Constance Marks

略歴

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.

参加作品

Grandpa Was An Emperor
Grandpa Was An Emperor
Producer
The documentary follows Yeshi Kassa, great-granddaughter of Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia, as she embarks on a personal quest to discover what happened to her closest relatives during the coup of 1974. While Yeshi and her older sister were thousands of miles away in a British boarding school, her great-grandfather was deposed by a revolution, setting off a harrowing chain of events that would put her parents and siblings in grave danger. For the very first time, the royal family examines the events that led to the collapse of a 3,000-year-old dynasty and reflects on how, against all odds, they were able to survive this turbulent time in Ethiopian history.
Grandpa Was An Emperor
Grandpa Was An Emperor
Director
The documentary follows Yeshi Kassa, great-granddaughter of Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia, as she embarks on a personal quest to discover what happened to her closest relatives during the coup of 1974. While Yeshi and her older sister were thousands of miles away in a British boarding school, her great-grandfather was deposed by a revolution, setting off a harrowing chain of events that would put her parents and siblings in grave danger. For the very first time, the royal family examines the events that led to the collapse of a 3,000-year-old dynasty and reflects on how, against all odds, they were able to survive this turbulent time in Ethiopian history.
セサミ・ストリートへ愛を込めて 〜エルモに命を吹き込んだ人形師
セサミ・ストリートへ愛を込めて 〜エルモに命を吹き込んだ人形師
Producer
ボルティモアの労働者の街から、ジム・ヘンソンの作り出すセサミ・ストリートの世界へ。エルモを操るケヴィンの夢物語とは? 語りはウーピー・ゴールドバーグ。
セサミ・ストリートへ愛を込めて 〜エルモに命を吹き込んだ人形師
セサミ・ストリートへ愛を込めて 〜エルモに命を吹き込んだ人形師
Director
ボルティモアの労働者の街から、ジム・ヘンソンの作り出すセサミ・ストリートの世界へ。エルモを操るケヴィンの夢物語とは? 語りはウーピー・ゴールドバーグ。
Reflections of 'The Dark Crystal'
Reflections of 'The Dark Crystal'
Thanks
A retrospective look at Jim Henson and Frank Oz's 1982 fantasy film 'The Dark Crystal'.
Green Chimneys
Green Chimneys
Producer
Green Chimneys follows three young boys living at Green Chimneys, a residential treatment center for children with emotional, behavioral, social and learning challenges.
Green Chimneys
Green Chimneys
Director
Green Chimneys follows three young boys living at Green Chimneys, a residential treatment center for children with emotional, behavioral, social and learning challenges.
Queens of the Big Time
Queens of the Big Time
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.
Let's Fall in Love: A Singles Weekend at the Concord Hotel
Let's Fall in Love: A Singles Weekend at the Concord Hotel
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.
Let's Fall in Love: A Singles Weekend at the Concord Hotel
Let's Fall in Love: A Singles Weekend at the Concord Hotel
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.
Return to Appalachia
Return to Appalachia
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.
Return to Appalachia
Return to Appalachia
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.