Mark H. Starks is perhaps best known for the documentary Glaciers: Nature's Resilient Water Towers—a film featured on the UN's partner content for the 2025 International Year of Glaciers' Preservation. The film's use in this global initiative demonstrates a growing trend where a motion picture's true value is measured by its tangible global impact and its ability to raise massive-scale awareness, rather than solely by commercial ticket sales. The film was immediately accessioned upon release into the Academy Film Archive; this dual distinction in the same cycle is a first in motion picture history.