Marq Evans

Marq is an award-winning independent filmmaker and creative entrepreneur. His most recent documentary, THE DIAMOND KING will premiere at the 36th annual Palm Springs International Film Festival in January 2025 and be released later that year. His previous film, CLAYDREAM, premiered at the 2021 Tribeca Film Festival to critical acclaim and had an extensive theatrical run in the summer of 2022. It was named one of the top 10 documentaries of 2022 by The A.V. Club. His debut feature film, THE GLAMOUR & THE SQUALOR, won top prize at film festivals around the world and was named one of the top 20 music documentaries of all time by American Songwriter. He is represented by XYZ Talent Management.

In addition to film, Marq has produced commercials for clients including the Smithsonian Institute, U.S. Navy, the government of Haiti and Clinton Global Initiative.

With his wife, Angela, and son, Jude, Marq leads The McCaw, a boutique creative studio. The family business creates film, books, photography and other unclassifiable works such as the Cow by Bear dinner party experience.

Marq holds an MFA from Vermont College of Fine Arts and a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from Washington State University. He lives and works in Bremerton, Washington where he teaches filmmaking at Olympic College.

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Marq Evans is available for guest lectures at universities and other institutions of higher learning. His talk, ‘Do or Die: How to Make a Documentary,’ outlines the stages of documentary filmmaking from development through distribution, using his own projects as reference. It has been well received at Emerson College, Montserrat College of Art, Clark University, Vermont College of Fine Arts, and more.

“It was an honor to have Marq visit Clark University to screen Claydream and visit my advanced documentary class. As a filmmaker who has really specialized in documentaries about creative individuals, Marq is uniquely positioned to talk to young artists about their work and prospective careers in the film industry. Marq is empathetically tuned in, both as a director and a teacher, not only to the art of filmmaking, but also to the commercial side of a changing business. Marq encouraged my students to take their time and allow their ideas to develop while always looking for new opportunities to collaborate and grow as artists.”
Soren Sorensen
Associate Teaching Professor and Program Director of Screen Studies
Clark University