Kate Marks
Director | Writer
7 Day Gig
A punk, an old man, and a chicken gather round for a make-shift Shiva after JAY (a Romanian/Guamanian/Catholic/Jew) puts an ad on Craigslist looking for mourners to join him. 7 DAY GIG: a comedy about loss.
Black Public Media, Nonso Christian Ugbode
Top Five Most Popular Films
Film Independent
Festivals
Boston Jewish Film Festival 2015
Tucson International Jewish Film Festival 2016
Phoenix International Jewish Film Festival 2016
Moscow International Jewish Film Festival 2016
Queens World Film Festival 2014
Sarasota Film Festival 2014
Friars Club Comedy Film Festival 2014
Lighthouse International Film Festival 2014
Palm Springs International Short Fest 2014
San Francisco Jewish Film Festival 2014
Online PBS Film Festival 2014
LA Shorts Fest 2014
Scribe Video Center, Street Movies! 2014
Underexposed Film Festival Director's Choice 2014
Washington Jewish Film Festival 2015
North Louisiana Jewish Film Festival, Robinson Film Center 2015
St. Kilda Film Festival 2015
Awards
Barbara Boyle Award at Film Independent 2013
Top 5 Most Popular Films in PBS Online Film Festival
Credits
Executive Produced by Project Involve at Film Independent and the National Minority Consortia
Written and Directed by Kate Marks
Produced by Frances E. Chang
Cinematography by Leah Anova
Edited by Aleigh Lewis
Original Composition by Beth Caucci
Production Design by Amanda Leigh Smith
Costume Design by Amanda Lee
Production Coordination by Constance Parng
Assistant Directed by Randy May
Starring Winston Story, Bill Doran, Kristin Coffman and Eric Orman
With Paco Tolson, Kymberly Harris, David Sajadi, Leia Hurst, Melissa Anderson, Michelle Sargent, Vana Bell, Diana Brooks, and Marilyn Monrovia
2013 / 9 min