Operation Allie
Anthony Marquez, a former Marine and military dog handler, has returned from Afghanistan. He lost 17 friends in the war, and has been suffering from the effects of PTSD. When he finds out that the dog that he went through the war with, Allie, is being retired from the Marine Corp, he sets out to adopt her.
Official selection of the 2015 Milwaukee Film Festival, the 2016 Big Sky Documentary Film Festival, and the 2016 GI Film Festival.
Director/Cinematographer Manny Marquez. Edited by Matthew Prekop. Produced by September Club.
XVII Carvings
Short film about Marine Corps veteran Anthony Marquez, and his quest to create a memorial for the 17 fellow Marines that his unit lost in Afghanistan. Anthony is doing this by carving with his chainsaw a "Battlefield Cross," for every Gold Star Family affected by that loss. He then hand delivers the carvings to the families. To some, this may just be folk art, to Anthony its his new mission in life…to honor the fallen. This is the precursor of the feature film Make Peace or Die. Official selection of the 2019 GI Film Festival.
Co-Director/Cinematographers Manny Marquez & Jesse Larvick.
STROKER
The story Tom Medley, one of the most famous automotive cartoonist of all time. After serving in the US. Army during WW2 and completing art school, Tom signed on at Hot Rod Magazine as a photographer and cartoonist. In reaction to the outlaw reputation car enthusiasts had at the time, Tom created a character named Stroker McGurk. Stroker was whimsical and light hearted. The cartoon would inspire kids and dads alike to buy every issue of the magazine. Later, Tom went on make films and photograph some of the biggest events in automotive sports, and he co-created the first Street Rod Nationals. Our film finds a 92 year old Tom at his home in Burbank, reflecting on his life in the hot rod culture, after a fire in his garage has almost destroyed all of his original artwork.
Director/Cinematographer Manny Marquez.
The Dirty Sellwood: You’re Never Gonna Make It
The greatest bike ride of all time! Well, it's the story of the shop ride that Mitchell Buck & Erik Tonkin thought up to bring Dirty Fingers Bicycle Repair and Sellwood Cycle Repair together. Two like minded shops, getting together to be rad in one combined ride. This particular year, the third ride the shops did together, was meant to be a 112 mile ride around Mt. Hood with 11,500 feet of climbing. Mother nature had a different plan. Watch what happens when some of the strongest riders in the Pacific Northwest decide to bail on the ride, while a select few riders muster the grit to finish.
Director/Cinematographer Manny Marquez. Edited by Matthew Prekop.
March 25
A personal film about relationships and love. Special thanks to my wife, Leigh, and our son Gus.
Director/Cinematographer Manny Marquez.
The Day We Met Frances
A person film about January 18th, 2017. This is the day my daughter was born. It happened on the last day of a week long snow storm. Our scheduled midwife couldn't make it, but our good friend that had delivered our first two boys made it in time to help us. It was truly a joyous day. The look on my wife's face...that can explain to you is the value of a human life, and the amount of love that a mother's heart can hold.
Director/Cinematographer Manny Marquez.