About

Marcona Media’s films have screened at dozens of festivals around the world, including Venice, Toronto, and SXSW, and have been supported by organizations including Sundance Institute, Impact Partners, Anonymous Content, Field of Vision, and Ford Foundation. Recent projects include MISTRESS DISPELLER, nominated for three Cinema Eye Honors awards and winner of a dozen festival prizes; Gotham Award-nominated WHAT WE LEAVE BEHIND, acquired by ARRAY Releasing and Netflix; and the short documentary THE SCHOOL OF CANINE MASSAGE, currently streaming on Kanopy. Named one of Filmmaker Magazine’s “25 New Faces of Independent Film” and one of DOC NYC’s “40 Under 40,” Marcona founder Emma D. Miller was a 2023 Sundance Producers Fellow and 2024 JFI Filmmaker in Residence. 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.