Michael Maren

Born: 1955-11-15

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.


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Phil Spector

as Courtroom Journalist (uncredited)
Released: 2013-06-14

A drama centered on the relationship between Phil Spector and defense attorney Linda Kenney...

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A Short History of Decay

as Auto service manager
Released: 2014-05-16

A failed Brooklyn writer, Nathan Fisher, visits his ailing parents in Florida. His mother has...

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