ABOUT
JONATHAN PARKER
Jonathan Parker is a writer, director, producer, musician and composer based in San Rafael, California. His most recent film, CAROL DODA TOPLESS AT THE CONDOR, which he co-wrote and co-directed, had its World Premiere at the Telluride Film Festival and was presented at the Mill Valley Film Festival. It was distributed theatrically in the US and Canada.
Parker’s first feature, BARTLEBY, which he also scored, was the opening night selection at the New Directors/New Films Festival at the Museum of Modern Art in New York and was nominated for the Grand Jury Prize at Deauville. Starring David Paymer, Crispin Glover and Glenne Headly, BARTLEBY was an official selection at SXSW as well as the Seattle, Munich, Jerusalem and Karlovy Vary film festivals. It was distributed theatrically in the US and UK.
(UNTITLED), starring Adam Goldberg and Marley Shelton, won both the Grand Jury Prize and the Cinema Choice Award at the Mannheim-Heidelberg Film Festival as well as Best American Film at the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival. It was distributed theatrically in the US and Europe.
THE ARCHITECT, starring Parker Posey and Eric McCormack, had its world premiere at the Seattle International Film Festival and was an official selection at the Vancouver, Seoul, Rio de Janeiro, Houston and Mill Valley film festivals.
Parker is a graduate of Stanford University and serves on the board of the California Film Institute.
MARLO MCKENZIE
Marlo McKenzie believes that story can change the world, and to create a better world we must first be able to imagine it.
She co-wrote, co-directed, produced and served as director of photography on CAROL DODA TOPLESS AT THE CONDOR. The film had its World Premiere at the Telluride Film Festival in 2023. It then went on to screen at the Mill Valley Film Festival. In March 2024, the film was distributed by Picture house and rolled out in major cities like New York, San Francisco, Los Angeles and Chicago.
McKenzie also produced BUTTERFLY TOWN, USA and STANDING ON SACRED GROUND. MY SECRET COUNTRY, her latest documentary, explores the rich imaginative lives of three children who invent pretend friends and their own imaginary realms. The film recently premiered at the San Francisco Documentary Film Festival.
Before finding a home as a producer and director in San Francisco, McKenzie lived several lives. The Detroit native spent time in Europe, working in theater and studying in France. In Australia, McKenzie co-founded a video production company that prepared underserved youth for a career in media.
