Marilyn Ness

Marilyn Ness is a film producer and director based in New York City,[1] with a focus on documentary films. She is known for social justice documentaries, including Bad Blood: A Cautionary Tale (2010), Charm City (2018), and Cameraperson (2016).[2]

Career

Marilyn Ness works in the film industry as a producer and a director.[3] She has been nominated for two Emmy Awards, and she has won a Peabody Award.[4] Marilyn Ness is one of the founders of Big Mouth Productions. The company is based in New York City and Nashville, USA.[5] Big Mouth Productions is a film production company working independently to release a collection of feature length documentaries.[5]

Charm City

Charm City follows a community in Baltimore, USA over the span of three years. The film focuses on the impact of violence in Baltimore, as well as death of Freddie Gray.[6] Centered around the police and the community in Baltimore, the film focuses on quality of life and community support in the midst of violence.[2]

In April 2019, Charm City was released first in the Tribeca Film Festival, and later on PBS as part of Independent Lens.[4] The film was on the shortlist for the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature.[4]

Bad Blood
Main article: Bad Blood: A Cautionary Tale

Bad Blood: A Cautionary Tale was directed and produced by Marilyn Ness and released in 2011 on PBS.[4] The social justice documentary film campaigns for change in the US blood donation policies. The film is set in the 1980s, and focuses on hemophiliacs diagnosed with HIV after receiving treatment.[7]

Cameraperson
Main article: Cameraperson

Produced by Marilyn ness, Cameraperson documents the career and life of the director, Kirsten Johnson. The film premiered in 2016 at the Sundance Film Festival. After its release, the film made the shortlist for the Academy Awards in 2017.[4]

Trapped
Main article: Trapped (2016 American film)

Marilyn Ness produced the film Trapped (2016 American film) which premiered in the Sundance Film Festival in 2016. The social justice documentary film centres around doctors performing abortions in the USA in states with anti-abortion laws. The film was awarded the Jury Prize for Social Impact Filmmaking.[4] The film also received a Peabody Award.

E-Team
Main article: E-Team

Produced by Marilyn Ness in 2014, E-Team was released in the Sundance Film Festival. It was later purchased by Netflix originals, and the film received two Emmy Award nominations.[4]

Filmography
Year Work Credited as
2015-2019 Independent Lens Producer - 3 episodes
2018 Charm City Producer
2016 Cameraperson Producer
2016 Trapped (2016 American film) Producer
2015 The Above Producer
2014 1971 Producer
2014 E-Team Producer
2011 Bad Blood: A Cautionary Tale Producer/Director

References
  1. "Project Spotlight: 'Charm City' Documentary Finds Hope in Harsh Reality of Violence and Policing in Baltimore". Strong City Baltimore. 2018-11-07. Retrieved 2019-11-04.
  2. "Charm City | People Working to Stem Tide of Violence in Baltimore | Independent Lens | PBS". Independent Lens. Retrieved 2019-11-02.
  3. "Marilyn Ness". IMDb. Retrieved 2019-11-04.
  4. "Big Mouth Productions - Team". Big Mouth Productions. Retrieved 2019-11-02.
  5. "Big Mouth Productions - Overview". Big Mouth Productions. Retrieved 2019-11-04.
  6. "Adjunct Professor Marilyn Ness' Acclaimed Documentary 'Charm City' Opens in Theaters". Columbia - School of the Arts. Retrieved 2019-11-04.
  7. Bad Blood: A Cautionary Tale, retrieved 2019-11-04
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