Marc Sandler

Marc Sandler first appeared on the indie film scene as a "triple-threat", writing, producing, and staring in the critically acclaimed and award-winning feature Shadow Glories. Most recently he was featured in the film Irrefutable Proof, and has performed in such films as Ziad Hamzeh's Baal, Tony Spiridakis' Self Storage, Marek Provost's The Last Supper, and Jordan Ellis' Guns Before Butter. A veteran actor in repertory theatre, Marc was honored with Dramalogue's Critics Choice Award for Best Performance by an Actor for his work in David Rabe's Goose And Tomtom, created roles in the original casts of Dalene Young's Night Angels and Roxy Ventola's After The Bomb, and appeared in the revivals of Nicholas Kazan's Blood Moon and Orson Welles' Moby Dick, Rehearsed. An original member of Los Angeles' critically acclaimed and award-winning Open Fist Theatre, Marc served as Assistant Artistic Director, acting teacher and actor. His theatrical CV includes Assistant Directing and acting at The West Coast Ensemble Company, studying at The Philadelphia Company of the Walnut Street Theatre, and master class instruction under Misha Nuchi of The Moscow Art Theatre. Marc has written the screenplays Shadow Glories, Working Class Heroes, Tangled Up In Blu, Ballistic, Neverland, the television pilot Doctors In Lala Land, and co-written the screenplays Asmahan and Hangman. Asmahan received semi-finalist honors in the Shasha Grant $100,000 Screenplay Competition, one of only five screenplays chosen from over 1000-submissions worldwide to receive that distinction. Shadow Glories garnered semi-finalist honors by The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' Nicholl Foundation and The Philadelphia Festival of World Cinema. Working Class Heroes earned quarter-finalist kudos from The Page International Screenwriting Competition. Marc was a contributing writer to TBS Network's Feed Your Mind, worked as script analyst for The USA Cable Network's feature film division, and taught screenwriting at The Maine International Film and Television Workshops and Grub Street in Boston. Marc's directing credits include the stage productions of Harold Pinter's The Lover, John Lewis Carlino's Snow Angel, and the American theatrical premiere of April de Angelis' Hush, all in Los Angeles. For Hamzeh Mystique Films he co-produced the documentaries Woman and The Letter, associate produced ¡Henry O!, Bleacher Boys, and Playbyplaymen, and story designed Woman, The Letter, ¡Henry O!, Bleacher Boys, and Playbyplaymen. Marc is a member of SAG-AFTRA and AEA.