Here's my first-ever music video, made in honor of the 2nd anniversary of my cat Barkley & I. Enjoy this bit o' free amusement brought to you by the good folks at Phenomenal World Cinema, where "if something happens, it's worth filming". Yours truly, Marc facebook.com/pages/Marc-Israel/50039181845 www.myspace.com/marcisraelfilms

# vimeo.com/1381222 Uploaded 3 years ago 9,594 Plays / 16 Likes / 4 Comments

"Delightful & enormously entertaining...An amazing & meaningful gem!"- Davy Rothbart, This American Life In the middle of a suicide mission, Marc Israel becomes intoxicated with a "rebirth of wonder" after imbibing copious amounts of mind-altering Kombucha tea. Thus begins an epic & often hilarious quest investigating a mysterious international motorbike balancing contest. Lean into the world, via Israel's roving camera, & rub intimate eyeballs with…

# vimeo.com/674483 Uploaded 4 years ago 1,059 Plays / 5 Likes / 0 Comments

This is a trailer for Phenomenal World Cinema's first feature-length documentary. I'm proud to now offer it on DVD. By 1997, I'd been a traveling musician for 5 years. May thru October were spent on the road, hitchhiking, street-performing as a one-man-band, criss-crossing the USA & Europe dozens of times, In winters, I'd stay in New York City, often at the apartment of poet Allen Ginsberg. He was a good friend, a great teacher, & I'd accompany him…

# vimeo.com/914013 Uploaded 4 years ago 2,171 Plays / 6 Likes / 1 Comment

Marc Israel had been filming his life for a decade, including hitchhiking & street-performing adventures, love connections, and ongoing emotional struggles. Then, in 2004, a series of near-plagues occurred one after another: a severe case of heartbreak after a failed long-term relationship, an invasion of ants, followed by moths, into his apartment, physical injuries including two massive earaches and a frightful accident concerning his private parts,…

# vimeo.com/674688 Uploaded 4 years ago 716 Plays / 2 Likes / 1 Comment

Phenomenal World Cinema presents you with a 25 minute documentary about legendary folksinger Michael Hurley, based on chance encounters with him this past summer. Hurley's music has had a broad influence on other performers, including Lucinda Williams, Smog, Yo La Tengo, Violent Femmes, and singer Cat Power, who's recorded several of his songs for her albums. Please enjoy! For more information on Marc Israel's films, please visit: www.myspace.com/marcisraelfilms…

# vimeo.com/2896466 Uploaded 3 years ago 3,895 Plays / 24 Likes / 5 Comments