Maya Indie Film Series Coming This Summer

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Published on Tuesday, 12 July 2011 10:00

Written by Christopher Lai

The third edition of the Maya Indie Film Series (MIFS) will take place July 29th – August 4th, 2011, at the Quad Cinema in New York City, as well as in other six cities:

• Los Angeles and Chicago on July 29th
• San Antonio and San Diego on August 5th
• Dallas on August 12th
• Miami beginning September 9th
• San Francisco on September 16th

The series, under the banner Seven Films, Seven Days, Seven Cities, will run for seven days in each market and will bring seven critically acclaimed, Latino-themed films to these top U.S. markets. Produced by Maya Entertainment, the series brings audiences the best in Latino-themed cinema.

Eva Longoria, Kate del Castillo, Oscar Nunez, Christian Slater, Manny Perez, Mark Ruffalo, Orlando Bloom, Juliette Lewis, Laura Linney, Elsa Pataky and David Rasche are among some of the actors featured in the selected films directed by a diverse array of filmmakers including Spanish director Bigas Luna and Brazilian director José Joffily.

"In our third year of the film series, Maya Entertainment continues to acknowledge and celebrate Latinos in film by presenting this event for American audiences across the country," said Maya Entertainment CEO Moctesuma Esparza.

"The Maya Indie Film Series strives to provide quality cinema made by the creative forces within the growing Latino entertainment community."

Fueled by a belief that films bring communities together, the film series is Maya Entertainment’s way of ensuring targeted delivery of their films, allowing for maximum exposure within the marketplace. Offering a wide variety of cinematic genres, the film series is designed to engage independent film enthusiasts and to spark a renewed interest in these films to audiences all over the country. This cultural celebration highlights Maya’s ongoing commitment to entertain and educate audiences of the intricacies of modern multicultural cinema.

The series includes an exclusive one-week run of All She Can (formerly Benavides Born) directed by Amy Wendel and starring Corina Calderon, Jeremy Ray Valdez and Joseph Julina Soria. The film tells the story of a high school senior in a small Texas town with serious ambitious in life whose only shot to afford a scholarship to go to college is to compete in the State Powerlifting Championship. Hailed as an "entertaining and enlightening drama" (Hollywood Reporter), All She Can is a powerful portrait of the challenges and opportunities of a resilient Mexican-American community in Texas.

Maya Entertainment Group, Inc. is a multi-platform content/distribution company that has established itself as the leader of media product that appeals to the "new mainstream" of American Latino and multi-cultural audiences.

Led by entertainment industry pioneers, Moctesuma Esparza (Selena, Gettysburg) and Jeff Valdez (Sí TV, QuePasa.com), Maya Entertainment has established a library of over 100 titles, which are carried in retail, rental, and VOD. Maya is constantly expanding its reach via evolving distribution technologies.
 
Recent theatrical and home video releases include:

• The Official 2010 Sundance selection The Dry Land, starring America Ferrera, Jason Ritter, and Wilmer Valderrama
• The action-drama Across the Line starring Aidan Quinn, Mario Van Peebles, and Andy Garcia
• Sins of My Father (Pecados de mi Padre), the true story of Pablo Escobar, the infamous boss of Colombia’s Medellin drug cartel, as told through the eyes of his son
• Sympathy for Delicious, directed by and starring Mark Ruffalo, as well as Orlando Bloom, Laura Linney and Juliette Lewis

For more information, go to: maya-entertainment.com

Maya Indie Film Series
July 29 - August 4, 2011

Quad Cinema
34 West 13th St #B
New York, NY 10011
212-255-8800

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