Marc J. Francis

Marc J. Francis’ is a British director, producer and documentary cinematographer whose films have won worldwide critical acclaim and have been distributed across cinemas, television and streaming platforms.

His most recent film ‘Walk With Me’ about Zen Buddhist Master Thich Nhat Hanh, featured Benedict Cumberbatch as narrator, and was released theatrically around the world.

Marc’s early directorial work includes ‘Black Gold’; described as ‘riveting and jaw-dropping” (LA Times), it premiered at the Sundance Film Festival winning worldwide critical acclaim and went on to be released in over twenty countries around the world. He followed up with ‘When China Met Africa,’ – a multi-broadcast project with the BBC, Arte France, and the Sundance Institute.

His current directorial work includes a documentary featuring Elizabeth Gilbert (Author: ‘Eat, Pray, Love’) and her former Syrian-American partner Rayya Elias – who passed away after being diagnosed with inoperable cancer.

Marc also Exec Produces through his production company Speakit and has established relationships with leading broadcasters and distributors.

Prior to his film career, Marc attended the University of Leeds in the UK where he studied Mandarin, and later lived in China during the economic boom of the mid-1990s.