Marni Zelnick

Marni Zelnick is an award-winning independent writer, director, and producer. She was the recipient of a $100,000 Sloan Foundation Feature Film Production Award and a Roger King Foundation Award for her directorial debut DRUID PEAK. The film won seven Best Narrative Feature Awards, as well as the celebrated Jack London Spirit Award, during its festival run. Zelnick has served as Producer, Line Producer, and Assistant Director on films that screened at Sundance, Cannes, SXSW, Tribeca, and Berlin. Her writing credits include both feature and television work. She earned her MFA from NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts, and her BA from Dartmouth College. She currently holds the title of Assistant Professor in Feature and Television Writing at Boston University.