Marlin Darrah is the executive director of International Film & Video (IFV), a production company based in the United States.
Darrah's international high-definition shots have been purchased by producers in the television industry and by educational organizations for either limited-use or royalty-free licensing purposes.
Profiled in that DVD series are Central and South America, New Guinea, Asia, the Middle East, Africa and Europe.
The 55-minute documentary, In the Shadow of bin Laden, was selected for screenings at several film festivals and has been shown in theaters throughout the United States.
[6] In 2005 Darrah directed and shot an HD documentary feature in Egypt, Jesus, The Lost Years for Sakkara Productions.
[7] Paul Perry/Sakkara Productions of Arizona contracted Darrah from 1995 to 2015 as director of photography and to assist in the co-production of several documentaries: Saved by the Light (1996); Painting the Paradox (1997); Visions and Miracles (2009); Afterlife (2010); Dali's Greatest Secret (2012); Glimpses of Eternity and Secret Mummies of Lisbon (both currently in production - 2015).
[8] His current travel video features include: The Great Silk Road (2011); Pearls of the Caribbean (2015); Mediterranean Dream (2015); Cuba (2011); Madagascar (2013); Southeast Asia (2015); The Amazon (2014); Central and South America (2010); Pakistan and Afghanistan (2010); Northern Europe (2011); Cities of Italy (2011); Voyage Down the Nile (2015) and Southern Europe.
[9] Darrah traveled to Madagascar in 2012 to produce and shoot an HD travel-documentary feature about the history, people, and wildlife of the country.
That same year, the National Center for Civil and Human Rights used a number of Darrah's shots of international children for the making of their official opening ceremony video presentation.