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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Place of Birth

Marc Smerling

Biography:

Marc Smerling is an American film producer, screenwriter, cinematographer, and director. He was nominated for an Oscar for Capturing the Friedmans in 2003, and co-wrote and produced The Jinx, a six-part HBO documentary on suspected murderer Robert Durst. He directed the FX docuseries A Wilderness of Error based on the book of the same name.

Known For

Production

2025

Smoke as Executive Producer

2022

Mind Over Murder as Executive Producer

2020

A Wilderness of Error as Executive Producer

2010

All Good Things as Producer
Catfish as Producer

2003

Camera

2015

2003

Capturing the Friedmans as Additional Photography