Marilyn Ness is a renowned filmmaker, having garnered numerous prestigious accolades, including two Emmy Awards, a Peabody Award, and a DuPont Award, for her outstanding work as a producer and director.
Her most recent film, Cameraperson, directed by Kirsten Johnson, had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival in 2016, and was subsequently released by the esteemed Criterion Collection. Furthermore, Cameraperson was shortlisted for the Academy Awards in 2017, a testament to its critical acclaim.
Marilyn Ness also produced Trapped, directed by Dawn Porter, which premiered at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival and received the Jury Prize for Social Impact Filmmaking. Additionally, Trapped was broadcast nationally on PBS, making it accessible to a wide audience.
In 2014, she produced Katy Chevigny and Ross Kauffman's feature documentary E-TEAM, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival and was subsequently acquired by Netflix Original. Marilyn Ness also produced Johanna Hamilton's feature documentary 1971, which premiered at the 2014 Tribeca Film Festival and was broadcast on Independent Lens in 2015.
Moreover, Marilyn Ness directed the documentary feature film Bad Blood: A Cautionary Tale, which was broadcast nationally on PBS in 2011.
