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Mark
Spates
Smith
Writer
Director
Producer
Actor
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Profile
A storyteller working from vision through execution.
Mark Spates Smith is a writer, director, producer and actor and the founder of HGMi Studios. His work moves between premium scripted storytelling, unscripted television and live entertainment.
His approach is creator-led and production-minded: protect the point of view, tell the emotional truth and finish the work at the level the idea deserves.
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Selected screen credits
A Boy Named BobbyFeature film · LeadThe ChiBlack LightningChicago P.D.Chicago Fire4400Shining Girls
“The goal is not simply to make something; it is to do the something that is the essence of who you are, and that something, be able to carry its meaning into the world.”
Mark Spates SmithHGMi Studios