Marina Zenovich

Marina Zenovich is an American filmmaker known for her biographical documentaries. Her films include Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic and Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired, which won two Emmy awards. Zenovich was born in Fresno, California. She is the daughter of George N. Zenovich, a former California State Senator and Judge, and Vera "Kika"" Zenovich, who was born in Yugoslavia. Her sister is actress Ninon Zenovich (aka Ninon Aprea). The Fifth District Court of Appeals Courthouse in Fresno is named after her father. When he passed away in 2013, she made a film for the memorial service to celebrate his life. Zenovich first studied drama at the University of Southern California and then switched majors, graduating with a degree in Journalism. During college, she worked for Hollywood producer Mike Frankovich and also in the press department of the Los Angeles Olympic Organizing Committee. Following graduation, Zenovich moved to New York City, where she acted in short films and off-Broadway plays. Zenovich studied acting at the William Esper Studio in Manhattan, furthering her studies with Ron Burrus and Stella Adler. She later acted in several movies including Robert Altman's The Player and actress Talia Shire's One Night Stand. Zenovich's voiceover work includes Alex Gibney's Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief. She is also the voice of a rubber band in the 2011 children's film Bands on the Run. In 1997, Zenovich began working as a segment producer on John Pierson's TV series Split Screen, which was broadcast on the Independent Film Channel. Due to her work on Split Screen, she became interested in becoming a director and working on feature documentaries. Marina's Films Include The Critically Acclaimed Fantastic Lies -- About The Duke Lacrosse Scandal - Widely Considered One Of The Best Episodes Of Espn's "30 For 30". (Sxsw 2016); Water And Power: A California Heist For National Geographic (Sundance Film Festival 2017); Richard Pryor: Omit The Logic (Tribeca Film Festival 2013, Naacp Image Award Winner For Best Tv Documentary); Roman Polanski: Wanted And Desired (Sundance And Cannes Film Festivals 2008, Emmy Winner, Outstanding Directing For Nonfiction Programming And Outstanding Writing For Nonfiction Programming) For Hbo; And Roman Polanski: Odd Man Out (Toronto And New York Film Festivals 2012) For Showtime. Her Upcoming Documentary Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind (Sundance Film Festival 2018) Will Premiere On Hbo In July.