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Marc Furmie

I am an Urban Dreamer, a self-deceiver.... I carry the burden of a make-believer....

About Me

DEATH'S REQUIEM - TRAILERCHASE - MY NEW FILMExtracts From Death's Requiem

I direct films, music videos and commercials here in Sydney in addition to writing screenplays. I work through Film Graphics ( www.filmgraphics.com ) as well as own my own production company, Vanguard Pictures ( www.vanguardpictures.com ).

I am currently promoting my opus, a 30 minute short film called "Death's Requiem" at various film festivals around the globe - its a project that had long been in gestation. Thanks to the Australian Film Commission , I was able to realize a dream and bring the story to fruition. I am currently developing a feature version of the film.

It's been a tough haul but here I am... I believe in God. No one can ever tell me that we're here by accident, or that someone isn't watching out for us. It's a miracle we all breath every day. I refuse to believe, as some say, that love is the the result of a series of chemical reactions. God is Love and if we were made in his image, then we have the power of love within us. I also believe that One Man CAN make a difference. And I believe that each man should try. Whether it be telling someone they have a nice smile, or reaching out to impoverished and destitute people, we can all play a part. I believe in the power of Empathy - putting yourself in someone else's shoes. Hey we're all flawed and we make mistakes, but that shouldn't stop us from tryin to be better people. After all, part of knowing God is knowing the true power of forgiveness... anyway, enough about me - let's hear about you...

COMMERCIALS I HAVE DIRECTED:

Ricoh - "Intelligent Models"
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Add to My Profile | More VideosGalliano Sambuca - "Society"
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Add to My Profile | More VideosGalliana Sambuca: "Evil Villains"

Add to My Profile | More VideosAsthma Foundation - Chase

Add to My Profile | More Videos Amnesty International "Scratch"

Add to My Profile | More VideosAdam Gilchrist Challenge - TVC

Add to My Profile | More VideosRSPCA - "A Dog's Life"

Add to My Profile | More VideosWIRES - "Disappear"

Add to My Profile | More VideosMUSIC VIDEOS I HAVE DIRECTED:The Follow - "Happy Now"The Follow - Happy Now

Add to My Profile | More VideosGirlband - "Electric"Girlband - "Electric"

Add to My Profile | More VideosKatie Underwood feat. T-Funk "Be Together"....Moustache feat. Melinda Jackson "Everywhere" - ..
Get this video and more at MySpace.comMitch Grainger - Help Is On Its Way - Directed by Marc Furmie and Ed CoyleMitch Grainger - Help Is On Its Way
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Add to My Profile | More VideosThe Andy Walton Band - The MuseThe Andy Walton Band - The Muse
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Add to My Profile | More VideosDIRECTOR FILMOGRAPHY:FILMS Chase (2007); Death's Requiem (2006); Rendezvous (2003);MUSIC VIDEOS: The Follow - "Happy Now" Girlband - "Electric" Roxane - "Sexy Girls, Sexy Boys"; Breed - "The Get Down" (with director Ed Coyle); Nasia - "Sugar Me" (with director Ed Coyle); Nil All Draw - "The Mission"; Mitch Grainger - "Hold On" (with director Ed Coyle); T-Funk feat. Katie Underwood - "Be Together"; Moustache feat. Melinda Jackson - "Everywhere"; The Andy Walton Band - "The Muse"; Jess Grey - "Appetite"; Audius - "I Can't Believe"; Michael Champion - "All I Have";TVC's:Ricoh - "Intelligent Model" Client: LoveGalliano Sambuca - "Supervillains" Client: WHYBIN/TWBAGalliana Sambuca - "Society" Client: WHYBIN/TWBACerebral Palsy Foundation - "Wish" Client: ARC OnlineThe Spastic Centre - "Dreams" Client: ARC OnlineThe Asthma Foundation/Volvo - "Chase" Client: ARC OnlineYahoo 7 - Adam Gilchrist Challenge Client: ARC AdvertisingArthritis Australia "Coconut" Client: ARC AdvertisingAmnesty International "Scratch" Client: ARC AdvertisingABC - Australia Network "Launch Spots" - Client: DDB Sydney;Wires "Disappear" - Client: ARC Advertising;RSPCA "A Dog's Life" - Client: ARC Advertising;

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My Interests

Filmmaking, filmmaking and more filmmaking: Movies!Dancing: Hip-Hop, pop and lock, smooth and direct, breaks, New jack swing!Music Videos!! Particularly ones directed by Mark Romanek, Francis Lawrence, David Fincher, Jake Nava, David LaChapelle, Michel Gondry, Spike Jonze, Chris Cunningham and Jonathan Glazer.R & B music - Ne-Yo, Calvin Richardson, Donell Jones, Avant, Joe, Usher, Ray J, Mariah, Chris Brown.Asian and European and Independent cinema as well as anything Vanguard...

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I'd like to meet:

People with substance and opinions, people who know what they want out of life, even if what they want are answers...

Music:

Ne-Yo, Musiq, Usher, Calvin Richardson, Justin Timberlake, Javier, Brandy, Brian McKnight, Donell Jones (he's the best R&B artist alive!)

Movies:

I'm a director myself so im pretty picky but i usually like films by:Steven Spielberg, David Fincher, Terrence Malick, Wong Kar Wai, Martin Scorsese, Francis Ford Coppola, Michael Mann, Paul Thomas Anderson, Ang Lee, Ridley Scott, Tony Scott, James Cameron and Darren Aronofsky.Of the classic Directors I admire the work of Orson Welles, Billy Wilder, John Ford, John Huston, Ingmar Bergman and French New Wave directors such as Bresson, Godard, Bunuel and Alain Resnais.Fave movies include:Saving Provate Ryan, Schindler's List, Heat, The Last of the Mohicans, The Insider, Days Of Heaven, Badlands, The New World, The Thin Red Line, In The Mood For Love, 2046, Chungking Express, Se7en, Fight Club, The Game, Alien 3, Blade Runner, Gladiator, Black Hawk Down, Aliens, Terminator 2: Judgement Day, Citizen Kane, Hiroshima Mon Amour, Casablanca, Donnie Darko, Amores Perros, 21 Grams, Babel, Brokeback Mountain, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Requiem For a Dream, The Fountain, Pi, Apocalypse Now, The Godfather Trilogy, The Conversation, Taxi Driver, Goodfellas, The Departed, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Letters From Iwo Jima, Million Dollar Baby, Unforgiven, Man On Fire, Children of Men, The Prestige, Memento, The Machinist, Sin City, From Dusk Til Dawn, Fargo, O Brother Where Art Thou, Magnolia, Boogie Nights, Punch Drunk Love,and now i'm just getting out of hand...

Television:

Dont get the time really... But if i had the chance i'd be watching Lost, Alias, Entourage, Battlestar Galatica, Prison Break and Sleeper Cell. I do have the entire series of "Family Guy" on DVD though and can't get enough of it.

Books:

My fave author is Larry J. Kolb (www.larryjkolb.com) whose also a big inspiration in my life... I also love anything by Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Salman Rushdie, Chuck Palahniuk and Vladimir Nobokov. Mostly I read books on artists or filmmakers though.At the moment I'm reading "The Game" by Neil Strauss, "The Way of The Wild Heart" by John Eldredge and "The 48 Laws of Power" by Robert Greene... all great books!

Heroes:

Jesus Christ, Steven Spielberg, George Lucas, Martin Luther King, Muhammad Ali, Gandhi, Larry J. Kolb, My mother and anyone whose ever overcome adversity to become someone in life...

My Blog

A New Beginning.

A New Beginning... This month has been pretty intense.  I've directed five different spots for various clients including The Asthma Foundation/Volvo (see "Chase" on my profile in the commercials ...
Posted by Marc Furmie on Sun, 26 Aug 2007 02:20:00 PST

Does Love Die?

Does love ever really die?  I don't think so.  It just changes, like energy in matter, when one thing dies, another is born. But is love ever just enough? I don't think so.  Or thats w...
Posted by Marc Furmie on Fri, 13 Jul 2007 08:33:00 PST

Epitaph

well i didn't really get to finish writing about my trip to LA... probably because I was having far too much fun!!!!  But the skinny of it that "Death's Requiem" did extremely well at Method Fest...
Posted by Marc Furmie on Tue, 22 May 2007 11:50:00 PST

LA - The First Three Days

LA - The First Three Days Day 1 - Arrived at LAX with the biggest case of Red Eye anyone has seen since "28 Days Later".  Tim, Ben and I hired a car and checked into the el-seedy Travel Lodge on ...
Posted by Marc Furmie on Sat, 31 Mar 2007 12:29:00 PST

Deaths Requiem screening at Method Fest 2007

"Death's Requiem" has officially been selected to screen at Method Fest in March in Calabasas in Los Angeles.  Details of the festival are below.  I will keep you guys updated as to screenin...
Posted by Marc Furmie on Sat, 24 Feb 2007 08:22:00 PST

MY TOP 20 MOVIES OF 2006

My Top Movies of 2006 List   In not Particular Order   1. Children of Men Sheer brilliant storytelling, a rivetting script and a terrifying mileau.. keeps you on the edge of your seat....
Posted by Marc Furmie on Wed, 31 Jan 2007 04:47:00 PST

"Death's Requiem" screening.

Hi Guys! If you are interested in attending the Premiere of "Death's Requiem" at the Chauvel Cinema on the evening of February 6th, please email me at [email protected]   Seats will fi...
Posted by Marc Furmie on Mon, 15 Jan 2007 04:20:00 PST

Lonely Christmas

I have never had a lonelier Christmas.... I don't really know why - just something feels wrong.  My mum's fiance, (whom I already consider my Step-Dad) has gone back to the U.S., leaving a b...
Posted by Marc Furmie on Sun, 24 Dec 2006 05:57:00 PST

Dreams

To Dream. Where do Dreams take us?  What does having a dream mean to one's life?  Joseph's dream had him sold into slavery by his own jealous siblings, forever severed from his beloved fathe...
Posted by Marc Furmie on Thu, 19 Oct 2006 02:12:00 PST

Death's Requiem Synopsis

IN CASE YOU GUYS WERE WONDERING WHAT "DEATH'S REQUIEM" is actually all about, i have pasted the Synopsis below: Nathan Chapel is a terminally ill comic book artist who possesses a lifelong obsession w...
Posted by Marc Furmie on Tue, 19 Sep 2006 08:14:00 PST