Audrey Marrs
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Audrey Marie Marrs is a film producer and the Chief Operating Officer of Representational Pictures, Inc., and producer of No End in Sight
, which is her first film. It won a Special Jury Prize for documentaries at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival
. She and Charles H. Ferguson
were also nominated for an Academy Award in the Best Documentary Feature film category for the film.
Marrs next produced Inside Job
with Ferguson, a documentary about the financial crisis of 2007-2010, which was screened at the Cannes Film Festival
in May 2010. Inside Job was released by Sony Pictures Classics
in October 2010 and subsequently won the Academy Award for Best Documentary (Feature).
Before her film career, Marrs was a participant in the Olympia
, Washington indie rock scene. Marrs graduated Tumwater High School
in Tumwater, Washington in 1988. She also graduated from The Evergreen State College
in Olympia
, Washington in 1996. In 2002, Marrs was the keyboardist for the album Girls Get Busy by the punk band Bratmobile
. Before that, she was a member of Mocket. Her sister Leona is also an active musician, most notably having played keyboards in Pretty Girls Make Graves
until their breakup in 2007.
No End in Sight
No End in Sight is a 2007 documentary film about the American occupation of Iraq. The film marks the directorial debut of Academy Award winning documentary film producer Charles H. Ferguson. The film premiered January 22, 2007 at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival. The film opened in limited release...
, which is her first film. It won a Special Jury Prize for documentaries at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival
Sundance Film Festival
The Sundance Film Festival is a film festival that takes place annually in Utah, in the United States. It is the largest independent cinema festival in the United States. Held in January in Park City, Salt Lake City, and Ogden, as well as at the Sundance Resort, the festival is a showcase for new...
. She and Charles H. Ferguson
Charles H. Ferguson
Charles Henry Ferguson is the founder and president of Representational Pictures, Inc., director and producer of No End In Sight: The American Occupation of Iraq and Inside Job , which won the Academy Award for Best Documentary...
were also nominated for an Academy Award in the Best Documentary Feature film category for the film.
Marrs next produced Inside Job
Inside Job (film)
Inside Job is a 2010 documentary film about the late-2000s financial crisis directed by Charles H. Ferguson. The film is described by Ferguson as being about "the systemic corruption of the United States by the financial services industry and the consequences of that systemic corruption." In five...
with Ferguson, a documentary about the financial crisis of 2007-2010, which was screened at the Cannes Film Festival
Cannes Film Festival
The Cannes International Film Festival , is an annual film festival held in Cannes, France, which previews new films of all genres including documentaries from around the world. Founded in 1946, it is among the world's most prestigious and publicized film festivals...
in May 2010. Inside Job was released by Sony Pictures Classics
Sony Pictures Classics
Sony Pictures Classics is an art-house film division of Sony Pictures Entertainment founded in December 1991 that distributes, produces and acquires specialty films from the United States and around the world. Its co-presidents are Michael Barker and Tom Bernard...
in October 2010 and subsequently won the Academy Award for Best Documentary (Feature).
Before her film career, Marrs was a participant in the Olympia
Olympia, Washington
Olympia is the capital city of the U.S. state of Washington and the county seat of Thurston County. It was incorporated on January 28, 1859. The population was 46,478 at the 2010 census...
, Washington indie rock scene. Marrs graduated Tumwater High School
Tumwater High School
Tumwater High School is a secondary school in Tumwater, Washington serving grades 9-12 in Thurston County. It is one of two comprehensive high schools in the Tumwater School District...
in Tumwater, Washington in 1988. She also graduated from The Evergreen State College
The Evergreen State College
The Evergreen State College is an accredited public liberal arts college and a member of the Council of Public Liberal Arts Colleges. It is located in Olympia, Washington, USA. Founded in 1967, Evergreen was formed to be an experimental and non-traditional college...
in Olympia
Olympia, Washington
Olympia is the capital city of the U.S. state of Washington and the county seat of Thurston County. It was incorporated on January 28, 1859. The population was 46,478 at the 2010 census...
, Washington in 1996. In 2002, Marrs was the keyboardist for the album Girls Get Busy by the punk band Bratmobile
Bratmobile
Bratmobile was an American punk band. Bratmobile was a first-generation "riot grrrl" band, which grew from the Pacific Northwest and Washington, DC underground...
. Before that, she was a member of Mocket. Her sister Leona is also an active musician, most notably having played keyboards in Pretty Girls Make Graves
Pretty Girls Make Graves
Pretty Girls Make Graves was an art punk band, formed in Seattle in 2001, named after The Smiths song of the same name...
until their breakup in 2007.