Biography

Maren Lavelle is an NYC-based film and television director, producer, and writer. In 2022, Maren was selected as one of Shoot Online's 2022 New Director's of the Year, having her work screened at the DGA Theatre in NYC. Maren is a co-founder of production company One-Eyed Rabbit and its annual Black Screenwriters Grant. Maren has directed the award-winning films WENDY (Best Short / New York City Indie Theatre Film Festival), KEEPER (Best Drama Film / Blackbird Film Festival), and MAYA (Best Writer of a Short / Chain Film Festival). Maren is in post-production directing One-Eyed Rabbit's upcoming psychological horror film, CLIFTON PARK about theater and cults, slated for a late 2024 release.

Maren graduated from Pace University with a B.F.A in Acting. She transitioned from acting to playwriting with her plays premiering in various Off-Broadway venues in NYC: Composition of a Woman (Westside Theatre, 440 Layfayette Studios), The Holding Room (The Sheen Center). Maren was an original member of the Jose Rivera Writers Group.
- IMDb mini biography by: Maren Lavelle