Marie Hinson
About
Marie Hinson is an artist practicing in film, writing, performance, and cinematography. Originally from the mountains of rural Appalachia, she now works and lives in New York.
Recently, Marie was a cinematographer and associate producer on QUEER GENIUS which features visionary queer artists Eileen Myles, Barbara Hammer, Black Quantum Futurism and Jibz Cameron. Among other ongoing feature documentaries, she is currently a cinematographer on Alysa Nahmias’ forthcoming documentary about artist Jesse Krimes. She also shot a two-year-long documentary short series for Comcast about Philadelphia based visual artists. Other clients have included PBS, NBCUniversal, Facebook, Verizon, LogoTV, and Bustle.
Marie’s directorial debut, FRANK BEY: YOU’RE GOING TO MISS ME, is currently in post-production and supported by fellowships through Chicken and Egg Pictures and the IFP Documentary Lab.
Marie’s performances, installations, and experimental films have shown in festivals and several group shows. In 2019, she debuted new site-specific performance work, “Stop on the object / move on the image” at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. She is an alum of the artist collective Vox Populi.
Frank Bey: You're Going to Miss Me
In 1977, Frank Bey quit singing after a deal gone wrong with James Brown. Now, the aging soul singer must confront the limitations of his health and income to return to the stage, and finally, to Nashville.