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Maro Chermayeff Biography

Birth Name:Maro Chermayeff

Profession Producer, Director, Editor, Writer, Costume designer

Fast Facts

Graduated from the University of Colorado at Boulder with a degree in history and film in 1984
Quote: "As documentarians, we're not always objective․ We get involved in the action, we have a point of view, there's a specific story we're telling․ At the same time ․․․ [it's] our job to try to tell the full story․"
Best known as a documentary producer and director who created "Half the Sky" and "Circus․"
Was a senior programming executive and network consultant for A&E Television during the early 2000s
Founder and Chairwoman of the MFA program in social documentary at The School of Visual Arts

2002Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Non-Fiction Program (Reality): nominated
2004Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Nonfiction Series: nominated
2012Gotham Independent Film Award-Best Documentary: nominated
2013Cinema Eye Honors Award-Outstanding Achievement in Nonfiction Feature Filmmaking: nominated
2013Independent Spirit Award-Best Documentary: nominated
2013Emmy-Outstanding Arts & Culture Programming: winner
2021Cinema Eye Honors Award-Outstanding Achievement in Nonfiction Series for Broadcast: nominated
2021Independent Spirit Award-Best New Non-Scripted or Documentary Series: nominated
2021Image Award-Outstanding Directing in a Documentary (Television or Motion Picture): nominated
2021IDA Award-Best Multi-Part Documentary: winner
2022IDA Award-Best Multi-Part Documentary: nominated
2023Emmy-Outstanding Historical Documentary: winner