ANNETTA MARION is a Primetime Emmy-nominated director and showrunner known for her work on Oprah’s Master Class and NBC’s Making It with Amy Poehler and Nick Offerman. She has worked on major shows for Netflix, ESPN, OWN, MTV, VH1, Apple+ and Investigation Discovery.
Annetta’s latest film (she produced) is having its World Premiere at 2023 Sundance, Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie, directed by Davis Guggenheim (An Inconvenient Truth). Amongst other projects, she is currently developing a new series Park Slope Moms about a high-powered attorney who becomes a stay-at-home mom, and a one-hour drama series Twice Royal about the real-life Princess Nest of Wales who was famous for her beauty and her impact on powerful men; Princess Diana, JFK, and the Tudor and Stuart monarchies are all descended from Princess Nest.
Annetta's work has won multiple awards, including NAACP Image Awards, Gracie Awards, and NAMIC Vision Awards. She has credits on over 80 hours of television, including Dead Reckoning, A Crime to Remember, and Nicki Minaj: My Time Again. She currently serves the DGA as a National Board Alternative member, on the Eastern Directors Council, and as a co-chair of the Focus on Women Committee. Annetta is a sought-after speaker at New York Women in Film & Television's NYWIFT talks, and Filmmakers and Artists Welcome at Sundance.
Here is her favorite short film called Midas' Son (TRT 16:16):
https://vimeo.com/109493847