Bert Simonis

Bert Simonis. Producer: 88 Days in the Mother Lode: Mark Twain Finds His Voice. Bert grew up in Amsterdam and immigrated to the United States with his family while in middle school. He made his first film chronicling a family vacation using his dad's Bell & Howell Super8 camera. Bert started writing at a young age and self-published his first book at age 7. He continued studying journalism and writing...