Marlin Darrah

Marlin's filmmaking experiences (in some 140 countries) have been a little on the edge at times. He's had breakfast with retired cannibals in New Guinea ... and dinner with assassins and warlords in Pakistan. He's been knife attacked by an old, but perhaps well-meaning woman in China. Lots of guns waved around him or in his direction in several countries. For his cutting-edge documentary filmmaking, he's been interrogated in a couple dozen countries, from Cuba to Russia to Egypt. Also he's had the pleasure of being assaulted and nearly kidnapped by Taliban in Afghanistan. A Madagascar witch doctor cast a dreaded curse on him, but didn't seem to stick. Marlin has swam with Amazon piranha, then caught and ate them before they could do the same to him. He's been robbed often and had to chase after thieves in several countries (Chile, Peru, Madagascar, etc), but rarely catching them. He's sat with Saudi princes and expected to eat sheep eyes for appetizers. He's also feasted on insects, bamboo worms and beetle larvae (better when lightly roasted or fried with butter and garlic). He'll do almost anything to be accepted by his hosts in various countries.