Mark J. Polish
ABOUT MARK J. POLISH
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.
