Timeline

Which Israel

Director Marc Levin films during 25th anniversary of State of Israel in Jerusalem.

Bicentennial Campaign for America

Bread and Roses

Marc Levin & Mike at 1199 CETA.

Next Generation

Daniel B. Levin’s first editing lesson.

Blowback

Blowback Productions starts filming Blowback.

The Last Party

The film crew at the 1992 Democratic Convention at Madison Square Garden.

Blowback team recovering from Republican Convention in Houston.

Gang War: Bangin’ in Little Rock

The crew: Alan Deutch, Steve Nawojczyk, Marc Levin, Daphne Pinkerson, Mark Benjamin, Al Levin, Tony Hardmon, and Clay Adcox.

Prisoners of the War on Drugs

Acid Test

Eric, Richard, and Marc Levin with MK/ULTRA operative Ike Feldman.

CIA: America’s Secret Warriors

The CIA docuseries team.

Blowback Productions HQ moves to Historic Starrett-Lehigh Building at 601 West 26th Street.

SLAM

Judge Marion Barry and the crew.

SLAM

SLAM wins the Grand Jury Prize at Sundance Film Festival and the Camera D’Or at Cannes.

Thug Life in D.C.

Thug Life wins the National Emmy for Outstanding Non-Fiction Special.

Whiteboyz

Snoop Dogg and Danny Hoch on the set of Whiteboyz.

Brooklyn Babylon

Tariq “Black Thought” Trotter in Brooklyn Babylon.

9/11

Watching 9/11 unfold from the Starrett-Lehigh building.

We will never forget.

Street Time

Marc Levin, Richard Stratton, Rob Morrow, and Scott Cohen on the set of Street Time.

Protocols of Zion

On the streets of Patterson, NJ.

Al and Marc Levin at the Starrett-Lehigh building.

Sundance Film Festival ‘05

Marc and Al Levin at the premiere of Protocols of Zion at Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah.

Mr. Untouchable

Director Marc Levin playing chess with Nicky Barnes a.k.a Mr. Untouchable.

Brick City

Marc Levin, Mark Benjamin, Forrest Whitaker, and police Chief Garry McCarthy on set.

Brick City

Marc Levin, Bengo, and Jenner Furst.

Cadillac Records

Marc Levin and Marshall Chess on set of Cadillac Records.

Brick City

James Adolphus (camera), and Rudy Valdez (sound) in Mayor Corey Booker’s office.

Brick City

Marc Levin, Mayor Corey Booker, Jayda Jacques, Darel “Creep” Evans, Mark Benjamin, and Forrest Whitaker at the Brick City series premiere in New Jersey.

Prayer for a Perfect Season

Coach Hurley and Coach Boyle at National Championship Game

Brick City II

Marc and Ellin Levin at the Emmy Reception.

The Second Coming

Pregnant Pagan in the editing room.

Chicagoland

In conjunction with BCTV and Robert Redford’s Sundance Productions, the Blowback Productions crew shoots a hit 8-hour special for CNN.

Freeway: Crack in the System

Rick Ross, Marc Levin, and Dr. Dre.

Ocean Warriors

A six-hour television special event following activists around the world as they fight to save our oceans.

Inside the FBI: New York

The crew with FBI Special Agents.

Baltimore Rising

Marc Levin, Sonja Sohn, Daphne Pinkerson, and Mahrya Maclntire attend the Cinema Eye Honors Awards.

Ocean Warriors: Chasing the Thunder

Marc Levin and Captain Paul Watson at the U.N.

I Promise

Joshua Gold, Catherine Cyr, Marc Levin, Jackson Devereux, and Daniel B. Levin on the first day of school at Lebron James’ public school for at-risk youth.

Stockton On My Mind

Marc Levin and Michael Tubbs Sr.

Halim Flowers

Halim Flowers reunites with Daphne Pinkerson and Marc Levin after serving 22 years in prison. Halim was a key character in Thug Life in D.C.

Kevin Garnett: Anything is Possible

Eric Newman, Bo, Kevin Garnett, Marc Levin, and Daniel B. Levin on set.

Adrienne

“At 23, Adrienne Shelly captivated audiences with indie classics. At 40, she was murdered. Adrienne takes viewers on her husband's fight for truth, showing how a family confronts the unthinkable.”

SLAM 25

The 4K restoration of SLAM premieres at the Sundance Film Festival, made possible by the Sundance Institute, Academy Archives & UCLA Film Archive & Lionsgate

Why Work?

The editing room

Marc Levin, Al Levin, and Bill Moyers huddle over the Steenbeck.

The Federal Artist

CETA crew

Portrait of America: Indiana

Marc and Al Levin on set.

The Secret Government

Marc Levin and Bill Moyers on set.

The Home Front

Bill Moyers to the rescue.

Marc Levin, Daphne Pinkerson, and Bill Moyers in production.

The Last Party

Marc Levin, along with Mark Benjamin, direct Oscar nominee Robert Downey Jr. in The Last Party, a gonzo look at the Presidential campaign.

Gang War: Bangin’ in Lil Rock

Producer Daphne Pinkerson and the Crips.

Oklahoma City: One Year Later

Daphne Pinkerson, Marc Levin, and Bill Moyers in Oklahoma City.

Acid Test

The beginning of Offline Entertainment Group: Marc Levin, Henri Kessler, Richard Stratton, and Tim Leary.

CIA: America’s Secret Warriors

Marc Levin, Daphne Pinkerson, and Al Levin undercover at Langley CIA HQ.

Thug Life in D.C.

Director Marc Levin meets Halim Flowers.

SLAM

Production begins on SLAM, starring Saul Williams, Sonja Sohn, and Bonz Malone.

SLAM

The crew filming Saul Williams in DC.

CIA: America’s Secret Warriors

Receives the 1998 duPont-Columbia award.

Whiteboyz

Director Marc Levin and Snoop Dogg on the set of Whiteboyz.

Marc Levin and his wife, Ellin Levin, with president Bill Clinton at a potluck dinner at the Alexanders in Chappaqua, NY.

Brooklyn Babylon

Bonz Malone, Seaborn, Ezra Swerdlow, and Tariq Trotter on set.

O.G.: Joe Stassi Original Gangster

Marc Levin and Richard Stratton with the original gangster, Joe Stassi.

Street Time

Marc Levin and Serena Williams on set.

Protocols of Zion

Three Generations of Levins (Al, Marc, and Daniel B.) on the streets with Brother Bengo.

Andre 3000, Barack Obama, and Marc Levin on the day Obama gave his famous speech at the 2004 DNC.

Protocols of Zion premieres at Sundance Film Festival and is released on HBO the following year.

Schmatta: Rags to Riches to Rags

Producer Daphne Pinkerson and director, Marc Levin, with Joe Raeco.

Captured

Daniel B. Levin, Clayton Paterson, Ben Solomon, Al Maysles, and Jenner Furst at the Captured screening in Harlem.

Marc Levin, James Adolphus, and Rudy Valdez with Mayor Corey Booker on the historic election night of November 4th.

Brick City

The hit squad: Marc Levin, James Adolphus, and Mark Benjamin.

Brick City

King Sau and R. Binky Brown with Mark Benjamin and Marc Levin.

Rest in Peace King and Binky.

Brick City

Mark Benjamin and Marc Levin create the BCTV docuseries production company.

Prayer for a Perfect Season

Marc Levin and Michael Kidd-Gilchrist.

Triangle: Remembering the Fire

Directed by Daphne Pinkerson.

Hard Times: Lost on Long Island

Daniel B. Levin, Jen Levin, Marc Levin, Daphne Pinkerson, Chris Foley, and Kara Rozansky at the Emmys.

Freeway: Crack in the System

"Freeway" Rick Ross and Marc Levin in LA filming Freeway: Crack in the System.

Class Divide

Joel, Marc Levin, Rosa De Santiago, and Rosa Sr. in Chelsea, NY filming Class Divide.

Rikers

Marc Levin, Mark Benjamin, and Bill Moyers discuss on set.

US Open Tennis Championship

Marc Levin with his longtime friend, collaborator, and tennis partner, Alex Gibney, at the U.S. Open.

I Am Evidence

"I Am Evidence showcases the devastating consequences of the hundreds of thousands of untested rape kits in the United States. This film explores this issue through survivors’ experiences as they confront the criminal justice process."

One Nation Under Stress

The crew in Victoria, Texas.

I Promise

Lebron James hugs Sana, a student at the I Promise School.

Baltimore Rising

Baltimore Rising wins Cinema Eye Honors: Outstanding Achievement in Non-Fiction Film for Broadcast.

Election Day

V for victory! Marc and Ellin on the historic November 8th, 2020 election day.

The Slow Hustle

The premiere of the Slow Hustle at DOC NYC.

It’s Basic

Production begins.

A look at US Basic Income pilot programs that test the effects of giving people an extra $500 to $1,000 monthly, with no strings attached. By highlighting the real-life challenges of trying to get by, the participants are at the heart of the film.

An American Bombing: The Road to April 19th

Production begins.

A look at the surge in political violence through the story of the Oklahoma City bombing, showing the roots of anti-government sentiment and its reverberations today.