Marcia Jarmel

Marcia Jarmel is a director, producer, and long-standing member of the Bay Area documentary community. She moved to the Bay Area in 1988 and six years later, co-founded the San Francisco-based production company, PatchWorks Films, with husband-collaborator Ken Schneider. She has directed, produced, and managed impact for their films ever since.

Filmography Year Title Role 1990 Berkeley in the Sixties (documentary) Assistant producer 1997 The Return of Sarah's Daughters (documentary) Director, screenwriter, producer 2000 Born in the U.S.A. (documentary) Director, producer 2009 Speaking in Tongues (documentary) Director, producer 2013 50 Children: The Rescue Mission of Mr. and Mrs. Kraus (documentary) Consulting producer 2013 Open the Classroom Door (documentary short) Director 2014 Havana Curveball (documentary) Director, producer 2016 The Wheel of Life (documentary short) Director, producer 2019 It's Only Rock n' Roll (documentary short) Director, producer 2021 What You'll Remember (documentary short) Producer 2021 Los Hermanos/The Brothers (documentary) Director, producer

Awards and fellowships Marcia Jarmel has been honored with residencies with BAVC Media Maker, Working Films, SFFilmm, and Kopkind Colony. Her films have broadcast on PBS and won numerous awards in the festival circuit. She most recently co-directed and co-produced, Los Hermanos/The Brothers, which won Best Documentary at the WoodStock Film Festival and was nominated for an Imagen Award.