Marc Smerling

Producer

Biography

Marc Smerling is an American film producer, screenwriter, cinematographer, and director. He was nominated for an Oscar for Capturing the Friedmans in 2003, and co-wrote and produced The Jinx, a six-part HBO documentary on suspected murderer Robert Durst. He directed the FX docuseries A Wilderness of Error based on the book of the same name.

Filmography (8)

• The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst (2015, ★ 8)
• Capturing the Friedmans (2003, ★ 7.1)
• Béla Fleck & the Flecktones: Live at the Quick (2002, ★ 6.8)
• All Good Things (2010, ★ 6.1)
• Catfish (2010, ★ 6.8)
• A Wilderness of Error (2020, ★ 6.2)
• Mind Over Murder (2022, ★ 6.8)
• Smoke (2025, ★ 6)