Harry Musselwhite is a multifaceted individual with a diverse range of accomplishments in the fields of television, film, and music. As a creator and executive producer, he is currently developing the reality television series "Horse People".
Musselwhite's writing talents have been recognized and awarded in various film festivals. His screenplay "Martha Berry" was a finalist for Best Feature Screenplay at the 2012 Charleston International Film Festival and Best Georgia Screenplay in the 2011 Dixie Film Festival. Additionally, it was a semi-finalist for the Kairos Prize for the "Most spiritually uplifting screenplay of 2008".
As a film industry professional, Musselwhite has held various positions, including Executive Director Emeritus of the Rome International Film Festival, and has been a juror or presenter for several film festivals, including the Santa Fe Film Festival, Macon Film Festival, Taos Shorts, Roswell Film Festival, and Secret City Film Festival. He was also the former Executive Director of The New Mexico Film Foundation.
Musselwhite's short films have received recognition and accolades as well. His film "Der Greis" won a special jury award for outstanding film scoring in the 2012 Winter Shorts Film Festival and has been screened at several film festivals, including the Albuquerque Film Festival, Macon Film Festival, Southern Appalachian Film Festival, Rome International Film Festival, and the Mountain Madness Film Festival. His second short film, "Next of Kin", has been screened at the Macon Film Festival, Rome International Film Festival, and Atlanta's "Get Connected" Film event.
As a performer, Musselwhite has had a successful career in opera and musical theater. He has sung with several renowned opera companies, including the Santa Fe Opera, Augusta Opera, Chattanooga Opera, Asheville Opera, St. Louis Muny Opera, Kansas City Starlight Theatre, The Southeastern Savoyards, The Rome Symphony, Chattanooga Symphony, The Virtuosi of London (UK),and in recital in London, Bath, Wells, and throughout the United States.
Musselwhite has also acted in film and television, appearing on CBS Television's "Rescue 911", Michael Moncrief's "Tea in Hell" (The Mad Hatter),"Better Call Saul", and more. As a guitarist, he has been a featured soloist twice at Carnegie Hall.
