Adventures in Producing is a series interviewing great independent film and TV producers across the globe, hosted by film journalist Wendy Mitchell (filmwendy.com). This episode’s guest is Marie Therese Guirgis, a New York-based film producer who has worked in both fiction and documentary film. She is currently head of production at Play/Action Films and previously worked for companies including Ratpac and distributor Wellspring Media. Some of the films she has worked on recently include Summer of Soul, Questlove’s hit at Sundance 2021; The Meaning of Hitler (Petra Epperlein & Michael Tucker); Totally Under Control (Alex Gibney & Ophelia Harutyunyan); and MLK/FBI (Sam Pollard). Past credits include The Brink (Alison Klayman), Before The Flood (Fisher Stevens), On Her Shoulders (Alexandria Bombach), Author: The JT LeRoy Story (Jeff Feuerzeig), The Loneliest Planet (Julia Loktev) and Keep The Lights On (Ira Sachs).
