Marcus A. Clarke(II)

Marcus A. Clarke is a Brooklyn-born Director & Producer, who in 2019 directed three episodes for the Netflix reboot of the popular true-crime series "Unsolved Mysteries: Volume 1" (eps 1,4 & 5) produced by 21Laps. Upon its release in 2020 "Unsolved Mysteries Volume 1" would capture the #1 spot on the Netflix top ten list globally, for nine consecutive days.He also directed three of eight installments in the Netflix Original Hip Hop docuseries "Rapture", produced by Mass Appeal a 2018 SXSW selection & Apple's feature-length documentary "The WIZRD", which follows the meteoric rise of Atlanta's rap superstar Future.Clarke has 20 years+ of experience working in commercial production, television and film. In his early years he worked as a film runner for Spike Lee's Forty Acres and a Mule Filmworks, was a production manager at table-top commercial co. Santiago Inc., and got an early start as a commercial first assistant director.His producer credits include CNN Films & 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 documentary released as part of PBS's critically-acclaimed "Great Performances" series.In 2020 Clarke Directed and an Executive Produced "Blood Brothers: Malcolm X & Muhammad Ali", working alongside Producer Kenya Barris in collaboration with award winning production company Lightbox, as the first documentary film out of Barris' previous Netflix overall deal."Blood Brothers: Malcolm X & Muhammad Ali" is a feature length documentary which tells the extraordinary and untold story of the friendship between Malcolm X & Muhammad Ali, and was released in Q3 2021 on Netflix.Clarke's most recent work includes Director & Co-EP for an episode of Hulu's Original Series: "Rap Caviar" slated to release in March of 2023. His episode follows the rise of Hip-Hop phenomenon and L.A. native Roddy Ricch.