Neal Marshad

Neal Marshad (born April 25, 1952) is an American film and television producer, director, cinematographer, advertising executive, internet strategist, and designer.

Marshad's classmates included Barry Sonnenfeld, Amy Heckerling, Susan Seidelman, Martin Brest, Mitchell Block and Leonard Maltin.

In 1984 Marshad collaborated with actor/producer Michael Douglas,[9] Betsy Gotbaum, and Rolling Stone Magazine's publisher Jann Wenner, and the New York City Police Department to produce and direct a documentary film about handgun ownership [10] dedicated to John Lennon.

In 1997, Marshad started to collaborate with playwright Edward Albee and Martha Wadsworth Coigney [19] to create the first website for the International Theatre Institute.

[22] Marshad was director of photography (videographer) for the USC Shoah Foundation Institute for Visual History and Education interviews of Martin Greenfield in Westhampton, New York.

Under the direction of Steven Spielberg, the Foundation has collected the permanent testimony of over 52,000 holocaust survivors, liberators, rescuers, and war crimes trial participants.

[23] Marshad collaborated again with playwright Edward Albee[24] to direct videos of his performances at the Jack Lenor Larsen sculpture garden at LongHouse Reserve, East Hampton, New York in 1999.

In September 2001, Marshad collaborated with actor Jerry Stiller,[27] jazz singer Cassandra Wilson[28] and actress Kathleen Turner,[29] to direct and produce "What Can I Do?"

[31] Marshad is currently an executive producer for Eurocinema, the Video-On-Demand television network available specializing in European box office films that is in 35 million United States homes.

[32] In August 2011 Marshad signed an agreement with the Apollo Theater to exclusively direct, develop, joint venture and produce musical and comedy filmed entertainment for online streaming to worldwide audiences.

[34] In June 2016, Marshad was named to the International Advisory Board of LongHouse Reserve, by Jack Lenor Larsen, East Hampton (town), New York.