Marc Levin is a fiercely independent and fearless filmmaker. Whether he is directing a documentary or a drama, he succeeds in fashioning a story that is authentic, visceral and powerful. You feel Marc's films. They connect your head to your heart and soul. His dramatic feature film, SLAM , a searing prison drama starring Saul Williams, Sonja Sohn and Bonz Malone, received international recognition for its seamless blending of the real world with a narrative flow.
It clearly touched a nerve. It's Basic is currently being screened by advocates in local venues across the country. Brick City , a groundbreaking docu-series about the city of Newark, followed Mayor Cory Booker and the people on the frontlines of a city struggling to change. Executive produced with Academy Award-winner Forest Whitaker, the five-hour series aired its first season on the Sundance Channel in September The second season premiered on January 30, It is the ultimate reality show.
Marc executive produced the series and directed ten episodes. In the late nineties, he directed Whiteboys , a black comedy about white kids who want to be black rappers, starring Danny Hoch, Dash Mihok, Mark Webber and Piper Perabo.
In he directed Oscar nominee Robert Downey, Jr. Marc and his documentary film partner, Daphne Pinkerson, have a thirty-year working relationship with HBO. An American Bombing, released in , was the 21st film they made for the network.
Thug Life in D. It premiered in the Fall of Marc has also produced and directed a number of television specials for one of America's most respected journalists, Bill Moyers. The film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival and was released theatrically in the fall of and on HBO the spring of Untouchable , the story of the Black Godfather, Harlem heroin kingpin Nicky Barnes, was released in theaters in It tells the true-life story of a real American Gangster from the point of view of law enforcement, associates, and Nicky Barnes himself, appearing for the first time in over a quarter century.
