Ross Kagan Marks is an award-winning director, writer, and producer. He has worked with Academy Award winners Al Pacino, Brendan Fraser, and Faye Dunaway, as well as Edward James Olmos and George Lopez. His more than sixteen films have won awards at festivals throughout the world, including Sundance, Cleveland, Chicago, and Berlin. The Executive Director and founder of the Las Cruces International Film Festival, Ross is a professor at New Mexico State University. He is a recipient of the New Mexico Governor’s Award for Excellence in the Arts.