Ross Kagan Marks

Ross Kagan Marks is an award-winning director, writer and producer best known for directing WALKING WITH HERB, THE TWILIGHT OF THE GOLDS and HOMAGE.  His other credits include the films THE HEART OUTRIGHT, FOWL, TARRANT COUNTY, SHOWDOWN ON RIO ROAD, FLUFF and PRINCESS, which was on the short list for the Academy Award live-action shorts. He has worked with Academy Award winners Al Pacino, Brendan Fraser and Faye Dunaway, as well as Edward James Olmos, George Lopez, Eric Roberts, Jennifer Beals, Garry Marshall and Rosie O’Donnell. His films have won awards at the Sundance Film Festival, Chicago International Film Festival, Cleveland International Film Festival, Berlin Film Festival and festivals throughout the world. He is a graduate of the American Film Institute and a member of the Writers Guild. The Executive Director and founder of the Las Cruces International Film Festival, Ross is a professor at New Mexico State University. His latest film SANTA’S COUSIN, a Christmas romantic comedy starring Eric Roberts as Santa Claus opens December 2024. He recently produced THE RITUAL with Al Pacino, Patricia Heaton and Dan Stevens.