Mark Siska Credits
Documentary
Compass Director/ Producer HD video feature documentary. 90 minutes work in progress. Shooting in Chicago, LA, NYC. Documentary about the birth of American Improv Theatre. view clip of Andrew Duncan , talking about Football Comes to the University of Chicago a scene whcih orginated on the stage at Compass and later perfromed at Second City. View work in progress opening of Compass.
Sunday Morning with Shelley Berman Director/ Producer. 15 minute video. A portrait of legendary performer Shelley Berman. 2007 view video
The Boot Factory Director of Photography. Feature Documentary about punks who make shoes in Krakow, Poland. Directed By Lech Kowalski. Awarded French Auteurs Best Documentary aired on French and German TV. 2002. View video of Piotr one of the three characters of The Boot Factory.
North Shore Art League documentary about the 75 year History of North Shore Art League. 2001. Recieved Illinois Art Council grant for directing and producing documentary. view opening of documentary.
ZKV Director, Director of Photography. 16 mm. Kiev Ukraine. Expressionistic look at the Ukraine. 1999
Fatzer Demise of the Egotist Director, Director of Photography. Video Documentary 22 minutes. Based on the text of Bertolt Brecht fragments of the play where shot in Chicago / Berlin. 1998
Circus Life Director, Director of Photography. Video Documentary 15 minutes. One day in the life of Circus family from Poland. 1997
Barkeep Director and Director of Photography. Video Documentary. 15 minutes. Chicago. 1996 view video of Joe Danno one of the Characters in Barkeep
Art Installations
Action Sound installation which explores the out takes of a film shoot. 22 minutes Chicago. 2007
Embedded A play by Tim Robbins. Directed and Created ten, three-channel back drops and transitions. Chicago. 2006. View video of Shut Up one of the ten videos created for the play
8 Compositions Directed and Director of Photography, Editor. Installation. Chicago. 2006
ITTO Director, Director of Photography. Video, 16 mm, 35 mm three channel video Installation. Chicago / Ukraine. 2003 view ITTO 1 ITTO 2 IITO 3
Web Commercials/Promo
A-Band Promotional video for product called the A-band. view video
Again Promotional video 2 Roman Senators, play Again. view video
Office of Special Plans Promotional video for Tim Robbins play embedded stage at the prop theatre 2006. Aired on WTTW, Chicago public television, part of Hedi Weiss theatrical review segment. view video
MidSummer Nights Dream Promotional video for TOTA Theatre
MidSummer Nights Dream view video
Archive/Educational Promo
Spertus Museum Video documentation of Spertus Museum’s entire Judaic art collection of over 6500 objects. Video documentation of Asher Library rare book collection
North Shore Art League Created digital archive of historic documents and art work
Private Collection Several private art collections
The Catherine Cook School. Promo for Catherine Cook School view video
Live Performance Video Taped
Embedded A Play by Tim Robbins Prop Theater view video
Willing Participant Factory Theatre
Again 2 Roman Senators
Titus Andronicus TOTA
Public Isolation Psymptom Productions
House of Diehl Style Wars view video
Psymptom Productions Created backdrops for performance
AV Installation
Shedd Aquarium Provided and installed theatrical lighting for Jazz in.
Provided and installed rear video projection for corporate events.
Provided and installed theatrical lighting for Spring Thing Event.
Provided and installed lighting for Holiday Show. Created videos for
national conference held at the Hilton
Clock Productions Provided and installed rear video projection for Independent film
Chicago Store Front Theatre at the National Pastime Theatre
Psymptom Productions Created content and installed three LCD monitors
for a performance
Ultra Vision New York Live event video shooting and projection, video installation, lighting and event set up for National DJ Competition sponsored by Flair Chicago and Kool
Sound Recording
Retrospective Pictures. Sound recording for industrial
Retrospective Pictures. Sound recording for viral marketing short
The Bath. Sound recording short HD narrative video
The Arab. Sound recording short HD narrative video
McCarthy Productions. The Arms. Sound recording short HD narrative video
Clock Productions. Store Front Theatre narrative feature video
Clock Productions. The Ghost Captain Lowe narrative short video
MDC Realty. Sound for commercial
Grants Awarded
The Governors International Arts Exchange Program of the Illinois Art Council
Soros Grant for Contemporary Art
US Consultant Belgium
Austrian Consultant US
Stefan Batory Grant
Illinois Art Council
Community Arts Assistance Program Grant City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs
IMDB Reume
