Amanda Marsalis

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Amanda Marsalis
Born
United States
OccupationsPhotographer, film director

Amanda Marsalis is an American film director and photographer. [1]

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Career

Marsalis grew up in the East Bay of San Francisco and moved to St. Louis, Missouri at the age of 12 or 13. [2]

Photographic career

Marsalis attended California College of Arts and Crafts where she studied with Larry Sultan, Chris Johnson, Susan Ciriclio and Jim Goldberg.[ citation needed ] Her works were published in Vogue , Conde Nast Traveler , GQ , and The New York Times Magazine . [3]

Directing career

Marsalis made her directorial debut with the film Echo Park starring Mamie Gummer and Tony Okungbowa. [1] She was referred to the producers by Rebecca Walker, an author with whom she had worked previously. [2] The film premiered at the 2014 Los Angeles Film Festival. [3] It was acquired for distribution in 2016 by ARRAY. [4]

In 2015, Marsalis created a short documentary on Reese Witherspoon for Glamour when Witherspoon was honored with the GlamourWoman of the Year Award on the 25th anniversary of the event. [3]

Marsalis directed six episodes of the critically acclaimed [5] Netflix series Ozark , including four episodes of the final season. [6] In 2025, she directed four episodes of Max medical drama series The Pitt , including the second episode, and the critically acclaimed twelfth episode "6:00 P.M.", which dealt with the aftermath of a mass shooting. [7]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRole
2014 Echo Park Director

Television

YearTitleRole
2017 Queen Sugar Director (2 episodes)
2018 Shooter Director (1 episode)
2018-2023 Ozark Director (6 episodes)
2019 Magnum P.I. Director (1 episodes)
For the People Director (1 episode)
Whiskey Cavalier Director (1 episode)
Veronica Mars Director (1 episode)
2020 Westworld Director (1 episodes)
The Umbrella Academy Director (2 episodes)
Next Director (1 episode)
2021 Invasion Director (4 episodes)
Producer
2022 Naomi Director (1 episode)
Co-Executive Producer
Kindred Director (2 episodes)
Co-Executive Producer
2023 Class of '09 Director (2 episodes)
2025 The Pitt Director (4 episodes)
Co-Executive Producer
Ransom Canyon Director (4 episodes)
Executive Producer

References

  1. 1 2 Jaworowski, Ken (2016-04-14). "Review: 'Echo Park,' the Story of an Early Romance". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 2023-08-01.
  2. 1 2 Harris, Aisha (2016-04-18). "Echo Park Director Amanda Marsalis on Making Her First Film, Gentrification, and Working With Ava DuVernay". Slate. ISSN   1091-2339 . Retrieved 2023-08-01.
  3. 1 2 3 "Reese Witherspoon Is Leading the Way in Hollywood: A Must-See Mini-Documentary". Glamour. 2015-11-09. Retrieved 2023-08-01.
  4. ↑ Patten, Dominic (3 February 2016). "Ava Duvernay's Array Acquires Indie Drama 'Echo Park'" . Retrieved 3 February 2016.
  5. ↑ Lowry, Brian (29 April 2022). "'Ozark' cements its place among Netflix's best dramas with its final episodes". CNN . Retrieved 31 July 2022.
  6. ↑ O'Connell, Sean (2022-05-13). "Ozark Director On The Possibility Of More Episodes And Her Interpretation Of The Show's Final Scene". CINEMABLEND. Retrieved 2023-08-01.
  7. ↑ Canfield, David. "Inside The Pitt's Stunning Mass-Shooting Episode: "It Felt Intimidatingly Important"". Vanity Fair . Retrieved 2025-03-20.
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