His debut short film, Cynthia’s Window, was an official selection at the 1990 Berlin Film Festival. Martin’s debut narrative feature film, Two Plus One, screened at the inaugural Slamdance Film Festival. Edge City, Martin’s second narrative feature, won the Grand Jury Prize at the Hamptons International Film Festival. In 2001 Diary of a City Priest was an official selection at the Sundance Film Festival. The Other America was featured as the opening night film at the 2004 Slamdance Film Festival. Major funders include The Independent Television Service (ITVS), The Philadelphia Foundation, the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, the American Motion Picture Academy of Arts and Sciences, and the Sundance Documentary Fund.