Marci Rodgers
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{{short description|American costume designer}}
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Marci Rodgers is an American costume designer for film, television and stage.{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/video/marci-rodgers-till-costume-design-production-value/|title='Till' Costume Designer Marci Rodgers On Her "Serendipitous" Journey And Using "Color To Tell The Story" – Production Value|website=Deadline Hollywood|date=November 24, 2022 |access-date=2022-11-30}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.news24.com/w24/style/fashion/trends/chicago-costume-designer-marci-rodgers-wears-many-hats-to-bring-characters-and-past-eras-to-life-20210702-3|title=Chicago costume designer Marci Rodgers wears many hats to bring characters and past eras to life|website=news24.com|access-date=2022-11-30}} She is best known for her work on Till, Wu-Tang: An American Saga, High Flying Bird and BlacKkKlansman.{{Cite web|url=https://hellobeautiful.com/3722073/costume-director-marci-rodgers-breaks-down-the-costumes-that-make-till/|title=Costume Director Marci Rodgers Breaks Down The Costumes That Make 'TILL'|website=hellobeautiful.com|date=November 14, 2022 |access-date=2022-11-30}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.complex.com/style/2019/10/wu-tang-an-american-saga-vintage-clothing-marci-rodgers-interview|title='Wu-Tang: An American Saga' Costume Director Talks Renting Pieces From the Lo-Lifes, Working With Dapper Dan|website=complex.com|access-date=2022-11-30}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.motionpictures.org/2018/09/blackkklansman-costume-designer-marci-rodgers-on-dressing-the-years-most-urgent-film/|title=BlacKkKlansman Costume Designer Marci Rodgers on Dressing the Year's Most Urgent Film|website=motionpictures.org|date=September 24, 2018 |access-date=2022-11-30}}
Life and career
Rodgers was born in Evanston, Illinois. After graduating with a BBA from Howard University, she assisted costume designer Reggie Ray in several Broadway plays.{{Cite web|url=https://www.highsnobiety.com/p/blackkklansman-costume-designer-marci-rodgers/|title=MEET MARCI RODGERS, SPIKE LEE'S GO-TO COSTUME DESIGNER|website=highsnobiety.com|access-date=2022-11-30}} In 2015, Spike Lee hired her as a production assistant on Chi-Raq.{{Cite web|url=https://tdps.umd.edu/news/mfa-costume-design-student-marci-rodgers-spends-summer-working-set-upcoming-movie|title=Marci Rodgers served as a Production Assistant/Shopper for the movie Chi-raq in Chicago|website=tdps.umd.edu|access-date=2022-11-30}} She then obtained her MFA in Costume Design from the University of Maryland in 2016.{{Cite web|url=https://today.umd.edu/creating-style-to-augment-substance|title=Creating Style to Augment Substance|website=today.umd.edu|access-date=2022-11-30}}
Rodgers is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, voting in the costume designers branch.{{Cite web|url=https://www.oscars.org/news/academy-invites-395-membership|title=ACADEMY INVITES 395 TO MEMBERSHIP|website=oscars.org|access-date=2022-11-30}}
Filmography
=Film=
- 2025: Michael{{Cite web |last=D'Alessandro |first=Anthony |date=2024-01-11 |title=Antoine Fuqua’s Michael Jackson Biopic Gets Global Release Date Via Lionsgate & Universal |url=https://deadline.com/2024/01/michael-jackson-biopic-release-date-michael-1235718111/ |access-date=2024-01-12 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}
- 2022: Till
- 2021: No Sudden Move
- 2021: Passing
- 2020: Lost Girls
- 2019: The Day Shall Come
- 2019: High Flying Bird
- 2018: BlacKkKlansman
- 2018: Pass Over
=Television=
- 2022: Paper Girls
- 2019: Wu-Tang: An American Saga
- 2017–2019 : She's Gotta Have It
Awards and nominations
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!Result !Award !Category !Work !Ref. |
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rowspan="2"|2022
|style="background: #ddffdd"| Won |Hamilton Behind the Camera Awards |Costume Designer |Till |
style="background: #ffdddd"| Nominated
|rowspan="2"|Black Reel Awards |rowspan="2"|Outstanding Costume Design |
rowspan="3"|2019
|style="background: #ffdddd"| Nominated |rowspan="3"|BlacKkKlansman |
style="background: #ffdddd"| Nominated |
style="background: #ffdddd"| Nominated |
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|7754645|Marci Rodgers}}
- {{Official website|http://marci-rodgers.com}}
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Category:American costume designers