Actor

Michael Maren

November 15, 1955 · Boston, Massachusetts, USA

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.

Often works with

Benjamin King
2 titles together
A Little White Lie, A Short History of Decay

Full filmography · 4

Mark Mennin: A Journey in Granite
Director and Writer
Upcoming
A Little White Lie
Writer and Director
20235.7
A Short History of Decay
as Auto Service Manager and Director and Writer
2014
Phil Spector
as Courtroom Journalist (uncredited)
20135.7