Mark J. Polish
Director
Director of films such as Twin Falls Idaho and The Astronaut Farmer with twin brother and directing partner Michael Polish.
He and his brother Michael were raised Catholic and made a splash with their feature debut, 1999's Twin Falls Idaho.
He declined an offer to make a mainstream film in favor of the independent film Northfork, which critic Roger Ebert called a masterpiece.
He and his brother Michael were identical twins of Austrian and Mexican heritage.
His sixth film Stay Cool starred Winona Ryder as Scarlet Smith.