Marshall Hanig is a socially engaged mediamaker and journalist. He is interested in producing stories where the larger structures shaping our world intersect with the emotional experiences of individual beings and communities. Most recently, he was a 2025 Collaborative Studio Fellow with UnionDocs, a documentary center in Ridgewood, Queens, where he made two short films around the theme of the Brooklyn-Queens border: one focusing on a grassroots mutual aid food pantry run by longtime organizers, and the other about the churn and change of gentrification in the neighborhood through the lens of the halted construction of a luxury housing complex.
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In 2024, Marshall co-produced the feature documentary film Homegrown, which had its 2024 world premiere at the Venice International Film Festival, Critics’ Week Section.
Working with the nonprofit production company Storyline, Marshall served as an Impact Producer for the award-winning short film Water Warriors (POV), connecting with advocacy groups and hosting screenings and discussions in conversation with environmental movements. He produced multiple commissioned multimedia projects, including a short film series spotlighting youth environmental activists for the Earth Island Institute’s Brower Youth Awards. He also served as assistant editor for Sanctuary, an immersive audio soundwalk.
Marshall’s path to documentary work was originally forged through his involvement producing a radio show and podcast on contemporary politics for a local public radio station. This led him to work on multiple independent audio-based oral history projects, and as a journalistic researcher, editor and writer. He has also worked as an educator and teaching assistant in various contexts.
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