Mark Maina

Director at Mgreen Entertainment
Director, Editor, Filmmaker, Screenwriter, 3d Animator and Visual Effects Artist

Nairobi, Kenya

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About Mark

A recipient of the Africa Viewers’ Choice Award and an alumni of the prestigious Film Akademie Baden-
Wurttemberg, Germany, Mark Maina is an award winning Kenyan film currently working for Ebonylife Media.

director, screenwriter and editor. Having made his directorial debut with Too late (2013), Mark gained
considerable attention for his second short, Consigned to oblivion (2014). The neo-noir thriller won at a
number of international film festivals including Tigo Africa award for best short film and Riverwood
academy award for best student film.
In 2015 Mark wrote and directed Home, another short film which he personally funded and filmed with
friends. Home depicts an unemployed young writer suffering from writers block as he searches for
inspiration to provide material for his first novel. The film was nominated for best short film at the
Machakos film festival.
He then wrote, directed, produced and edited the short comedy film Neophobia (2017). The film, a
modern day fairy tale, tells the story of a young woman obsessed with old routine and an unwillingness
to try new things. When she unexpectedly finds an appreciation for a modern hair dryer, she is forced to
completely rethink and overthink her life. The film was selected for screening at Short film Corner and
Creative Minds Group at the 2017 Cannes Festival and has gone on to win over ten international
awards.
Mark then co-produced, wrote, directed and edited another short film THE EDITOR which is the
recipient of Black Hollywood Education and resource center award in Los Angeles as well as best short
film at the Riverwood academy award (Kenya). The film also finished second at Film convert color
grading competition in Los Angeles. In total the film has won 4 local awards and and 2 international
awards.
In late 2017, Mark was approached by producers of 18 hours film to edit the film. He took up the
challenge and he won the Africa Magic Viewers’ choice Award for best picture editing. The film also won
the award for best East African film as well as Best Overall film.
Mark's films explore human morality and the malleable nature of memory and personal identity. His
body of work is infused by nonlinear storytelling and analogous relationships between visual language
and narrative elements.

Gender:
Male

Height:
5' 10"

Body type:
Average

Hair:
Medium

Hair color:
Black

Eyes:
Black

Ethnicity:
African American

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Harriet (2019)
Film by Mark Maina Film Director In Near future, a depressed man with a learning disability resides in a community care home and uses a talking operating system designed to improve his IQ to find love.
Neophobia (2017)
Film (Short and Comedy) Director The film, a modern day fairy tale, tells the story of a young woman obsessed with old routine and an unwillingness to try new things. When she unexpectedly finds an appreciation for a modern hair dryer, she is forced to completely rethink -and overthink -her life.
Home (2015)
Film (Short and Drama) Director A young writer suffering from writers block finds motivation in a rather unexpected topic for his writing
Consigned to Oblivion (2014)
Film (Short and Thriller) Director Consigned to Oblivion is a neo-noir mystery-psychological thriller which follows a young woman suffering from anteretrograde amnesia, who wakes up in an unknown hotel room with a dead body in the bathroom. She has two hours to find out what happened and whose body is in the bathroom Written by Kevin Mugo