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Check Out NYFCS Producer Mark Ehrenkranz's New Book
The Great American Suburban Experiment is a raw, honest, and compelling memoir by film industry veteran Mark Ehrenkranz. Set during the golden age of American suburbia, the book examines the complex realities behind the American Dream while chronicling the author’s personal battles with addiction, recovery, and reinvention. With insider Hollywood stories and historical insight, this memoir is as educational as it is emotional.
“A brilliant, enthralling book… unfailingly honest.” – Godfrey Cheshire, Film Critic
“No movie could ever capture the raw emotion he writes with.” – Stu Zakim, former Universal Studios Exec
“A heartwarming and insightful journey of recovery and discovery.” – Ken Musgrove, Recovery Director
"What Mark has done is remarkable, setting his life—joys and agonies included—against the reality and myth of suburbia.” - Peter Travers, ABC-TV, Former Senior Critic, Rolling Stone Magazine
“I loved the memories and nostalgia of this special time in history.” -New Jersey State Senator John McKeon
This very private and personal account of living through that time and the movie business is thoroughly expressed with fearless truth and integrity." - Jed Grossman, EVP Lionsgate Films
“In The Great American Suburban Experiment, Mark captures a life that, for many, has long since disappeared. It’s a nostalgic trip for many of us, but also an instructive tale for those trying to understand how our past shaped their present.” - Ron Insana, CNBC Contributor
AUTHOR BIO
Mark Ehrenkranz spent over four decades in the film industry, producing The New York Film Critics Series® and consulting on distribution and marketing for independent films. Today, he works as a Certified Peer Recovery Specialist, helping others navigate addiction and recovery. Mark lives in New Jersey with his wife of 38 years and is the proud father of two daughters. efficient, and effective.
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