Full Name Marian Kuszner Occupation documentary filmmaker Spouse Grazyna Marzynska Citizenship American Role Filmmaker | Nationality Polish Name Marian Marzynski Residence Boston, MA Years active 1951-present Education University of Warsaw | |
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Born April 12, 1937 (age 87) ( 1937-04-12 ) Warsaw, Poland Notable work Never Forget to Lie, Shtetl Movies Frontline: Shtetl, Valse Minute Awards Guggenheim Fellowship for Creative Arts, US & Canada Nominations News & Documentary Emmy Award for New Approaches: Current News Coverage Similar People Bogdan Mis, Daniel Passent, Jan Wieczorkowski, Stanislaw Obirek, Sharon Tiller | ||
SKIBET, reżyseria Marian Marzyński. Rok produkcji: 1970
Marian Marzynski (born Marian Kuszner; 12 April 1937) is a Polish Jewish documentary filmmaker.
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Career
Marzynski, a child survivor of the holocaust, has spent more than 40 years working in the media. He began in his native country of Poland as a journalist and popular television show host, developing such television hits as Tournament of Towns. In 1969 he moved to Denmark, and subsequently to the United States after being offered a job in the newly formed film department of the prestigious Rhode Island School of Design, where he pursued his enduring passion for documentary film. A wry observer of life, Marzynski has worked alongside fellow Jewish Polish director Roman Polanski as well as taught young American filmmakers such as Gus Van Sant and Jean de Segonzac at RISD. His FRONTLINE documentaries include Never Forget to Lie (2013), A Jew Among the Germans (2005), Shtetl (1996), After Gorbachev's USSR (1992), Betting on the Lottery (1990), My Retirement Dreams (1988), and Welcome to America (1984).
Marian Marzynski was selected as a Guggenheim fellow in 1982, and won an Emmy Award for his documentary work in both 1986 and 1990.
Personal
Marzynski married Grazyna, an architect.
Awards
Marzynski has won the following awards:
Filmography
Marzynski has directed the following films: