# Morley Markson

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**Morley Markson** is a Canadian industrial designer, film director and cinematographer from [Toronto](/source/Toronto), [Ontario](/source/Ontario).[1] He is most noted for his 1974 film *[Monkeys in the Attic](/source/Monkeys_in_the_Attic)*, which was a [Canadian Film Award](/source/Canadian_Film_Award) nominee for [Best Picture](/source/Canadian_Screen_Award_for_Best_Motion_Picture) at the [26th Canadian Film Awards](/source/26th_Canadian_Film_Awards) in 1975,[2] and his 1988 documentary film *[Growing Up in America](/source/Growing_Up_in_America)*, which was a [Genie Award](/source/Genie_Award) nominee for [Best Feature Length Documentary](/source/Canadian_Screen_Award_for_Best_Feature_Length_Documentary) at the [10th Genie Awards](/source/10th_Genie_Awards) in 1989.[3]

His 1971 film *[Breathing Together: Revolution of the Electric Family](/source/Breathing_Together%3A_Revolution_of_the_Electric_Family)* was a selection of the [International Critics' Week](/source/International_Critics'_Week) at the [1971 Cannes Film Festival](/source/1971_Cannes_Film_Festival).[4]

## 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](/source/Breathing_Together%3A_Revolution_of_the_Electric_Family)* (1971)

- *[Monkeys in the Attic](/source/Monkeys_in_the_Attic)* (1974)

- *Off Your Rocker* (1982)

- *[Growing Up in America](/source/Growing_Up_in_America)* (1988)

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Kaspars Dzeguze, "The camera as actor: a new style for films". *[The Globe and Mail](/source/The_Globe_and_Mail)*, January 31, 1970.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** "Rebirth of the film awards". *[The Globe and Mail](/source/The_Globe_and_Mail)*, October 2, 1975.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** [Jay Scott](/source/Jay_Scott), "Cronenberg film earns a dozen nominations: Dead Ringers tops Genie list". *[The Globe and Mail](/source/The_Globe_and_Mail)*, February 14, 1989.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Roger Levesque, "Breathing Together recalls '60s idealism". *[Edmonton Journal](/source/Edmonton_Journal)*, August 12, 1992.

## External links

- [Morley Markson](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0548995/) at [IMDb](/source/IMDb_(identifier))

- [Official website](https://morleymarkson.com/)

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