Harris W. Freedman
- Writer
Harris holds British, American and Italian passports. His Stage Plays and Screenplays have won more than 30 awards internationally.
Productions: Film: Harris' feature-length Screenplays include Broken Thread, Produced by Deepak Nayar (At Eternity's Gate; Bend it Like Beckham; Buena Vista Social Club; Bride and Prejudice; Mistress of Spices) and Directed by Mahesh Mathai (Bhopal Express). Linus Roache and Saffron Burrows played the leading roles, and Andrea Corr played a feature role. The film was shot in India and the UK.
Theatre: Several of his full-length plays have been produced in the USA, UK, and Italy including: Ella's Secret (in English): Baron's Court Theatre, London, UK, July 2015 directed by Edward Davies, and Ethnic Cultural Theatre, Seattle, Washington, USA, Directed by Harris; Tchaikovsky (in Italian): Teatro Dell'Orologio Sala Orfeo, Roma; Teatro Millelire, Roma; Teatro Cristallo, Bolzano, Italy, productions Directed by Harris; Ella's Secret (In Italian): Teatro Millelire, Roma, Spoleto La Mama Fringe Festival, e Teatro Dell'Angelo, Rome Italy, directed by Harris Selling Off: John Houseman Theatre, NYC, Directed by Gene Feist; Moscow Shadows: The New End Theatre, Hampstead, London, Directed by Philip Grout; A Minute of Silence: Upstairs at the Gatehouse, London, Directed by Harris; Something in Common: Assembly Rooms Theatre, Edinburgh Fringe Festival, and Warehouse Theatre, Croydon, London, both productions Directed by Harris. Lunch with Sandy: A 10-minute play, The Machine Room Theatre, London, Directed by Emma Benson; Peanut Butter and Jelly: University of the Streets Theatre, NYC, Directed by Harris; There Aren't Any: various venues in NYC, Directed by Harris;
Staged readings: Ella's Secret: Beth Shalom Holocaust Memorial Centre, Nottingham, England; Holocaust Museum Houston, Texas, USA; United Nations, NYC, The Thieves Road (in Italian): Teatro Argot Studio, Roma in Italian under the title "L'Ultima Battaglia di Custer". The Family Jewels: Main stage at Criterion Theatre, Piccadilly Circus (West End); Tchaikovsky: Tristan Bates Theatre in Covent Gardens, London. The Sacred Thread: Roundabout Theatre NYC Whisper of Wings: University of the Streets Theatre, NYC Through a Tunnel of Silence: Tabard Theatre, London
History Harris graduated New York University at Washington Square with a Bachelor of Science degree. He began his theatrical work in the mid-1960s in Greenwich Village where he studied acting at the HB Studio with Herbert Berghof, and he was a member of the first Repertory Company of The Roundabout Theatre NYC, under the direction of Gene Feist.
Harris is a member of the Dramatists Guild, NYC, English PEN, and Society of Authors, UK.
Awards: The Post Office - Award Winner - Tagore International Film Festival 2023 . Selling Off - Quarter Finalist - Stage 32 True Story, Biopic (2022) . Southern Justice - Quarter Finalist - Emerging Screenwriting Genre (2022) . Southern Justice - Second Rounder - Austin Film Festival (2022) . A Death In Brooklyn - Second Rounder, -Austin Film Festival (2022) . Southern Justice - Top 10 Finalist -Table Read My Screenplay Summer Contest (2022) . Southern Justice - No.3 of Hot 100 Winners - Capital Fund Screenwriting Competition (2021) . A Minute of Silence - Emerging Screenwriters Comedy Screenplay Competition, Quarter Finalist (2021) . Moscow Shadows - Play Winner of Grant for a Theatre Production in Rome, Italy euros 42,900 ($50,000) (2019) . My Name Isn't Judit, Semi-Finalist-Table Read My Screenplay - Austin Film Festival (2019) . The Thieves Road (Stage Play) - Honorable Mention - New Works of Merit Playwrighting Contest (2018) . The Post Office - Best Spiritual Screenplay - European Spiritual Film Festival (2012) . The Thieves Road - Best Stage Play - Moondance International Film Festival (2011) . The Post Office - Official Selection - Mexico International Film Festival (2011) . Southern Justice - Aloha Accolade Award Winner - Honolulu Film Festival (2011) . Southern Justice, - Special Selection Fifth Place - Canadian International Film (2010) . Southern Justice - Semi-Finalist - RIFF Rhode Island Film Festival Screenplay Competition. (2010) . Selling Off - Finalist- The Ace Fest Great American Screenplay Competition (2010) . A Minute of Silence.- Semi-Finalist - Slamdance Screenplay Competition. (2010) . Selling Off - Honourable Mention - Amsterdam Film Festival. (2010) . Something in Common - Quarter Finalist - Writers Network Screenplay and Fiction (2010) . The Post Office - Semi-Finalist - Kaos Films British Feature Film (2008) . The Post Office - Finalist - London Independent Film Festival Feature Screenplay Award (2008) . Southern Justice - Semi Finalist- Writemovies.com International Writing Contest Feature Screenplay (2008) . The Family Jewels (Stage Play) - Semi Finalist - Writemovies.com International Writing Contest (2008) . Irina's Eye - Quarter Finalist - Novel -Writer's Network 15th Annual Fiction Unpublished Novels (2007) . My Name Isn't Judit - Finalist - Writemovies.com International Writing Contest Screenplay Award (2007) . Selling Off - Semi Finalist- Writemovies.com International Writing Contest Feature Screenplay Award (2007) . Irina's Eye - Semi Finalist - William Faulkner Writing Competition for Unpublished Novels (2006) . The Post Office - Quarter Finalist - Slamdance Screenplay Competition (2006) . The Family Jewels (Stage Play) - Finalist - Sonoma County Repertory Play Competition (2002) . A Minute of SIlence (Stage. Play) - Finalist - New Century Playwright Awards (2001) . A Minute of Silence (Stage Play) - Semi Finalist - Julie Harris Award, Beverly Hills Theatre Guild (1998)
Productions: Film: Harris' feature-length Screenplays include Broken Thread, Produced by Deepak Nayar (At Eternity's Gate; Bend it Like Beckham; Buena Vista Social Club; Bride and Prejudice; Mistress of Spices) and Directed by Mahesh Mathai (Bhopal Express). Linus Roache and Saffron Burrows played the leading roles, and Andrea Corr played a feature role. The film was shot in India and the UK.
Theatre: Several of his full-length plays have been produced in the USA, UK, and Italy including: Ella's Secret (in English): Baron's Court Theatre, London, UK, July 2015 directed by Edward Davies, and Ethnic Cultural Theatre, Seattle, Washington, USA, Directed by Harris; Tchaikovsky (in Italian): Teatro Dell'Orologio Sala Orfeo, Roma; Teatro Millelire, Roma; Teatro Cristallo, Bolzano, Italy, productions Directed by Harris; Ella's Secret (In Italian): Teatro Millelire, Roma, Spoleto La Mama Fringe Festival, e Teatro Dell'Angelo, Rome Italy, directed by Harris Selling Off: John Houseman Theatre, NYC, Directed by Gene Feist; Moscow Shadows: The New End Theatre, Hampstead, London, Directed by Philip Grout; A Minute of Silence: Upstairs at the Gatehouse, London, Directed by Harris; Something in Common: Assembly Rooms Theatre, Edinburgh Fringe Festival, and Warehouse Theatre, Croydon, London, both productions Directed by Harris. Lunch with Sandy: A 10-minute play, The Machine Room Theatre, London, Directed by Emma Benson; Peanut Butter and Jelly: University of the Streets Theatre, NYC, Directed by Harris; There Aren't Any: various venues in NYC, Directed by Harris;
Staged readings: Ella's Secret: Beth Shalom Holocaust Memorial Centre, Nottingham, England; Holocaust Museum Houston, Texas, USA; United Nations, NYC, The Thieves Road (in Italian): Teatro Argot Studio, Roma in Italian under the title "L'Ultima Battaglia di Custer". The Family Jewels: Main stage at Criterion Theatre, Piccadilly Circus (West End); Tchaikovsky: Tristan Bates Theatre in Covent Gardens, London. The Sacred Thread: Roundabout Theatre NYC Whisper of Wings: University of the Streets Theatre, NYC Through a Tunnel of Silence: Tabard Theatre, London
History Harris graduated New York University at Washington Square with a Bachelor of Science degree. He began his theatrical work in the mid-1960s in Greenwich Village where he studied acting at the HB Studio with Herbert Berghof, and he was a member of the first Repertory Company of The Roundabout Theatre NYC, under the direction of Gene Feist.
Harris is a member of the Dramatists Guild, NYC, English PEN, and Society of Authors, UK.
Awards: The Post Office - Award Winner - Tagore International Film Festival 2023 . Selling Off - Quarter Finalist - Stage 32 True Story, Biopic (2022) . Southern Justice - Quarter Finalist - Emerging Screenwriting Genre (2022) . Southern Justice - Second Rounder - Austin Film Festival (2022) . A Death In Brooklyn - Second Rounder, -Austin Film Festival (2022) . Southern Justice - Top 10 Finalist -Table Read My Screenplay Summer Contest (2022) . Southern Justice - No.3 of Hot 100 Winners - Capital Fund Screenwriting Competition (2021) . A Minute of Silence - Emerging Screenwriters Comedy Screenplay Competition, Quarter Finalist (2021) . Moscow Shadows - Play Winner of Grant for a Theatre Production in Rome, Italy euros 42,900 ($50,000) (2019) . My Name Isn't Judit, Semi-Finalist-Table Read My Screenplay - Austin Film Festival (2019) . The Thieves Road (Stage Play) - Honorable Mention - New Works of Merit Playwrighting Contest (2018) . The Post Office - Best Spiritual Screenplay - European Spiritual Film Festival (2012) . The Thieves Road - Best Stage Play - Moondance International Film Festival (2011) . The Post Office - Official Selection - Mexico International Film Festival (2011) . Southern Justice - Aloha Accolade Award Winner - Honolulu Film Festival (2011) . Southern Justice, - Special Selection Fifth Place - Canadian International Film (2010) . Southern Justice - Semi-Finalist - RIFF Rhode Island Film Festival Screenplay Competition. (2010) . Selling Off - Finalist- The Ace Fest Great American Screenplay Competition (2010) . A Minute of Silence.- Semi-Finalist - Slamdance Screenplay Competition. (2010) . Selling Off - Honourable Mention - Amsterdam Film Festival. (2010) . Something in Common - Quarter Finalist - Writers Network Screenplay and Fiction (2010) . The Post Office - Semi-Finalist - Kaos Films British Feature Film (2008) . The Post Office - Finalist - London Independent Film Festival Feature Screenplay Award (2008) . Southern Justice - Semi Finalist- Writemovies.com International Writing Contest Feature Screenplay (2008) . The Family Jewels (Stage Play) - Semi Finalist - Writemovies.com International Writing Contest (2008) . Irina's Eye - Quarter Finalist - Novel -Writer's Network 15th Annual Fiction Unpublished Novels (2007) . My Name Isn't Judit - Finalist - Writemovies.com International Writing Contest Screenplay Award (2007) . Selling Off - Semi Finalist- Writemovies.com International Writing Contest Feature Screenplay Award (2007) . Irina's Eye - Semi Finalist - William Faulkner Writing Competition for Unpublished Novels (2006) . The Post Office - Quarter Finalist - Slamdance Screenplay Competition (2006) . The Family Jewels (Stage Play) - Finalist - Sonoma County Repertory Play Competition (2002) . A Minute of SIlence (Stage. Play) - Finalist - New Century Playwright Awards (2001) . A Minute of Silence (Stage Play) - Semi Finalist - Julie Harris Award, Beverly Hills Theatre Guild (1998)
