Bart Mallard is an actor, filmmaker, and educator based in New York and Los Angeles. He received his MFA from New School University and BA from Memphis State University, studying acting, film production, and playwriting. As an educator, he has taught film literacy to children and guided students in scriptwriting. Professionally, Mallard has over 30 years of experience as an actor in stage, film and television and has written, produced, and directed several award-winning documentary and narrative films.
1. Bart Mallard
Education 1997 - 2000 New School University, MFA New York, NY
Actor’s Studio Drama School
• Acting
• Renown teachers, Elizabeth Kemp, Arthur Penn, Susan Batson, Acting
Sydney Lumet (Guest Artist) and Tony Walton, Scene Design
Romulus Linney, Seminar, Playwriting
1979 - 1983 Memphis State University, BA Memphis, TN
(now, University of Memphis)
Department of Theatre and Communication Arts
• TV and Film Production
• cum laude
Teaching Experience 2009 – 2010 Jacob Burns Film Center Westchester, NY
Volunteer Education Facilitator
• Assisted renowned educator, Anne Marie Santoro, with See Hear Feel
Film, a program designed to teach children film literacy and to encourage
them to lead examined lives
• Guided activities designed to teach collaborative conception and writing of
original short scripts
• Facilitated and participated in presentation of original short scenes by
students
1996 Memphis State University (now UofM) Memphis, TN
Guest Artist
• As an independent film director, presented my short films and music
videos to the MSU Film and Video Production II class
• Spoke on independent filmmaking and working as a freelance film
production professional
• Spoke to the MSU Acting II class on living and working in Los Angeles
Related Experience 2000 – Present Actor United States
• Professional Actor, stage, film, commercials, and industrial films (resume
attached)
• Member of the Screen Actors Guild since 2006
1985 – Present Filmmaker United States/Canada
• Writer, Producer, Director, and Editor of award winning narrative and
documentary film (filmography attached)
1995 - 1996 Universal Studios Theme Park Los Angeles, CA
Stage Manager, Project Manager
• Supervised cast, crew, show schedules, and arena safety of The Wild West
Stunt Show and Animal Actors Show
• Coordinated construction, relocation, and operations of live theatrical
theme park shows
1992 Independent Feature Project/West Los Angeles, CA
Volunteer Programmer, Facilitator, Host
2. • Created Member Screening Program for IFP/West that allowed members
to screen their original films once a month in a quality venue at the Santa
Monica Museum of Flying
• Organized, scheduled, programmed, promoted, and moderated screenings
1985 - 1995 Freelance Film Production Los Angeles, CA
Production Manager, Assistant Director
• Planned logistics, scheduled and organized camera set-ups, managed cast
and crew of major national television commercials
• Researched execution strategy and cost of live practical special effects,
hired crew, supervised budget through actualization
1982 - 1984 Camera Operator, Editor Memphis, TN
• Memphis State University Tigers Football, shot coaches practice and game
footage, multiple 16mm film cameras
• Memphis Grizzly’s Professional Football, shot practice and game footage,
edited and prepared footage for presentation, multiple16mm film cameras,
edited and presented in 16mm format
Film Awards and
Honors (select)
BURN HEADS
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Los Angeles, CA
• AMPAS Documentary Screening Committee selected “Burn Heads” as one
of the “Outstanding Documentaries of 1993”, and along with the Academy
Foundation in association with the UCLA Film and Television Archive
presented “Burn Heads” in the Academy/UCLA Contemporary
Documentary Screening Series, 1994
First Place, Best Documentary, Paul Robeson Award
• Newark Black Film Festival, 1993, Newark, NJ
Acquired for holdings, screening, or broadcast:
• WNET, Thirteen, PBS, New York, NY
• New York Public Library
• Johns Hopkins University
• Duke University
• University of Tennessee, Knoxville
• Museum of African American History
BIG NIGHT IN REALTYVILLE
Silver Medal
• New York Film Festival, 1994, New York, NY
Best Audio/Visual
• National BMA (Business Marketing Association) Awards, 1994, Chicago, IL
Best of Show, Best of Class, The Gold Key Award
• BMA of Colorado Gold Key Awards, 1994, Denver, CO
ONLY NATURAL
Grand Prize
Aspen Film Festival, 1990, Aspen, CO
Brooks Invitational Film and Video Showcase
• Memphis Brooks Museum of Art, 1992, Memphis, TN
• Screening of complete short film work to date
3. Work Sample Links:
Acting: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PbGeNDQM8ps
Filmmaking: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zzh6GaWESVs
references available upon request