Constance Marks
Historia
Constance Marks is an award-winning independent documentary filmmaker. She is the founder and president of Constance Marks Productions, Inc., a documentary production company based in New York City. Marks began her filmmaking career over 35 years ago as an assistant editor for the renowned Cinema Verite pioneers, David and Albert Maysles. Marks’ critically acclaimed films have been shown theatrically, broadcast widely, and garnered numerous awards.
Her productions include: Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey which won the Special Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival and has been exhibited worldwide to critical acclaim, and Green Chimneys— a full-length documentary feature film which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival and aired on HBO. Marks has produced numerous films focusing on important social issues including homelessness, the elderly, experimental charter schools, teen pregnancy and substance abuse recovery residences.
Producer
El documental sigue a Yeshi Kassa, bisnieta del emperador Haile Selassie de Etiopía, mientras se embarca en una búsqueda personal para descubrir qué les sucedió a sus parientes más cercanos durante el golpe de Estado de 1974. Mientras Yeshi y su hermana mayor estaban a miles de millas de distancia en un En un internado británico, su bisabuelo fue depuesto por una revolución, lo que desató una desgarradora cadena de acontecimientos que pondrían a sus padres y hermanos en grave peligro. Por primera vez, la familia real examina los eventos que llevaron al colapso de una dinastía de 3.000 años de antigüedad y reflexiona sobre cómo, contra todo pronóstico, pudieron sobrevivir a esta época turbulenta en la historia de Etiopía.
Director
El documental sigue a Yeshi Kassa, bisnieta del emperador Haile Selassie de Etiopía, mientras se embarca en una búsqueda personal para descubrir qué les sucedió a sus parientes más cercanos durante el golpe de Estado de 1974. Mientras Yeshi y su hermana mayor estaban a miles de millas de distancia en un En un internado británico, su bisabuelo fue depuesto por una revolución, lo que desató una desgarradora cadena de acontecimientos que pondrían a sus padres y hermanos en grave peligro. Por primera vez, la familia real examina los eventos que llevaron al colapso de una dinastía de 3.000 años de antigüedad y reflexiona sobre cómo, contra todo pronóstico, pudieron sobrevivir a esta época turbulenta en la historia de Etiopía.
Producer
En la versión original, Whoopi Goldberg narra la fascinante trayectoria de Kevin Clash, el marionetista de clase trabajadora que terminó dando vida a Elmo.
Director
En la versión original, Whoopi Goldberg narra la fascinante trayectoria de Kevin Clash, el marionetista de clase trabajadora que terminó dando vida a Elmo.
Thanks
A retrospective look at Jim Henson and Frank Oz's 1982 fantasy film 'The Dark Crystal'.
Producer
Green Chimneys follows three young boys living at Green Chimneys, a residential treatment center for children with emotional, behavioral, social and learning challenges.
Director
Green Chimneys follows three young boys living at Green Chimneys, a residential treatment center for children with emotional, behavioral, social and learning challenges.
Executive Producer
Director Adriana Trigiani, an Italian American best-selling author of sixteen books, directed this award-winning documentary, the story of her father’s hometown of Roseto, Pennsylvania.
Producer
Before there was Tinder and on-line dating, thousands of singles flocked to the Concord Hotel’s famed weekends. Situated in the Catskill Mountains, these unattached people mixed and mingled in a high-pressure atmosphere eagerly looking for love.
Director
Before there was Tinder and on-line dating, thousands of singles flocked to the Concord Hotel’s famed weekends. Situated in the Catskill Mountains, these unattached people mixed and mingled in a high-pressure atmosphere eagerly looking for love.
Producer
This documentary explores the lives of three adult sisters living in a remote holler in southern West Virginia. Sharon, a school teacher, has returned home after living elsewhere, affording her a world view not shared by the rest of her family.
Director
This documentary explores the lives of three adult sisters living in a remote holler in southern West Virginia. Sharon, a school teacher, has returned home after living elsewhere, affording her a world view not shared by the rest of her family.
