akers ). ▁He ▁directed ▁the ▁feature ▁films ▁Pass ing ▁Through ▁( 1 9 7 7 ) ▁and ▁C ut ting ▁Hor se ▁( 2 0 0 2 ). ▁He ▁is ▁also ▁a ▁film ▁professor ▁in ▁the ▁Cinema ▁Department ▁at ▁San ▁Francisco ▁State ▁University . ▁ ▁Biography ▁▁ ▁A ▁native ▁of ▁Cleveland , ▁Ohio , ▁Clark ▁received ▁a ▁b ach elor ' s ▁degree ▁at ▁Miami ▁University , ▁prior ▁to ▁arriv ing ▁at ▁U CLA , ▁where ▁he ▁major ed ▁in ▁film . ▁While ▁a ▁student ▁at ▁U CLA , ▁Clark ▁taught ▁film ▁work sh ops ▁at ▁the ▁Perform ing ▁Arts ▁Society ▁of ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁( P AS LA ), ▁under ▁the ▁guidance ▁of ▁V ant ile ▁Whit field . ▁ ▁Early ▁career ▁ ▁Clark ▁was ▁a ▁cinemat ograph er ▁for ▁ 1 9 7 2 ' s ▁W att st ax ▁and ▁his ▁re collections ▁of ▁the ▁making ▁of ▁the ▁film ▁are ▁included ▁on ▁a ▁comment ary ▁track ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁special - ed ition ▁DVD ▁of ▁the ▁restored ▁film . ▁Several ▁crew ▁and ▁cast ▁members ▁are ▁on ▁the ▁track , ▁including ▁Al ▁Bell , ▁president ▁of ▁St ax ▁Records ▁and ▁producer ▁of ▁the ▁film , ▁and ▁director ▁Mel ▁Stuart . ▁ ▁Pass ing ▁Through ▁served ▁as ▁Clark ' s ▁master ' s ▁th esis ▁film ▁at ▁U CLA . ▁ ▁The ▁film ▁stars ▁Nathan iel ▁Taylor ▁( best ▁known ▁as ▁" R ol lo " ▁on ▁the ▁hit ▁television ▁series , ▁San ford ▁and ▁Son ) ▁and ▁veter