John Maringouin
Directing
Biography
John Maringouin is an American film director. His debut feature, Running Stumbled, received wide critical acclaim and was referred to by Variety as a "phantasmagoric filmmaking debut" Despite acclaim, a Spirit Award nomination, and a brief release in the UK, the film is unavailable in the United States. Maringouin's second feature, Big River Man, is about endurance swimmer Martin Strel's 2007 attempt to swim the entire Amazon river. The film won multiple 2009 documentary awards including at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival. The film received almost unanimous critical praise and was described by The London Times as "an absolute epic" It is distributed by Planet Green. Description above from the Wikipedia article John Maringouin, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
A reclusive sports hustler returns home to his family farm after years of absence to reunite with his two eccentric, unhinged and emotionally damaged brothers.
Septien
Follows Martin Strel as he attempts to cover 3,375 miles of the Amazon River in what is being billed as the world's longest swim.
Big River Man
Responding to a call from the authorities that his father's house is in disarray, John Maringouin returns to the New Orleans suburbs for the first time in 25 years to find his father and stepmother living as shut ins in a nightmarish domestic conflict
Running Stumbled
Tech entrepreneur Jimmy Van Horn arrives in China armed with an invention and confidence, only to learn that being American is not enough to succeed.
Ghostbox Cowboy
Black Santas are local heroes, spreading joy and love to children and families at a bustling mall during the Christmas season. But even during this special time, the ugly shadow of bigotry falls on the season's true spirit.