Marc Levin
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Marc Levin | |
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Rutgers Athletic Center in 2011 | |
Born | New York City, U.S. |
Occupation(s) | Director, producer, screenwriter |
Website | blowbackproductions.com |
Marc Levin is an American independent film producer and director. He is best known for his
Early life
Levin was born January 31, 1951, in New York City and raised in Elizabeth and Maplewood, New Jersey, the son of documentary filmmaker Alan Levin. He attended Wesleyan University (class of 1973),[4] and has described the university as key in shaping his career in film.[5] Marc was raised Jewish.[6]
Career
1980s
In 1982, Levin and his father, Al, teamed up on Portrait of an American Zealot which was made part of the Museum of Modern Art's permanent film collection. In 1984, he made Inside Story: Fall River Spectacle for PBS which won the Cine Golden Eagle Award. In 1985, he received an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Documentary for the WCBS TV Special The Wall Street Connection. In 1989, Levin was awarded a writing Emmy for the WCBS TV Special New York Non-Stop as well as a nomination for Outstanding Magazine Show (Non-News).
1990s
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Blowback was released in 1991. In this black comedy, an insane scientist, Dr. Krack, creates an orgasm-inducing O-bomb and threatens to detonate it. The only ones who can stop him are a drug-dealing ex-CIA agent and the woman he meets in a rehab center.
In 1992, Levin directed
In 1997, Levin was awarded the duPont-Columbia award for CIA: America's Secret Warriors, a three-part series that aired on the Discovery Channel.
In the late nineties Levin created a hip-hop trilogy beginning with
Followed in 1999 by
In 2000, Levin directed Whiteboyz, a comedy about white kids who want to be black rappers, starred Danny Hoch, Dash Mihok, Mark Webber, and Piper Perabo.
2000s
In Twilight Los Angeles,an adaptation of
Twilight premiered at the Sundance 2000 Film Festival and was selected as the opening film of the International Human Rights Film Festival at Lincoln Center.Levin's Street Time, a 2002 television series produced by Columbia/Tristar for Showtime, received critical acclaim for its authenticity and cinéma vérité style.[10][11] Levin executive produced the series and directed 10 episodes. The show stars Rob Morrow, Scott Cohen, Erica Alexander and Terrence Howard.
Levin's documentary feature,
Levin made his on-camera debut in Protocols of Zion,
Mr. Untouchable, the story of Nicky Barnes, was released in theatres in 2007.[21] It tells the true-life story of a real American Gangster from the point of view of law enforcement, associates, and Nicky Barnes, who appears for the first time in over a quarter century.
In 2008 Levin was executive producer alongside
Levin's Image Award. The second season premiered on January 30, 2011.
Levin also periodically directed episodes of the classic TV series,
Work with Bill Moyers
From the mid-seventies through the eighties he teamed up with one of America's most respected journalists, Bill Moyers. In 1988 Levin won a national Emmy award as a producer/editor of Moyers' The Secret Government - The Constitution in Crisis. He directed The Home Front with Bill Moyers, which was honored with the duPont-Columbia Gold Baton Award in 1992.
Work with Daphne Pinkerson
Levin and his documentary film partner, Daphne Pinkerson, have produced 11 films for HBO's documentary film division, including Triangle: Remembering the Fire,
Latest work
Levin continued his 20-year working relationship with HBO: Hard Times: Lost on Long Island[32] in 2011, Prayer for a Perfect Season[33] in 2012 and Class Divide in 2015.[34] He also co-produced the 2017 documentary Baltimore Rising directed by Sonja Sohn.
References
- ^ Maslin, Janet (January 26, 1998). "Various Guises of Misery in Sundance Winners". The New York Times. Retrieved April 6, 2012.
- ^ "Sundance Festival Honors 'Slam' And 2 Documentaries". Chicago Tribune. January 25, 1998. Retrieved April 6, 2012.
- ^ "Slam". Festival de Cannes. Retrieved April 6, 2012.
- ^ Marc Levin Movies and Career Information, Movie Times. Retrieved 17 August 2012.
- ^ Want to discover the boldest business model-Ever? Archived 2012-01-11 at the Wayback Machine, Interviewfest.com. By Ryan Holmes. 4 December 2011. Retrieved 17 August 2012.
- ^ "Marc Levin". Movie Times. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
- ^ Hynes, Eric (January 25, 2010). "Opinion: Anna Deavere Smith". Sundance Film Festival. Archived from the original on January 7, 2013. Retrieved April 6, 2012.
- ^ "Stage on Screen - "Twilight: Los Angeles"". WNET. Archived from the original on April 29, 2012. Retrieved April 6, 2012.
- ^ "Stage on Screen: Marc Levin - Director". PBS. Retrieved April 6, 2012.
- ^ Speier, Michael (June 20, 2002). "TV Reviews: Street Time". Variety.com. Retrieved April 6, 2012.
- ^ "Street Time [TV Series] (2002) - Overview". MSN Movies. Archived from the original on January 25, 2009. Retrieved April 6, 2012.
- ^ "The Blues: Godfathers and Sons". PBS. Retrieved April 6, 2012.
- ^ "The Blues". PBS. Retrieved April 6, 2012.
- ^ "The Blues: Warming by the Devil's Fire". PBS. Retrieved April 6, 2012.
- ^ "The Blues: Piano Blues". PBS. Retrieved April 6, 2012.
- ^ "The Blues: Red, White & Blues". PBS. Retrieved April 6, 2012.
- ^ "The Blues: The Road to Memphis". PBS. Retrieved April 6, 2012.
- ^ "The Blues: The Soul of a Man". PBS. Retrieved April 6, 2012.
- ^ "Protocols of Zion (2004)". Rotten Tomatoes. 21 October 2005. Retrieved April 6, 2012.
- ^ Schager, Nick (September 12, 2005). "Protocols of Zion". Slant Magazine. Retrieved April 6, 2012.
- ^ Scott, A. O. (October 26, 2007). "Loud, Proud and Busted: 3 Decades and No Regret". The New York Times. Retrieved April 6, 2012.
- ^ Knobloch, Julia (May 23, 2011). "Review of Dirty Old Town". Telegraph 21. Archived from the original on April 25, 2012. Retrieved April 6, 2012.
- ^ "The Ultimate CGI". Archived from the original on 2012-07-07. Retrieved 2011-11-15.
- ^ "CINE 2012 Special Jury Award Recipients". Cine.org. Archived from the original on February 24, 2012. Retrieved April 6, 2012.
- ^ Fuchs, Cynthia (March 21, 2011). "Triangle: Remembering the Fire". PopMatters. Retrieved April 6, 2012.
- ^ McNamara, Mary (October 19, 2009). "Schmatta: Rags to Riches to Rags". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved April 6, 2012.
- ^ "HBO peers at life on death row / 'Execution machine' in Huntsville studied". Houston Chronicle. September 20, 1997. Retrieved April 6, 2012.
- ^ "Soldiers in the Army of God". Epinions.com. 2006-09-04. Retrieved April 6, 2012.
- ^ "Soldiers in the Army of God". DVD Talk. April 18, 2006. Retrieved April 6, 2012.
- ^ "Gladiator Days – Anatomy of a Prison Murder". Best Prison Books Movies. Archived from the original on April 25, 2012. Retrieved April 6, 2012.
- ^ "Heir to an Execution: Rosenberg's Granddaughter". Films42.com. Retrieved April 6, 2012.
- ^ "2011 Hamptons International Film Festival: Hard Times: Lost on Long Island". Ticketinguide.com. Archived from the original on April 25, 2012. Retrieved April 6, 2012.
- ^ "Prayer For a Perfect Season". HBO. Retrieved April 6, 2012.
- ^ International Documentary Association (24 August 2016). "Class Divide". Retrieved 2022-02-06.