Mark Edwin Robinson (born November 6, 1980) is an American film director and screenwriter.

Career

He made his directorial debut at the age of 22 with the horror film, ''

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'' (Lionsgate 2004) which was showcased at the

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and at

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. Robinson's follow up project is the mystery-horror, ''

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'' which was released by Lionsgate Films in 2011. In January 2012 he began filming his latest project, the supernatural romance horror, '' Into the Dark'', with

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in the lead roles. In 2001, with his father,

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, he co-founded Castlight Pictures, Inc, a film, television and commercial production company based in

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. He graduated from Linfield Christian School and began writing scripts when he was 16.A Temecula man makes directorial debut with an indie film
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Filmography

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'' (Lionsgate 2004) *''

'' (Lionsgate 2011) *'' Into the Dark'' (Epic Pictures 2013)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Robinson, Mark Edwin 1980 births Living people American male screenwriters Writers from San Diego People from Temecula, California Film directors from California Screenwriters from California