Marc Singer (documentarian)
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Marc Singer is an English documentary filmmaker. He was born and raised in London
, England
and moved to Florida
, United States
, when he was 16. After graduating high school, he moved to New York City.
Singer's first film Dark Days
, about a homeless community living in the tunnels underneath New York
, was awarded The freedom of Expression Award, The Cinematography Award and The Audience Award at the Sundance Film Festival
of 2000. Dark Days was also awarded Best Documentary/Non-Fiction film of 2000 by the Los Angeles Film Critics Association and won the Independent Spirit Award for Best Documentary of 2000 from the IPF. Glowing reviews called the documentary “an extraordinarily powerful film,” “intimate, engrossing and at moments, even surprisingly funny” and was placed on many reviewers’ Best Films of 2000 lists. Singer was invited to be a delegate at the University of Colorado annual Conference on World Affairs.
In June 2001 Singer moved to North Central Florida. Working with the Department of Environmental Protection
and the Florida Geological Society, Singer participated and documented the efforts of two organizations, Global Underwater Explorers
(GUE) and the Woodville Karst Plain Project
. Based in High Springs, the divers of G.U.E. and the W.K.P.P. are committed to exploring, understanding, and mapping the labyrinthine of water-filled cave systems that make up the Floridan aquifer. Both organizations have, in their explorations, pushed the outer limit of diving technology accumulating numerous world records in their respective fields of exploration. The short films made are now used as a tool in schools across Florida teaching children about the importance of water protection and conservation.
Starting from April 2005, Singer was embedded with a United States Marine Corps Force Reconnaissance Platoon
for 2 years, training and working on creating a new documentary film. Singer was deployed overseas along with the platoon, but unfortunately, the platoon did not receive the missions that they were expecting to, and thus, insufficient footage was filmed to create a documentary.
London
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, England
England
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and moved to Florida
Florida
Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
, United States
United States
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, when he was 16. After graduating high school, he moved to New York City.
Singer's first film Dark Days
Dark Days (documentary)
Dark Days is a documentary made by Marc Singer, a British filmmaker. The film follows a group of people living in an abandoned section of the New York City underground railway system, more precisely the area of the so called Freedom Tunnel.-Background:...
, about a homeless community living in the tunnels underneath New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
, was awarded The freedom of Expression Award, The Cinematography Award and The Audience Award at the 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...
of 2000. Dark Days was also awarded Best Documentary/Non-Fiction film of 2000 by the Los Angeles Film Critics Association and won the Independent Spirit Award for Best Documentary of 2000 from the IPF. Glowing reviews called the documentary “an extraordinarily powerful film,” “intimate, engrossing and at moments, even surprisingly funny” and was placed on many reviewers’ Best Films of 2000 lists. Singer was invited to be a delegate at the University of Colorado annual Conference on World Affairs.
In June 2001 Singer moved to North Central Florida. Working with the Department of Environmental Protection
Department of Environmental Protection
Department of Environmental Protection is a name used by several states in the United States of America for the agency charged with proposing and enforcing environmental law...
and the Florida Geological Society, Singer participated and documented the efforts of two organizations, Global Underwater Explorers
Global Underwater Explorers
Global Underwater Explorers is a scuba diving organization that provides education within recreational, technical and cave diving. It is a not-for-profit, membership organization, based in High Springs, Florida, United States....
(GUE) and the Woodville Karst Plain Project
Woodville Karst Plain Project
The Woodville Karst Plain Project or WKPP, grew out of a cave diving research and exploration group established in 1985 and incorporated in 1990 to map the underwater cave systems underlying the Woodville Karst Plain, a area...
. Based in High Springs, the divers of G.U.E. and the W.K.P.P. are committed to exploring, understanding, and mapping the labyrinthine of water-filled cave systems that make up the Floridan aquifer. Both organizations have, in their explorations, pushed the outer limit of diving technology accumulating numerous world records in their respective fields of exploration. The short films made are now used as a tool in schools across Florida teaching children about the importance of water protection and conservation.
Starting from April 2005, Singer was embedded with a United States Marine Corps Force Reconnaissance Platoon
United States Marine Corps Force Reconnaissance
The Force Reconnaissance Companies , are one of the United States Marine Corps's special operations "capable" forces that provide essential elements of military intelligence to the command element of the Marine Air-Ground Task Force ; supporting the landing or joint task force commanders, and...
for 2 years, training and working on creating a new documentary film. Singer was deployed overseas along with the platoon, but unfortunately, the platoon did not receive the missions that they were expecting to, and thus, insufficient footage was filmed to create a documentary.