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Maro Chermayeff

Maro Chermayeff

Producer, director, editor and writer · New York City, New York, USA

Emmy- and Peabody-winning documentary filmmaker.

Biography from TMDB.

From
New York City, New York, USA
Works as
Producer, director, editor and writer
Titles
13 on MovieCove · 27 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Down 8% in 30 days

What are Maro Chermayeff's films like?

Across their 12 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Society and Survival.

Themes

share of theme weight
Society
27%
Survival
25%
Morality
15%
Bonds
13%
Power
7%
Ideas
7%
Self
5%
Community3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this themeOppression3 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief2 titles, browse their movies with this themeDisplacement3 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this themeDuty2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 8 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 2 · Serious 1 · Dark 5

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 8 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 2 · Charged 3 · Intense 3

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 6 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 1

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 7 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 2 · Engaged 6 · Full focus 0

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 2 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 5

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 7 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
8
Melancholic
7
Dread
4
Contemplative
3
Warm
2
Other
6

How their films linger

Thought-provoking8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteInfuriating3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Bittersweet5
  • Ambiguous7

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Maro Chermayeff's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 8 of their 13 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on HBO Max (3).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Maro Chermayeff's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

27 credits, 13 with a MovieCove page.

  • Keeper (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Executive Producer

  • The American Vice President: Rethinking a Political Afterthought (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Co-Producer

  • This is a Film About the Black Keys (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Executive Producer

  • Never Let Him Go(2023)

    Show 4 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all shows

  • Where Is Private Dulaney?(2022)

    Show 3 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all shows

  • Hostages(2022)

    Show 2 episodes · Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • Atlanta's Missing and Murdered: The Lost Children(2020)

    Show 5 episodes · Director · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all shows

  • The Inn at Little Washington: A Delicious Documentary (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Director · Executive Producer

  • Tightrope: Americans Reaching for Hope(2020)

    Co-Director · Executive Producer · Producer

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Sky and Ground(2018)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Soundbreaking (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 6 episodes · Director

  • A Little Wisdom(2017)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Soundbreaking (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 8 episodes · Director

  • A Path Appears (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 3 episodes · Director · Executive Producer

  • Kehinde Wiley: An Economy of Grace (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Executive Producer

  • Half the Sky (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • Marina Abramovic: The Artist Is Present(2012)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Oma & Bella(2012)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Mann V. Ford(2010)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Circus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show Creator

  • Another Day In Paradise (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Producer · Writer

  • Carrier(2008)

    Show Director · Creator · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • Infrarouge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 1 episode · Director · Screenplay

  • Frontier House (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 6 episodes · Director · Producer

  • Homes Apart: Korea(1991)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • No Telling(1991)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • The Philharmonic Gets Dressed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Assistant Editor

Career shape

A full career of 25 titles from 1986 to 2024.

Biggest box office

Marina Abramovic: The Artist Is Present (2012)

$157K worldwide

Highest rated

Marina Abramovic: The Artist Is Present (2012)

Midcredits 97th

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing11 of 25: 4 only directing, 7 with another roleWriting2 of 25: 0 only writing, 2 with another roleProducing15 of 25: 8 only producing, 7 with another role · typical Midcredits score78thEditing2 of 25: 2 only editing, 0 with another roleOther crew3 of 25: 3 only other crew, 0 with another role

25 titles, 8 with more than one role — producing and directing overlap on 6 of them.

By decade

1980s1 · crew1990s2 · crew2000s4 · crew2010s10 · crew2020s8 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

How do Maro Chermayeff's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 87th percentile, the median of all 8; across their 8 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 95th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

95thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Approval · how many liked their films

76thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Reach · how many have seen their films

13thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Midcredits score across 13 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up9
  • 50th to 74th1
  • 25th to 49th3

Shape of the crowd

5 of their 13 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Divisive2
  • Crowd Pleaser2
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed5

Most divisive · producer

Sky and Ground (2018)

91st percentile spread · 24% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

Marina Abramovic: The Artist Is Present (2012)

Midcredits 97th · 86% liked

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Maro Chermayeff work with?

People who share at least 2 of Maro Chermayeff's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jeff Dupre shares the most, 8.

Directors

Composers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles