Ross Kagan Marks [1] is an American filmmaker and professor at New Mexico State University. [2] [3]
Ross Kagan Marks directed Walking with Herb, [4] The Twilight of the Golds, [5] and Homage. [6] His credits are the Heart Outright, Fowl, Tarrant County, Showdown on Rio Road, Fluff, and Princess which ended up on the Academy Award live-action shorts. [7]
For The Twilight of the Golds, Marks assembled a cast including Brendan Fraser, Faye Dunaway, Rosie O' Donnell, Jennifer Beals, Jack Klugman, and Garry Marshall. [8] The film and Marks were nominated for awards. [9] Ross Marks's films have won awards at the Sundance Film Festival. [10] Walking with Herb marked Ross Marks's entry into faith-based filmmaking. The film starred Edward James Olmos, George Lopez, and Kathleen Quinlan. [11] Ross Marks's Walking with Herb was reviewed by Dove. [12]
Ross Marks works as a professor at New Mexico State University, and he is the founder of the Las Cruces International Film Festival, where he is also the executive director. [13]
Marks is married to Debra Medoff and is the father of three children. [14] His father-in-law was playwright Mark Medoff. [15] As of September 2023, Marks resides in Las Cruces, New Mexico. [16]