Mark N. Hopkins


Mark N. Hopkins is an English-American filmmaker, best known for his award-winning film Living in Emergency.

Early life and education

Hopkins was born in Puerto Rico and grew up between Kenya, Europe and the UK. He lived in Italy for 10 years as a child and is fluent in Italian.
After completing High School at Sevenoaks in the UK, Hopkins attended Georgetown University where he majored in Philosophy. During this time he spent 8 months in Vietnam studying History and teaching English at the University of Hanoi, the first student from an American University to do so.

Career

Hopkins' film career began as an assistant to New York-based producer Scott Rudin, working on such films as; The Truman Show, A Civil Action, Bringing Out The Dead, Angela's Ashes, Sleepy Hollow, Wonder Boys, and Shaft. He left to start an independent production company, with the aim of focusing on non-fiction storytelling.
In 2001, Hopkins began working with documentary director George Butler, helping to develop and produce his films. The association began on the award-winning documentary ', followed by Roving Mars, and included a series of shorts directed by Mark for Columbia Tristar Home Entertainment. He later went on to produce Butler’s critically acclaimed film Going Upriver: the Long War of John Kerry.
In 2009, Hopkins' film ', premiered at the Venice Film Festival and was released theatrically and received numerous awards, including the Cinequest San Jose Film Festival Special Jury Award and the Official Best of Fest Award, whilst being short-listed for an Oscar for Best Documentary.