Martin Lewis(XXII)
Martin T. Lewis was born and raised in Los Angeles, California. He received his secondary education in Sacramento, California, attending Christian Brothers High School from 1982-1985. He graduated from Howard University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Journalism with a minor in Photography in December of 1990. He served as sports editor for the Hilltop, Howard's weekly student newspaper and the Community News, the School of Communication's weekly newspaper during his three-year stay in Washington, D.C.
Lewis served as a assistant Public Relations Director for the Houston Oilers of the National Football League from 1991-1993. He received his film screenplay writing, film directing, film editing and film history training at Howard University in the graduate film department. He studied under independent filmmakers: Haile Gerima (Sankofa), Robert Tregenza (Talking To Strangers and The Arc), Alonzo Crawford (Walking on White Nails) and Torriano Berry (Embalmer) while attending Howard. He has served as director, grip, gaffer, director of photography and screenplay writer on numerous student films.
During the fall of 2011, Lewis worked on the Short Film, It People, as 1st Assistant Director and received a credit on the film.
During the summer of 1996, Lewis worked on a low-budget (2 million dollars) film produced by L. Travis Clarke of ITC Entertainment Group. Originally hired as an intern, Lewis worked the 30-day shoot as a paid number three grip, a best-boy grip and the head grip, for one day, and received a credit on the film.
Lewis has written, directed and produced four short films during his tenure in the film program.
Lewis served as the Assistant Sports Information Director at Howard University for four years. In that position, Lewis wrote and coordinated the production of the 18 division I sporting teams media guides Howard produced. He served as a liaison between the Howard University and the news media, both locally and nationally, that
covered Howard's sporting teams.
Lewis' films will entertain and educate audiences both inside the United States and abroad. His movies focus on the struggles and successes of the average layman.