Marlin Darrah is a renowned filmmaker, boasting an impressive 45 years of award-winning production experience, with a staggering total of over 140 countries visited worldwide. This extensive travel has led to the creation of more than 100 documentary, travel-adventure programs, and dramatic movies to date.
One of his recent feature films is "An Egypt Affair," a suspense-thriller shot entirely in Egypt, along the Nile River between Luxor and Aswan. The film stars Jarred Harper and Yolanthe Cabau, and has won 42 awards at various international film festivals, being distributed by Princ Films.
Marlin's other notable feature film is "Amazon Queen," an 85-minute adventure-thriller shot entirely in the Brazilian Amazon, completed in September 2021. The film has gained at least 25 million views on streaming platforms worldwide, and has won awards and nominations at over 100 international film festivals.
He also wrote, directed, and produced the acclaimed 90-minute dramatic feature film, "Monsoon Wife," in Cambodia, the first American movie shot entirely in that SE Asian country since "Lord Jim." Universal Studios acquired Darrah's movie and television rights were sold to more than a dozen countries.
In recognition of his extensive worldwide educational and charitable film productions, Darrah was honored with a Knighthood in the Royal House of Portugal, presented by His Royal Highness Dom Pio in September 2014.
Darrah's international shots have been aired on programs appearing on all the major television networks, including PBS, History Channel, and Discovery Channel. His twenty 90-minute geo-travel lectures and features have been presented to audiences in more than 100 theaters and auditoriums across America, including venues such as the Harvard Club and the Philadelphia Geographical Society.
Recently, a two-hour documentary Darrah shot and directed in Egypt was screened at the Cairo Opera House to an audience of 3000 guests. National Geographic represents and markets thousands of Darrah's best worldwide shots.
Darrah's productions have screened and won top awards at more than 130 national and international film festivals from Rome to Paris and New York to Los Angeles. He recently received the Travel Adventure Cinema Magazine's "Bertrand Holmes Award" for best travel film showcase.
When not on an out-of-country production, Marlin can be found in Los Angeles, or sometimes in Portland, Oregon, where his daughter Maya McDarragh lives. He frequently works with producer-writer Lin Zuo, born in Beijing.
