About Mark

“I found Mark to be thoroughly professional in every way, and a truly delightful production partner to boot. But it’s his versatility and creativity that always impresses me most. He is as much at home in an urban jazz club shooting interviewing modern musicians, as he is talking to international scholars and church leaders in America, Europe, Asia, and Africa.

The bottom line is that Mark is relentless in his search for the story, the interview, and the visual image that perfectly conveys, not just the literal, but the ineffable.”

— Hilly Hicks, Actor, Producer, Director, Ordained Minister Los Angeles, CA

“I spent several weeks working with Mark to complete an edit on a large government video project he had been involved with for some time before I was brought in to finalize the piece.

As the producer, he was integral to maintaining the detail and continuity of a project of its size and complexity that was made more challenging by the many different clients and constituents that needed to approve it. In the end, Mark weaved together a great story that I really enjoyed participating in.” 

− Jim Folliard, Gearshift TV, Fairfax, VA

“I have worked with Mark as an editor on multiple projects. Mark has a great talent for managing the content, structure and rhyme of a presentation. He works tirelessly to balance all the elements of post production; music, imagery, effects, to create a finished product with a strong beginning, middle and end.

The final edited program always meet or exceed the original production objectives. It’s a pleasure to work with Mark.” 

− Randy Hale,Hale and Hearty Inc., Nashville, TN

“I had the pleasure of partnering with Mark Purushotham and the Mercy Pictures team on an informational/training video. Mark is the consummate professional. He truly seeks to understand the purpose of, and ultimate audience for, each project so that the product becomes both useful and engaging.

He works tirelessly to ensure that he is meeting expectations and capturing the project’s essence. It is clear that excellence is his goal throughout, and that is demonstrated in not only the way he works but in the wonderful product he produces.”

− June Melvin Mickens, Executive Advantage, LLC, Bethesda, MD

“I don’t like being interviewed and often defer to others when asked to speak on camera about the work of our organization. What made the experience of being interviewed by Mark different is that we had a wonderful conversation prior to the start of the interview in which he took the time to inform me about the process and what was needed. He was attentive and listened carefully.

Already in position, our conversation continued as the camera rolled. I later saw a clip of our interview and was very impressed with how calm and thoughtful I came across. Our subject was a serious social issue that plagues many urban communities where I work. Mark was informed on the subject and its impact on our community, He showed compassion in his questioning and in his reaction to my responses, some which evoked a great deal of emotion.

Mark set the tone for his crew by engaging everyone in informal conversation, asking about us, our community, and our work. We talked, laughed, cried and ultimately provided informative and true depictions of our view and work in urban communities.” 

− Shawn Green, Community Organizer Solutions, Milwaukee, WI

Mark created a comfortable and caring atmosphere when he interviewed me on camera for his documentary in the church that I am a parishioner and elder in. He made it possible for me to bring up deep feelings and fears that needed to be felt, but are often painful to evoke and difficult to manage.

In my ongoing journey through illness and recovery, the interview with Mark was a part of my feeling and healing to grow and move on. I’m very grateful to have had the experience with him. 

− Karen Schanks, Recovery Church,, St. Paul, Minnesota