Having written, produced and directed three films in just over four years, (two of them award-winning & streaming), Marcia's delighted her latest SAG short, ARLINGTON HALL, is a comedy.
Having written, produced and directed three films in just over four years, (two of them award-winning & streaming), Marcia's delighted her latest SAG short, ARLINGTON HALL, is a comedy.
Following the success of her first SAG short film, JADED, now streaming on Relay, she wrote, directed & produced the Documentary Feature, LOSING GRACE FINDING HOPE, on behalf of The Grace Loncar Foundation--the story from which JADED was inspired about the tragic death of Dallas Teen Grace Loncar. It's currently streaming on 8 platforms.
Both projects seek to spread awareness about the growing epidemic of suicide by shining a light on the loved ones left behind. It’s important to note that seven roles were led by women on the set of LOSING GRACE FINDING HOPE in addition to the many women serving The Grace Loncar Foundation who commissioned the making of it.
Now Streaming on Amazon Prime, Tubi, Apple TV, Plex, YouTube, Filmzie, Relay and Future Today, LOSING GRACE FINDING HOPE made its World Premiere at The Greenwich International Film Festival where it was a Finalist for Best Social Impact Film, WRPN International Women's Film Festival where it was awarded Excellence in Documentary Filmmaking, Ferrara Film Festival in Italy where it won Best Documentary, Portland Film Festival where it won the Audience Choice Award, Dallas International Film Festival where all three screenings sold out, Seattle Film Festival where it was nominated for Best Feature Documentary and Best Director, its UK Premiere at Ramsgate International Film Festival, and its NY Premiere at Syracuse International Film Festival.
Marcia believes in living spherically... artistically, professionally and personally & is a proud member of AEA/SAG-AFTRA/WIFD/WIFTI/DPA. As a former news writer/associate producer/undercover investigator for both CBS and NBC News, show host for the QVC Shopping Channel, community columnist for the Dallas Morning News, and acting veteran, she values most her decade-long involvement as an actor and board member for the Contemporary Theatre of Dallas. She studied with Broadway Director Terry Schreiber at his NYC studio, Beatrice Straight and Jim Boerlin at Michael Chekhov Acting Studio, and at the American Academy of Dramatic Art.
BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM/JADED
Arlington Hall (Screenplay)
LONDON INDIE SHORT FESTIVAL/BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM/JADED
London, England
2025
HONORABLE MENTION BEST SHORT/JADED
Arlington Hall (Screenplay)
JULIEN DUBUQUE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL/HONORABLE MENTION BEST SHORT/JADED
Dubuque, Ia
2025
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD/JADED
Arlington Hall (Screenplay)
WINE, WOMEN & FILM FESTIVAL/OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD/JADED
Sacramento, CA
2025
HONORABLE MENTION BEST SHORT/JADED
Arlington Hall (Screenplay)
TOPAZ FILM FESTIVAL/HONORABLE MENTION BEST SHORT/JADED
Dallas, Tx
2025
NOMINATED BEST SOCIAL IMPACT FILM/LOSING GRACE FINDING HOPE
Arlington Hall (Screenplay)
GREENWICH INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL/NOMINATED FOR BEST SOCIAL IMPACT FILM/LOSING GRACE FINDING HOPE
Greenwich, CT
2025
EXCELLENCE IN OUTSTANDING DOCUMENTARY FILMMAKING
Arlington Hall (Screenplay)
WRPN WOMEN'S INT'L FILM FESTIVAL/OUTSTANDING EXCELLENCE IN DOCUMENTARY FILMMAKING/LOSING GRACE FINDING HOPE
2025
AUDIENCE CHOICE AWARD
Arlington Hall (Screenplay)
PORTLAND FILM FESTIVAL/AUDIENCE CHOICE AWARD/ LOSING GRACE FINDING HOPE
PORTLAND, OREGON
2025
BEST DOCUMENTARY
Arlington Hall (Screenplay)
FERRARA FILM FESTIVAL/BEST DOCUMENTARY/LOSING GRACE FINDING HOPE
FERRARA FILM FESTIVAL, ITALY
2024
OUTSTANDING EXCELLENCE IN DOCUMENTARY FILMMAKING
Losing Grace Finding Hope
WRPN WOMEN'S INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
2024
Audience Choice Award
Losing Grace Finding Hope
PORTLAND FILM FESTIVAL
Portland
2024
BEST DOCUMENTARY
Losing Grace Finding Hope
FERRARA FILM FESTIVAL
Ferrara
2024
BEST DRAMA/BEST DIRECTOR/JADED
Arlington Hall (Screenplay)
SOUTHERN SHORTS AWARDS/BEST DRAMA-BEST DIRECTOR/JADED
2021
Birth City
Camden, New Jersey
Current City
Dallas, Texas
Gender
Female
Zodiac Sign
Libra
JADED Screenplay: Semi-FInalist/LA International Screenplay Awards, 2020
JADED Screenplay: Semi-Finalist/Austin Screenplay Awards, 2020
JADED Screenplay: Semi-Finalist/Portland Screenplay Awards, 2020
JADED Screenplay: Quarter-Finalist/NYC International Screenplay Awards, 2020
Having written, produced and directed three films in just over four years, (two of them award-winning & streaming), Marcia's delighted her latest SAG short, ARLINGTON HALL, is a comedy.
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