About

Marcona Media’s films have screened at over 100 festivals around the world, including Venice, Toronto, SXSW, and CPH:DOX, and have been supported by organizations including Sundance Institute, Impact Partners, Anonymous Content, Field of Vision, and Ford Foundation. Recent projects include MISTRESS DISPELLER (Oscilloscope Laboratories), nominated for three Cinema Eye Honors awards and winner of 20 festival prizes; Gotham Award-nominated WHAT WE LEAVE BEHIND, acquired by ARRAY Releasing and Netflix; LOVE + WAR (TIFF 2025) for National Geographic Documentary Films / Disney+; and the short documentary THE SCHOOL OF CANINE MASSAGE, a Vimeo Staff Pick, currently streaming on Kanopy, PBS, and American Airlines. Marcona founder Emma D. Miller was a 2023 Sundance Producers Fellow and 2024 JFI Filmmaker in Residence, and was named one of Filmmaker Magazine’s “25 New Faces of Independent Film” and one of DOC NYC’s “40 Under 40.” She has worked as a development executive, programmer, and creative consultant for organizations including Concordia Studio, Edgeline Films, XTR, and the Full Frame Documentary Film Festival.