Marlin Darrah

Marlin Darrah is probably the world's most traveled filmmaker. Marlin's 44 years of award-winning production experience have taken him to more than 140 countries worldwide, yielding more than 100 documentary, travel-adventure programs and dramatic movies to date. In September 2014, Marlin was honored with a Knighthood in the Royal House of Portugal, presented by His Royal Highness Dom Pio. This was in recognition of Marlin's extensive worldwide educational and charitable film productions Marlin'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 Marlin 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. Marlin also wrote, directed and produced an 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 Marlin's movie and television rights were sold to more than a dozen countries. His most recent feature film is "Amazon Queen" - a 90-minute adventure-thriller shot entirely in the Brazilian Amazon. This film is nearing completion and will be ready for distribution in May 2021. Marlin's productions have screened and won top awards at more than 20 national and international film festivals from Rome to New York and Los Angeles. As presented by his fellow travel producers and peers, Marlin 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 either Portland, Oregon (where his daughter Maya lives), or in LA with his producer-writer wife, Lin Zuo (born in Beijing). A producer at National Geographic recently said this about Marlin. "If I could trade eye-balls with anyone in the world, it would be Marlin. He has seen more of our world than anyone I have ever met, and that includes hard-core travelers at National Geographic, who are a dime a dozen. He lives the life I can only dream of."