Festival Judge Sean Clark

The film of Sean Clark’s latest screenplay, the Albanian comedy Lenin and Us, has just been released in Europe. He is an award-winning playwright who was brought to Los Angeles early in his career to work in network television. His credits include Northern Exposure, Early Edition, Coach and many others as well as a handful of television series pilots. He also worked on developing several feature film projects during this time – some of them ended abruptly and others, remarkably, remain alive. He is currently the head of the graduate screenwriting program at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

In the Spring of 2009 I was a last minute addition to the roster of guest artists at the White Sands International Film Festival. It was my first visit to the festival and to Las Cruces and I was so pleased and excited to find myself in such a vibrant and welcoming community: both the festival and the town itself.

The offer has been extended to me to be a judge in the subsequent festival and I am proud and happy to accept. The level of talent and craft on display in the White Sands International Film Festival is remarkable and there is no way I would pass up the opportunity to be a part of the event.