Morley Markson

'''Morley Markson''' is a Canadian industrial designer, film director and cinematographer from [[Toronto]], [[Ontario]].<ref>Kaspars Dzeguze, "The camera as actor: a new style for films". ''[[The Globe and Mail]]'', January 31, 1970.</ref> He is most noted for his 1974 film ''[[Monkeys in the Attic]]'', which was a [[Canadian Film Award]] nominee for [[Canadian Screen Award for Best Motion Picture|Best Picture]] at the [[26th Canadian Film Awards]] in 1975,<ref>"Rebirth of the film awards". ''[[The Globe and Mail]]'', October 2, 1975.</ref> and his 1988 documentary film ''[[Growing Up in America]]'', which was a [[Genie Award]] nominee for [[Canadian Screen Award for Best Feature Length Documentary|Best Feature Length Documentary]] at the [[10th Genie Awards]] in 1989.<ref>[[Jay Scott]], "Cronenberg film earns a dozen nominations: Dead Ringers tops Genie list". ''[[The Globe and Mail]]'', February 14, 1989.</ref>

His 1971 film ''[[Breathing Together: Revolution of the Electric Family]]'' was a selection of the [[International Critics' Week]] at the [[1971 Cannes Film Festival]].<ref>Roger Levesque, "Breathing Together recalls '60s idealism". ''[[Edmonton Journal]]'', August 12, 1992.</ref>

== Filmography ==

* ''Exploration'' (1967) * ''Kaleidoscope'' (1967) * ''America Simultaneous: The Electric Family'' (1968) * ''Electrocution of the World'' (1968) * ''Eyebang'' (1968) * ''Light Year'' (1968) * ''Retinal Capsule'' (1968) * ''Zero'' (1968) * ''The Tragic Diary of Zero the Fool'' (1969) * ''[[Breathing Together: Revolution of the Electric Family]]'' (1971) * ''[[Monkeys in the Attic]]'' (1974) * ''Off Your Rocker'' (1982) * ''[[Growing Up in America]]'' (1988)

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== External links == * {{IMDb name|0548995}} * {{official|https://morleymarkson.com/}}

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