Writing
Michael Maren
Born
1955-11-15 (70)
Place of birth
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Known for
Writing
Credits
8 titles
Michael Maren is a former Peace Corps volunteer, aid worker, and war correspondent. All told, he spent seventeen years in Africa covering wars and famines in Somalia, Sudan, Ethiopia and other hot spots on the continent. In 1999, after the publication of his book about Somalia and foreign aid, The Road to Hell, he began working as a screenwriter. He sold scripts to HBO, Sony and independent producers. He directed his first film, "A Short History of Decay," in 2013. His second film, "Shriver" is due to be released in 2022.
Known for
5.5A handyman living in New York City is mistaken for a famous and famously reclusive writer and brought to a university where he is to deliver a keynote address.
A Little White Lie
2023
5.7A drama centered on the relationship between Phil Spector and defense attorney Linda Kenney Baden while the music business legend was on trial for the murder of Lana Clarkson.
Phil Spector
2013
5.2A failed Brooklyn writer, Nathan Fisher, visits his ailing parents in Florida. His mother has Alzheimer's and his father has recently had a stroke and his girlfriend has recently broken up with him.
A Short History of Decay
2014
NRA documentary that traces the creation of the Philadelphia sculpture, Schuylkill Currents from the granite quarry through the refined finished public sculpture.
Mark Mennin: A Journey in Granite
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Film credits
2010s · 2 titles
5.7A drama centered on the relationship between Phil Spector and defense attorney Linda Kenney Baden while the music business legend was on trial for the murder of Lana Clarkson.
Phil Spector
2013
5.2A failed Brooklyn writer, Nathan Fisher, visits his ailing parents in Florida. His mother has Alzheimer's and his father has recently had a stroke and his girlfriend has recently broken up with him.
A Short History of Decay
2014
Behind the camera
5.5A handyman living in New York City is mistaken for a famous and famously reclusive writer and brought to a university where he is to deliver a keynote address.
A Little White Lie
2023
5.5A handyman living in New York City is mistaken for a famous and famously reclusive writer and brought to a university where he is to deliver a keynote address.
A Little White Lie
2023
5.2A failed Brooklyn writer, Nathan Fisher, visits his ailing parents in Florida. His mother has Alzheimer's and his father has recently had a stroke and his girlfriend has recently broken up with him.
A Short History of Decay
2014
5.2A failed Brooklyn writer, Nathan Fisher, visits his ailing parents in Florida. His mother has Alzheimer's and his father has recently had a stroke and his girlfriend has recently broken up with him.
A Short History of Decay
2014
NRA documentary that traces the creation of the Philadelphia sculpture, Schuylkill Currents from the granite quarry through the refined finished public sculpture.
Mark Mennin: A Journey in Granite
—
NRA documentary that traces the creation of the Philadelphia sculpture, Schuylkill Currents from the granite quarry through the refined finished public sculpture.
Mark Mennin: A Journey in Granite
—