Marianna Palka

Marianna wrote, directed and stars alongside Jason Ritter, Mark Webber, Charles Durning and Tom Arnold in the dark comedy Good Dick. The film screened in one of sixteen competition slots at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival. Good Dick has gone on to be screened at numerous US film festivals as well as film festivals across the globe. Marianna was honoured with the New Director's Award by Sean Connery at the Edinburgh Film Festival and was a Sloan Juror with the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival.

Other films include Nick Towne‟s film Day of the Dead which premiered at The New York International Independent Film Festival. She completed work on Bryce Dallas Howard‟s directorial debut Orchids with Katherine Waterston and Alfred Molina. Additional film work includes Came directed by conceptual artist Brock Enright, and the short film Betty File 43 popular on ifilm.com. Television work includes the HBO pilot Derek and Simon.

Marianna studied at David Mamet and William H. Macy‟s Atlantic Theatre Company, and worked professionally as a Wilhelmina model while there. Marianna is of Polish decent, born and raised in Glasgow, Scotland.Palka currently lives in Los Angeles and is a co-founder of the production company Morning Knight.

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