THIS COLD LIFE

Darren Mann is an award-winning, Emmy-nominated documentary Director/Producer/Editor and founder of Mann-made Pictures. His films include: THIS COLD LIFE for TIME, Inc. (2017), filmed entirely on the arctic archipelago of Svalbard. This film takes an intimate look at the lives of the colorful characters that choose to live in the northernmost town in the world; GOTTA KEEP DREAMIN' (2016), taking a look at the remarkable economic comeback taking place in downtown Detroit; BUSH - Sounds from the Vault (in-production), focusing on the 20-year retrospective of the meteoric 90's rock band; SOUNDS OF MOTOWN (in-production), which follows legendary singer Michael Bolton as he journeys into the artists from Motown and Detroit that inspired the world (including Smokey Robinson, Aretha Franklin, Martha Reeves); BECOMING BARACK (BET - 2012) on Obama’s early years as a community organizer in Chicago; “FIGHTF*CKPRAY (2008) which premiered at the Atlanta Int’l Film Festival; AN OX'S TALE (2006), on the legendary rock band The Who; AMERICAN SUMO (iNDEMAND, 2005), following 4 very different US people on a quest for sumo gold; and SEPTEMBER TAPES (First Look Pictures, 2004).

In addition to films, Darren has directed/produced hundreds of hours of broadcast television for such networks as Nat Geo, Discovery, FOX, VH-1, and ESPN, including a 26-episode animal conservation series, UNCAGED, currently airing on Discovery Int'l. His work has led him to such areas as Antarctica, Nepal, Europe, China, India, Africa, Tibet, The Arctic Circle and the jungles of Borneo, Panama and South America. Darren holds a degree in Film/Television from Boston’s Emerson College.