Mark Levinson

After first getting a doctoral degree in theoretical particle physics, Mark Levinson began his film career as an assistant editor on the feature film ​SMOOTH TALK​. He developed his writing and directing skills as an ADR Supervisor on films such as ​THE ENGLISH PATIENT, THE TALENTED MR. RIPLEY, COLD MOUNTAIN ​and ​THE RAINMAKER​. Levinson wrote, produced and directed the narrative feature ​PRISONER OF TIME, which had an acclaimed premiere at the Moscow International Film Festival. Most recently, he directed the award­winning documentary feature ​PARTICLE FEVER about the discovery of the Higgs boson, the so­called “God Particle.”

His new project, THE GOLD BUG VARIATIONS, won the Sloan Lab Fellowship at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival.