Marc Smerling

Marc Smerling

Known for

Producing

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.

Best known work

All Good Things
All Good Things
2010
Catfish
Catfish
2010
The Jinx
The Jinx
2015
Capturing the Friedmans
Capturing the Friedmans
2003
Smoke
Smoke
2025
Mind Over Murder
Mind Over Murder
2022
A Wilderness of Error
A Wilderness of Error
2020
Béla Fleck & the Flecktones: Live at the Quick
Béla Fleck & the Flecktones: Live at the Quick
2002
Train: Midnight Moon
Train: Midnight Moon
2002
Lust for Fear - True Crime Fascination
Lust for Fear - True Crime Fascination
2023

Filmography

  1. 2025

    SmokeTV

    Executive Producer

  2. 2023

    Lust for Fear - True Crime Fascination

    as Self

  3. 2022

    Mind Over MurderTV

    Executive Producer

  4. 2020

    A Wilderness of ErrorTV

    Director, Executive Producer

  5. 2015

    The JinxTV

    as Self (6 episodes), Producer, Director of Photography, Writer, Creator

  6. 2010

    All Good Things

    Writer, Producer

  7. 2010

    Catfish

    Producer

  8. 2003

    Capturing the Friedmans

    Producer, Additional Photography

  9. 2002

    Béla Fleck & the Flecktones: Live at the Quick

    Director

  10. 2002

    Train: Midnight Moon

    Writer, Director

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