Development
BUDGET
BUDGET
Approximately $3.2 million
Approximately $3.2 million
Shoot Days: 24
Locations: 8
Shoot Days: 24
Locations: 8
Audience
Audience
Nature vs. (Wo)man
Nature vs. (Wo)man
The desert is a tough environment where small errors and poor planning can have life-ending consequences.
The desert is a tough environment where small errors and poor planning can have life-ending consequences.
Can Annie survive with only her day-pack contents, her rusty outdoor skills and her unreliable memory?
Can Annie survive with only her day-pack contents, her rusty outdoor skills and her unreliable memory?
Scientific Pursuit
Scientific Pursuit
Science is a noble pursuit, but scientists, like other humans, are flawed.
Science is a noble pursuit, but scientists, like other humans, are flawed.
Annie's battle for scientific recognition and tenure highlights how prejudice and inertia within the scientific community hinders progress.
Annie's battle for scientific recognition and tenure highlights how prejudice and inertia within the scientific community hinders progress.
Age of Elder Care
Age of Elder Care
One out of ten Americans over the age of 65 suffers from dementia.
One out of ten Americans over the age of 65 suffers from dementia.
This story humanizes the impact of dementia on family and friends as they fight the unwinnable war between respecting autonomy versus keeping their loved one safe.
This story humanizes the impact of dementia on family and friends as they fight the unwinnable war between respecting autonomy versus keeping their loved one safe.
About the Creator
About the Creator
Maren is a born-and-raised Nevadan whose geologist father thought good parenting included exploring abandoned mineshafts with his children.
A geographer by training, an award-winning writer by practice, she draws on her experiences (as an environmental consultant, international aid worker, construction grunt, tango dancer, refuge for misfit teens, and more) to tell stories about how people transform despair into purpose.
She has been awarded residencies at Hedgebrook and Storyknife and her screenplays have been recognized by Screencraft, Golden Script, The Writers Lab, CineStory, Stowe and more. Her first book is due for publication in late 2025.
MarenBC@gmail.com / 202.412.2623