THE CURIOUS CASE OF CURT FLOOD
HBO SPORTS DOCUMENTARY
PRODUCER/DIRECTOR - Ezra Edelman
EDITOR - Charles Marquardt
THE CURIOUS CASE OF CURT FLOOD explores the legal fight led by Major League Baseball player Curt Flood against the MLB's oppressive "reserve clause." This clause, which violated players' constitutional rights, unjustly deprived MLB players of the benefits of free agency for decades.
THE PIT
A PBS DOCUMENTARY
PRODUCER / DIRECTOR - Johanna Lee
CO-PRODUCER / EDITOR - Charles Marquardt
THE PIT tells the story of a determined clique of commodities traders, striving to earn their livelihood trading coffee at the New York Board of Trade. Their traditional method of exchange via “open outcry” is threatened by the advent of electronic trading on computers and could render their existence obsolete.
PRESS ON
PRODUCER / DIRECTOR - Gillian Grisman
EDITOR - Charles Marquardt
PRESS ON documents the history of Sacred Steel music and follows the rise of pedal steel guitar phenomenon Robert Randolph and his Family Band as they inspire new audiences with the sounds of their spiritual upbringing in the House of God Church. Featuring the Blind Boys of Alabama, Dave Matthews and Eric Clapton.
In 2005, PRESS ON won the Newport International Film Festival Audience Award.
LE CIRQUE : A TABLE IN HEAVEN
A HBO DOCUMENTARY
DIRECTOR - Andrew Rossi
CO-EP / EDITOR - Charles Marquardt
A TABLE IN HEAVEN follows the story of renowned restaurateur Sirio Maccioni as he and his family move their iconic Le Cirque from the Palace Hotel, a hotspot for the wealthy and famous in New York City to a new location at the Bloomberg building. The documentary chronicles the arduous journey that Sirio and his three sons endure in pursuit of a pivotal New York Times review.
CONTROL ROOM
MAGNOLIA PICTURES
DIRECTOR - Jehane Noujaim
LEAD EDITOR - Charles Marquardt
CONTROL ROOM offers viewers an exclusive glimpse into the inner workings of Al-Jazeera, the leading television news network in the Arab world, and the political messaging of the US Army’s Central Command during the Iraq War of 2003. Featuring interviews with American journalists, Al-Jazeera reporters, and senior U.S. military figures, this thought-provoking documentary delves into the complexities of bias within the global media landscape.
CONTROL ROOM won the Boston Society of Film Critics’ Best Documentary award in 2004, the Full Frame Documentary Film Festival Jury Award in 2004, and was nominated for the Critics Choice Award for Best Documentary in 2005.