Marc Smerling

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Marc Smerling

Marc Smerling is an American film producer, screenwriter, cinematographer, and director. He was nominated for an Oscar for Capturing the Friedmans in 2003, and co-wrote and produced The Jinx, a six-part HBO documentary on suspected murderer Robert Durst. He directed the FX docuseries A Wilderness of Error based on the book of the same name.

Known For

All Good ThingsAll Good Things · 2010
All Good Things
6.12010
MovieMysteryThriller
Newly-discovered facts, court records and speculation are used to elaborate the true love story and murder mystery of the most notorious unsolved murder case in New York history.
Capturing the FriedmansCapturing the Friedmans · 2003
Capturing the Friedmans
7.12003
MovieDocumentaryCrime
An Oscar nominated documentary about a middle-class American family who is torn apart when the father Arnold and son Jesse are accused of sexually abusing numerous children. Director Jarecki interviews people from different sides of this tragic story and raises the question of whether they were rightfully tried when they claim they were innocent and there was never any evidence against them.
CatfishCatfish · 2010
Catfish
6.82010
MovieDocumentary
Nev, a 24-year-old New York-based photographer, has no idea what he's in for when Abby, an eight-year-old girl from rural Michigan, contacts him on Facebook, seeking permission to paint one of his photographs. When he receives her remarkable painting, Nev begins a friendship and correspondence with Abby's family. But things really get interesting when he develops a cyber-romance with Abby's attractive older sister, Megan, a musician and model. Prompted by some startling revelations about Megan, Nev and his buddies embark on a road trip in search of the truth.
Béla Fleck & the Flecktones: Live at the QuickBéla Fleck & the Flecktones: Live at the Quick · 2002
Béla Fleck & the Flecktones: Live at the Quick
6.82002
MovieMusic
Fronted by one of the most accomplished banjo players of his time, Bela Fleck and the Flecktones are captured live in concert on Live at the Quick. The versatile band performs just over a dozen songs including such radically different compositions as "Amazing Grace," "Big Country," "Hoedown," and the prelude from a Bach violin concerto.
Train: Midnight MoonTrain: Midnight Moon · 2002
Train: Midnight Moon
10.02002
MovieMusic
Train performance at San Francisco's Warfield Theatre intercut with documentary footage of the band.
SmokeSmoke · 2025
Smoke
6.12025
SeriesDramaCrime
When an arson investigator begrudgingly teams up with a police detective, their race to stop two arsonists ignites a twisted game of secrets and suspicions.
The JinxThe Jinx · 2015
The Jinx
8.02015
SeriesDocumentaryCrime
Robert Durst, scion of NY's billionaire real-estate family, has been accused of three murders but has evaded justice for over 30 years. Durst speaks in this true crime series, revealing secrets of a case that has baffled authorities.
Mind Over MurderMind Over Murder · 2022
Mind Over Murder
6.82022
SeriesDocumentaryCrime
Chronicles the bizarre and psychologically complex story of six individuals who were convicted for the 1985 murder of a beloved 68- year-old grandmother, Helen Wilson, in Beatrice, Nebraska.

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