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Marcus A. Clarke
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Marcus A. Clarke is a Brooklyn-born director and producer with nearly twenty years of experience working in commercial production, television and film. Through the years, he’s been the production manager for Santiago Inc. and worked as a film runner for Spike Lee at Forty Acres & A Mule, where he was also trained as a 1st A.D. by Spike’s longtime Assistant Director, Mike Ellis. His producer credits include work on the narrative feature Know How (2011), CNN and Mass Appeal’s feature-length documentary on hip-hop fashion, Fresh Dressed (Sundance Selection, 2015) and Nas Live From the Kennedy Center: Classical Hip-Hop (2018), which was the first hip hop selection released as part of PBS’s crit…
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7.3From a chance meeting to a tragic fallout, Malcolm X and Muhammad Ali's extraordinary bond cracks under the weight of distrust and shifting ideals.
Blood Brothers: Malcolm X & Muhammad Ali
2021
6.4The history of Hip-Hop / Urban fashion and its rise from southern cotton plantations to the gangs of 1970s in the South Bronx, to corporate America, and everywhere in-between. Supported by rich archival materials and in-depth interviews with individuals crucial to the evolution of a way of life--and the outsiders who studied and admired them – Fresh Dressed goes to the core of where style was born on the black and brown side of town.
Fresh Dressed
2015
9.0Future’s life on and off the stage comes into sharp focus in this revealing documentary. Director Marcus A. Clarke follows the East Atlanta rapper on the 2016 Purple Reign tour, capturing live performances including “Gucci Flip Flops” and “Mask Off” as well as rare downtime—shooting hoops with Young Thug, doting over his kids, and listening to “Digital Dash” playback in the studio with Drake. Guests like Organized Noize’s Rico Wade, DJ Khaled, Metro Boomin, Yo Gotti, and André 3000 speak on Future’s obsessive work ethic and unique rhyme style. But it’s Future talking candidly about formative life moments—selling drugs, getting shot, his grandfather’s passing—that demonstrate his passion and desire to stay on top.
THE WIZRD
2019
NRUncensored documentary about rap duo City Girls and their rise to fame.
Point Blank Period: A City Girls Documentary
2018
NRFollow "Shyne" Barrow's journey from Grammy-winning rapper to imprisoned convict, his political transition in Belize as Opposition Leader after release, exploring redemption, resilience, and personal transformation.
The Honorable Shyne
2024
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7.3From a chance meeting to a tragic fallout, Malcolm X and Muhammad Ali's extraordinary bond cracks under the weight of distrust and shifting ideals.
Blood Brothers: Malcolm X & Muhammad Ali
2021
6.4The history of Hip-Hop / Urban fashion and its rise from southern cotton plantations to the gangs of 1970s in the South Bronx, to corporate America, and everywhere in-between. Supported by rich archival materials and in-depth interviews with individuals crucial to the evolution of a way of life--and the outsiders who studied and admired them – Fresh Dressed goes to the core of where style was born on the black and brown side of town.
Fresh Dressed
2015
9.0Future’s life on and off the stage comes into sharp focus in this revealing documentary. Director Marcus A. Clarke follows the East Atlanta rapper on the 2016 Purple Reign tour, capturing live performances including “Gucci Flip Flops” and “Mask Off” as well as rare downtime—shooting hoops with Young Thug, doting over his kids, and listening to “Digital Dash” playback in the studio with Drake. Guests like Organized Noize’s Rico Wade, DJ Khaled, Metro Boomin, Yo Gotti, and André 3000 speak on Future’s obsessive work ethic and unique rhyme style. But it’s Future talking candidly about formative life moments—selling drugs, getting shot, his grandfather’s passing—that demonstrate his passion and desire to stay on top.
THE WIZRD
2019
NRUncensored documentary about rap duo City Girls and their rise to fame.
Point Blank Period: A City Girls Documentary
2018
NRFollow "Shyne" Barrow's journey from Grammy-winning rapper to imprisoned convict, his political transition in Belize as Opposition Leader after release, exploring redemption, resilience, and personal transformation.
The Honorable Shyne
2024
