: |
Writemovies.com International Writing Contest Screenplay award |
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Finalist |
| Project-name: |
The Post Office |
| Awarded by: |
Writemovies.com |
| Year of Award: |
2007 |
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| Name of Award: |
Writemovies.com International Writing Contest Screenplay award |
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Finalist |
| Project-name: |
My Name Isn’t Judit |
| Awarded by: |
Writemovies.com |
| Year of Award: |
2007 |
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| Name of Award: |
Writers' Network 15th Annual Fiction Competition for Unpublished Novels |
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Quarter-finalist |
| Project-name: |
Irina's Eye |
| Awarded by: |
Writers' Network, California |
| Year of Award: |
2007 |
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| Name of Award: |
William Faulkner Writing Competition for Unpublished Novels |
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Semi-finalist |
| Project-name: |
Irina's Eye |
| Awarded by: |
William Faulkner, Pirates Alley |
| Year of Award: |
2006 |
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| Name of Award: |
Slamdance Screenplay Competition |
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Quarter Finalist |
| Project-name: |
The Post Office |
| Awarded by: |
Slamdance Film Festival, California |
| Year of Award: |
2006 |
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| Name of Award: |
Sonoma County Repertory Play Competition |
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Finalist |
| Project-name: |
The Family Jewels |
| Awarded by: |
Sonoma County Repertory Theatre, Sonoma, California |
| Year of Award: |
2002 |
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| Name of Award: |
New Century Playwright Awards |
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Finalist |
| Project-name: |
A Minute of Silence |
| Awarded by: |
New Century Writers, California |
| Year of Award: |
2001 |
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| Name of Award: |
Julie Harris Playwright Award |
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Semi-Finalist |
| Project-name: |
A Minute of Silence |
| Awarded by: |
Beverly Hills Theatre Guild, Beverly Hills, California |
| Year of Award: |
1998 |
