User:Markzhur

From The Peopling of NYC

Mark Zhuravsky was born in Gorlovka, Ukraine on September 5, 1988. He spent the majority of his childhood in Ukraine and graduated 3rd grade before his immigration in 1998 to the United States. He settled in Brooklyn with his family and continues to live there. He attended P.S. 226 throughout middle school, graduating as salutatorian of his class. He was accepted to and attended Stuyvesant High School, where he studied for four years with focus on liberal arts until his graduation in 2006, with National Merit Finalist honors. Due to his newfound passion for filmmaking, Mark chose to attend Brooklyn College as part of the Macaulay Honors College. He currently hopes to major in Film Production and continue to write and direct short films and features. He hopes to attend graduate school or move directly into the field after college.