Talent Guide
Marah Strauch
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- Discipline:Director, Producer
- Program Year:Documentary Lab 2011, Fast Track 2010
Bio
Marah Strauch is an award-winning documentary filmmaker. Her debut documentary feature, Sunshine Superman, was released theatrically by Universal Pictures (in foreign territories) and Magnolia Pictures (USA). The film is an exhilarating and poetic portrait of Carl Boenish, the inventor of BASE jumping. It premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival. Dubbed a “masterful debut” by The New York Times and “one of the best docs of the year” by Indiewire, Sunshine Superman was picked up to air on CNN as a “CNN film.”
Marah directed the feature documentary Vice Versa: Chyna, which premiered on Vice and was acquired by Hulu. Strauch most recently directed Space Cowboy which is premiering in 2024 at TIFF. She has produced and directed over 40 hours of TV and branded content in over 30 countries, working with networks and brands such as CNN, VICE, HGTV, POPSUGAR, ESPN, American Express, and Adidas. She is a dual citizen of the USA and Austria, and is developing a documentary film slate with her production company, Scissor Kick Films.