Marilyn Agrelo is an American film director and producer. She directed and co-produced the 2005 documentary film ''

Mad Hot Ballroom ''Mad Hot Ballroom'' is a 2005 American documentary film directed and co-produced by Marilyn Agrelo and written and co-produced by Amy Sewell, about a ballroom dance program in the New York City Department of Education, the New York City public ...

''. The documentary won several awards, including the

Satellite Award for Best Documentary Film The Satellite Award for Best Documentary Film is an annual award given by the International Press Academy. Winners and nominees 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s Multiple wins *Asif Kapadia-2 (one tied with Joshua Oppenheimer) *Jeff Orlowski-2 See ...

in 2005 and the

Christopher Award The Christopher Award (established 1949) is presented to the producers, directors, and writers of books, films and television specials that "affirm the highest values of the human spirit". It is given by The Christophers, a Christian organization ...

in 2006. Her documentary '' Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street'' premiered at the

2021 Sundance Film Festival The 2021 Sundance Film Festival took place from January 28 to February 3, 2021. The first lineup of competition films was announced on December 15, 2020. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Utah, the festival combined in-person screenings at the Ray ...

Selected filmography

* 2005: ''

'' * 2010: ''

An Invisible Sign ''An Invisible Sign'' is a 2010 American drama film directed by Marilyn Agrelo and starring Jessica Alba, J. K. Simmons, Chris Messina, Sophie Nyweide, and Bailee Madison. Based on the 2001 novel ''An Invisible Sign of My Own'' by Aimee Bender, th ...

'' * 2021: '' Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street''

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