Mark Wright
VP of FIlm
Wright is a producer whose creative focus is championing inventive and genre-bending narratives with people of color at the center. His goal is to expand the range of images people of color have historically been limited to within the traditional media landscape.
Prior to joining Higher Ground, Wright was an executive at MACRO, where he developed and produced Juel Taylor’s directorial debut, *They Cloned Tyrone*. His slate of projects also included the Oscar-winning film Judas and the Black Messiah, Alan Yang’s Tigertail, Birth of Cool, and Raising Dion among others.
July 30, 2024
Mark Wright on Higher Ground and Diverse Storytelling
In this episode, I talk with Mark Wright. Mark is the VP of Film at Higher Ground. He’s produced various projects like They Cloned Tyrone, Tigertail, Young Wild Free, and most recently Rustin. Today we dive into his career a…