Stephen Marshall (writer)

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Stephen Marshall is a writer, film director, and internet entrepreneur from Canada. His work has been wide ranging, including music videos, short format work, feature length documentary, and political criticism.

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[edit] Channel Zero

In 1995, Marshall founded Channel Zero, the world's first global VHS newsmagazine.[1][2] The program was critically acclaimed and distributed through Tower Records, HMV and Virgin Megastores. After founding the program, Marshall consulted CNN Chairman Tom Johnson on the creation of a youth-based global news network.[3]

[edit] Guerrilla News Network

In 2000, Marshall co-founded the Guerrilla News Network, Inc. (GNN), a news web site and production company that seeks to "expose people to important global issues through cross-platform guerrilla programming." GNN produces original articles and republishes commentary and news from a number of sources. GNN also hosts blogs and discussion forums for registered users and produces feature documentaries, books and music videos.[4]

[edit] Film and video

Marshall has produced directed a wide array of content for television, film, and the internet. In conjunction with GNN, Marshall directed more than 15 NewsVideos, including the Sundance Award-winning, Crack the CIA. He also directed controversial music videos for AdRock (of the Beastie Boys), Eminem and 50 Cent.[5]

Marshall’s feature documentary, BattleGround: 21 Days on the Empire's Edge, won the Silver Hugo for Best Documentary at the 2004 Chicago International Film Festival and was acquired by the Showtime Network and HomeVision for television and home video respectively. This Revolution, his first narrative feature starring Rosario Dawson, premiered at Sundance 2005, was acquired by Screen Media/Universal and the Sundance Channel for home video and broadcast, respectively.

[edit] Books

Marshall’s first book, True Lies, was published in October 2004 by Penguin/Plume and is a collaboration with GNN co-founders Anthony Lappe and Ian Inaba. In May 2007, Disinformation published Marshall's second non-fiction book, Wolves in Sheep's Clothing.

[edit] Music

Marshall has also been a trance DJ, appearing under the stage name Another Astronaut.[6]

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[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ CZ: This Is Channel Zero
  2. ^ CZ: Planet Street
  3. ^ Stephen Marshall (III) - Biography
  4. ^ Guerrilla News Network
  5. ^ Stephen Marshall (III) - Biography
  6. ^ Media Channel : Advisor