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MARS

MARS

MARS (they/them) is an award-winning actor, writer & producer. As a child, MARS & their family immigrated to Brighton Beach, Brooklyn, as Jewish refugees from Russia. Dedicated to smashing the patriarchy, MARS Co-Founded Besties Make Movies.  MARS has received several Best Actress nominations for their work in the award-winning short film JONES. Their film 2 WEEKS about asexuality premiered at the Oxford Film Festival, screened at NFMLA and won Best LGBT Short at Indie Short Fest and IndieX Film Fest. APPETITE, a short film they wrote and starred in, premiered at the Oxford Film Festival. The feature film Triple Threat in which they play one of the lead roles is now streaming on Peacock after taking home several awards on the festival circuit! This summer you can catch them as Jeanine in AppleTV+'s Presumed Innocent. Their script ZASHA, which they co-wrote, has been doing festivals and recently won Best Horror Short at the Oregon Short Film Festival.

Known for

Deathless
Deathless
2024
Awake
2024 • The Figure
Appetite
Appetite
2021 • Tanya
Triple Threat
Triple Threat
2020 • Maggie
2 Weeks
2 Weeks
2020 • Tanya
The Incoherents
The Incoherents
2019 • MoonBeam
JONES
JONES
2019 • JONES
Landing Up
Landing Up
2018 • Lara/Peace

Full filmography

Awake
2024 • The Figure
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Appetite
Appetite
2021 • Tanya
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2 Weeks
2 Weeks
2020 • Tanya
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The Incoherents
The Incoherents
2019 • MoonBeam
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JONES
JONES
2019 • JONES
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Landing Up
Landing Up
2018 • Lara/Peace
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A NY Thing
A NY Thing
2009 • Girlfriend (as Margarita Zhitnikova)
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MARS – Biography, Known For & Filmography