Ross Kagan Marks directed Walking with Herb,[3] The Twilight of the Golds,[4] and Homage.[5] His credits are the Heart Outright, Fowl, Tarrant County, Showdown on Rio Road, Fluff, and Princess which ended up on the Academy Award live-action shorts.[6]
For The Twilight of the Golds, Marks assembled a cast including Brendan Fraser, Faye Dunaway, Rosie O' Donnell, Jennifer Beals, Jack Klugman, and Garry Marshall.[7] The film and Marks were nominated for awards.[8] Ross Marks's films have won awards at the Sundance Film Festival.[9] Walking with Herb marked Ross Marks's entry into faith-based filmmaking. The film starred Edward James Olmos, George Lopez, and Kathleen Quinlan.[10] Ross Marks's Walking with Herb was reviewed by Dove.[11]
Ross Marks works as a professor at New Mexico State University, and he is the founder of the Las Cruces International Film Festival, where he is also the executive director.[12]
Personal life
Marks is married to Debra Medoff and is the father of three children.[13] His father-in-law was playwright Mark Medoff.[14] As of September 2023, Marks resides in Las Cruces, New Mexico.[15]
