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David Mrazek

Chicago area

Writer/Producer/Director

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Title/Occupation:  Director  Producer  Writer 

Gender: Male

Race: Caucasian/White

Citizenship: American

Brief Message to Members: 

I really enjoy producing and/or writing documentaries. I'm easy to work with; references on request. I've coordinated productions around the world, and I'm an effective communicator and facilitator across disciplines and cultures.

Biography: 

25 Years of Change
Director, Producer
25th anniversary video celebrates one of the most effective AIDS organizations in the country, with both national and international outreach. 2010. AIDS Foundation of Chicago.

Team 2 End AIDS
Director, Producer
Emotional videos used to inaugurate a new fundraising program with endurance training for marathons and triathlons run by the AIDS Foundation of Chicago. 2010. AIDS Foundation of Chicago.

The Principal Story
Director, Producer, Sound Recordist
Documentary follows two public school principals and paints a dramatic portrait of the challenges facing America's public schools — and of the great difference a dedicated principal can make. National PBS broadcast on POV Sept. 15, 2009. “Excellent and emotionally compelling.” Four Stars. Chicago Tribune. Nomadic Pictures. 2007-2009

Gante Films - Web docs and Commercial Production
Producer/Writer
Web-based short docs for Be Smart Be Well, a preventative injury web site and social media campaign, as well as commercials for universities. Gante Ltd. 2007 - present.

Mysterious Journeys – The Field Museum
Field Producer
One-hour program of multi-part Travel Channel series that explores the mysterious origins of various museum exhibits such as the man-eating Tsavo lions, Old Kingdom Egyptian tomb, and the new Ancient Americas permanent exhibit. Authentic Entertainment. 2007.

Taste of America
Writer/Field Producer
Three seasons of 20 half-hour programs for The Travel Channel that humorously explore the origins of regional foods across America. Film Garden Entertainment. 2004-2006

Soldiers for Hire: Private Military Companies
Writer
Two-hour History Channel special on the history of mercenaries, the rise of the 21st century private military company, and a look at their role in conflicts such as the current war in Iraq. Bluefield Entertainment. 2004

Deep Sea Detectives “Pearl Harbor's Revenge”
Writer
One-hour episode for History Channel series explores the mysterious sinking of a Japanese sub during a massive American aerial attack at Truk Lagoon.
A&F Entertainment. 2004

Come Home Alive: Albania
Come Home Alive: Peru
Writer
Two one-hour episodes for History Channel series about Americans traveling abroad and suddenly find themselves in peril. Bluefield Entertainment. 2004

Wild World of Rodeo
Field Producer/Writer
One-hour Travel Channel special explores the hard driving world of Professional Rodeo, Professional Bull Riding and Amateur Rodeo. Film Garden Entertainment. 2003

The Kingdom of David: The Saga of the Israelites
Co-writer, Series Producer
Four-hour PBS series reveals the origins of the Hebrew Bible. Red Hill Productions &
Oregon Public Broadcasting. 2001-02

The American Experience “Presidents” Series Woodrow Wilson
Co-writer, Producer
Two 90-minute programs. One of our five greatest Presidents, Wilson helped define the U.S. role in the world for the rest of the 20th century. KCET Hollywood and WGBH Boston. 2000-01
Winner - 2002 International Documentary Association Achievement Award for Limited Series.

Chasing The Sun
Episode 2: Pioneers
Co-writer, Producer
Episode 3: Into the Jet Age
Co-writer, Producer
Four-part PBS series about the history of commercial aviation – the stories of the men,
women and machines that changed the world. KCET Hollywood. 1999-2000

The American Experience
The Duel
Co-writer, Producer
Told entirely with filmed reenactments and interviews, the program details how clashing egos resulted in the fatal shots fired between Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr.
Red Hill Prods, Oregon Public Broadcasting and WGBH Boston. 1999

Intimate Strangers: Unseen Life on Earth
Episode 2: Keepers of the Biosphere
Co-writer, Producer/Director
Four-part PBS series about the importance of the unseen world of microbes to all life on earth.
Baker & Simon Associates. 1997-98

The Great War and the Shaping of the 20th Century
Co-producer, Co-editor
Award winning eight-part PBS cultural history series that explores the impact of the First World War through the accounts of the people who experienced it, both royal and ordinary. Co-production of KCET/Los Angeles and BBC/London. 1994-96 Winner - du Pont Columbia Award. Peabody Award, Emmy Award, 1996 International Documentary Association Achievement Award for Limited Series.

My Prague Spring
Producer, Director, Camera/Sound, Editor, Writer
16 mm feature documentary that presents an intimate, wry portrait of one Czech family
a few months after the “Velvet Revolution” toppled communism in Czechoslovakia. 1993
Gold Award: 1993 Houston Int'l Film Festival. Best of Festival: Berkeley Video Festival.
Hon. Mention: Philadelphia Int’l Film Festival. Ann Arbor Film Festival Participant. Cine Eagle.
Distributed by Facets Multimedia.

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EDUCATION

MFA in Film Production
University of Southern California, Los Angeles, 1991.

BA with High Distinction in English, Minor in Cinema Studies
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1986.