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Michael Maren

Michael Maren

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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

Phil Spector
A Little White Lie
Mark Mennin: A Journey in Granite
A Short History of Decay

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