Shimmy Marcus is a multi award winning filmmaker working across a variety of formats and genres. In 1999 he won the Miramax Script Writing Award for his feature script 'Headrush' which he also directed. The film won a variety of International awards including Best Feature at festivals in Michigan,New York, and the Braunschweig Film Festival in Germany. His critically acclaimed feature documentary 'Aidan Walsh - Master of the Universe' became the first Irish documentary made on video to receive theatrical and video distribution. More awards followed for his short films and notably for his contribution to the feature documentary 'Imagining Ulysses'. Noted for creating many innovative music promos for bands including Fun Lovin' Criminals, Gavin Friday, Skin (Skunk Anansie), and Republic of Loose, and BP Fallon and Jack White of the White Stripes.
