MASS
Marissa co-produced the feature film Mass, which had its premiere at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival, was acquired by Bleecker Street Films, was theatrically released in October of 2021 and is currently streaming. Mass is the Winner of the Robert Altman Award and is a Gotham, Critics Choice and BAFTA nominee. Mass was written and directed by Fran Kranz (The Cabin In The Woods) and stars award-winning actors Jason Isaacs (the Harry Potter film series, The Patriot), Reed Birney (Tony-winning actor of The Humans, House of Cards), Martha Plimpton (Emmy and Tony nominee, Raising Hope, Running on Empty) and Ann Dowd (Emmy winner, The Handmaid’s Tale, The Manchurian Candidate, Garden State). In Mass, two sets of parents meet years after a tragedy changed their lives.
SILK
Marissa co-wrote and was the lead producer on the short film Silk. Silk is directed by John Magaro (The Many Saints of Newark, The Umbrella Academy, Carol, The Big Short) and stars Crista Marie Jackson (The Greatest Showman), Fran Kranz (creator of Mass, actor in upcoming Julia on HBO Max, The Cabin in the Woods, Much Ado About Nothing), Louisa Krause (Billions) and Garcia (Tales of the City). In this short narrative is a nod to the classic film Gaslight, a gifted aerialist struggles to recognize she’s being gaslit by her new boyfriend. Silk is an Official Selection at the Academy Award Qualifying Reel Sisters of the Diaspora Film Festival, among others. Through Healing TREE, Silk is also currently being screened at high schools, colleges, community organizations and more, with accompanying workshops on the most insidious red flags of abuse and trauma (learn more).
LOCKED INSIDE US
Marissa produced and co-directed the Public Service Announcement / micro-short film Locked Inside Us written, produced and co-directed by Jessica Mastro of Poison Fruit Productions for Healing TREE. This piece focuses on high schoolers, emotional abuse and bullying and points viewers in the direction of healing resources.