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Micah G.

New York, NY, USA

13 reviews

$500 - $1200 / Day

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About

Micah Garen is a documentary filmmaker, photographer and writer. He has over fifteen years experience all over the world, including Iraq and Afghanistan. He directed five Al Jazeera Correspondent documentaries including Identity and Exile, a two-part film that won the Golden Nymph for best news documentary at the Monte Carlo Festival of Television and Film in 2014. His short film from Afghanistan, Call Me Ehsaan, was a New York Times Op-Doc editor’s choice and has traveled nationally and internationally to film festivals. His news and documentary film work has appeared on television and online on Vanity Fair, Al Jazeera English, HDNet World Report, BBC America, the New York Times, the Financial Times, PBS, Newsweek, Granta Magazine and Michael Moore’s award-winning film Fahrenheit 9-11. His writing and photography has been published in Vanity Fair, The New York Times, The New York Times Magazine, Newsweek, the Financial Times, Die Zeit, Der Spiegel among others. His first book, American Hostage, a memoir about Micah Garen’s kidnapping in Iraq in 2004 and the efforts to secure his release, was published by Simon and Schuster in October 2005 and received starred reviews in both Kirkus Reviews and Publishers Weekly. Micah and Marie-Hélène lecture often about their work in Iraq and overseas at various universities and conferences, including Yale, Harvard, Columbia, PopTech and UNESCO. They and their work have been profiled on CBS Sunday Morning, which was nominated for an Emmy. They speak often on television and radio programs, and have been awarded fellowships at the MacDowell Colony and Ucross artist residencies, Film Independent and IFP.

Top Services

Documentary DP
7 reviews
News Shooter / Video Journalist
5 reviews
Video Editor - Documentary
3 reviews

Clients

Top Reviews

  • April • 2024

    Very professional, delivered great footage in a timely manner. Was able to self-produce the shoot when a producer was not able to be present.

    Matt at Bloomberg Digital
  • May • 2019

    Very easy to work with, professional, kept to schedule, made good recommendations to improve project. I'd work again with Micah.

    Steven at Voice of America
  • August • 2020

    Micah and his crew were very thorough and went above and beyond with all the interviews / footage we needed for the story!

    Hannah at Business Insider

Top Projects

Equipment

Camera

  • 4K Camera
  • Action Camera
  • Drone Camera
  • DSLR Camera

Audio

  • Directional Microphone
  • Lavalier Microphone

Miscellaneous

  • Dolly
  • External Recorder
  • Satellite Phone
  • Shoulder Rig
  • Slider
  • Stabilizer

All Services

Production Support

  • Documentary DP
  • Reporter / Journalist
  • Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
  • News Shooter / Video Journalist
  • Field Producer
  • Commercial DP
  • Corporate Videographer
  • Non-Fiction Film Director

Post Production

  • Video Editor - Documentary