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Marilyn Ness

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0.2 Popularity Brooklyn, New York, U.S.

Marilyn Ness is a two-time Emmy, Peabody, and DuPont Award-winning filmmaker, working as a producer and a director. Her most recent film, Cameraperson (dir. Kirsten Johnson) premiered at Sundance 2016, was released by the Criterion Collection, and was shortlisted for the 2017 Academy Awards. Marilyn...

Biography

Marilyn Ness is a two-time Emmy, Peabody, and DuPont Award-winning filmmaker, working as a producer and a director. Her most recent film, Cameraperson (dir. Kirsten Johnson) premiered at Sundance 2016, was released by the Criterion Collection, and was shortlisted for the 2017 Academy Awards. Marilyn produced Trapped (dir. Dawn Porter) which premiered at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival, received the Jury Prize for Social Impact Filmmaking and screened nationally on PBS. She also produced Katy Chevigny and Ross Kauffman's feature documentary E-TEAM, which premiered at Sundance Film Festival in 2014 and was bought by Netflix Original, as well as Johanna Hamilton's feature documentary 1971 which premiered at the 2014 Tribeca Film Festival and was broadcast on Independent Lens in 2015. She directed the documentary feature film Bad Blood: A Cautionary Tale that broadcast nationally on PBS in 2011.

Filmography 18

2025
Holding Liat Movie

Consulting Producer

2024
The Easy Kind Movie

Executive Producer

2023
Camp Courage Movie

Producer

2020
Becoming Movie

Producer

2020
Dick Johnson Is Dead Movie

Producer

2018
Charm City Movie

Director

2018
Charm City Movie

Producer

2016
Cameraperson Movie

Producer

2016
Trapped Movie

Producer

2015
The Above Movie

Producer

2014
1971 Movie

as Citizens' Commission

2014
1971 Movie

Producer

2014
E-Team Movie

Producer

2012
The Honor Code Movie

Producer

2010
2010
1999
Meltdown at Three Mile Island Movie

Associate Producer

Personal Details

Known For Production
Gender Female
Place of Birth Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Years Active 1999 - 2025
Popularity 0.2
Career Stats
18 Total Credits
1 Movie Roles