Maris Curran's films have shown at Berlinale, TIFF, MoMA, the NY Times Op-Docs, and PBS’s Independent Lens. Her debut narrative feature, FIVE NIGHTS IN MAINE, starring David Oyelowo, Dianne Wiest, and Rosie Perez, premiered at TIFF and was released theatrically in 2016. Her work has been supported by Cinereach, the Tribeca Film Institute, IFP, Film Independent, Frameline, and SFFILM. Maris recently completed two short award-winning documentaries, WHILE I YET LIVE about five quilters and freedom fighters from Gee's Bend, Alabama and THE MAN IS THE MUSIC about the artist and musician Lonnie Holley. She holds an MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, participated in the Whitney Independent Study Program, and was a Fulbright Fellow.