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MARIA MY LOVE A film by Jasmine McGlade Chazelle Running Time: 99 minutes Shooting Format: HD World Premiere: Tribeca Film Festival 2011 Official Website: www.mariamylove.com To Download Stills/Materials: Please visit the website Publicity/Press Contact: Steve Beeman, FALCO INK 850 7th Avenue #1005 New York, NY 10019 (212) 445-7100 [email protected] CAST Ana Judy Marte Maria Karen Black Ben Brian Rieger Grace Lauren Fales California Cares Interviewer Cynthena Sanders Market Worker Haref Topete Dance Student #1 Danielle Larracuente Tawny Angela Halili Dance Students Tory Freeth, Alexandra Oliver, Lucy Angelo, Andrea Cortes, Brianna Jesme, Briley Barrett, Yuvana Faedo, Natasha Violeta Nursing Mother Kaili Hollister Baby Amma Hollister Expectant Mother Daisy Galvis Rapper Sirah Mitchell Doctor’s Office Receptionist Debi Bradshaw Grocery Clerk Albert Polay Rachel Sophie Kargman Nurse Patricia Riley Ana’s Father John Von Lingner Breakdancer Michael Talamantez Grace’s Friends Ginger Allegre, Laura Churchill, Sandra Linz, Mohan Sign Mehta Venice Drummer Jeffrey Jerrod O’Connell Tattoo Artist Nick Alexander Nurse #2 Dawn Milton CAST BIOS Judy Marte (“Ana”): Born and raised on Manhattan’s Lower East Side, Judy Marte won acclaim for her portrayal of “Juicy Judy” in Peter Sollett’s Raising Victor Vargas which played at numerous national and international film festivals including Cannes, Sundance and Toronto. Raising Victor Vargas went on to open the prestigious New Directors/New Films film series presented by MoMA and the Film Society of Lincoln Center, and won best film at the Deauville Festival for American Cinema and the San Sebastian Film Festival; Judy was also nominated for a Gotham Award for Best Emerging Actor and an Independent Spirit Award for best debut performance. Since then, Judy has also been nominated for an Independent Spirit Award for Best Actress for her portrayal of Oz in On the Outs. Karen Black (“Maria”): Two-time Golden Globe-winning and Oscar-nominated actress Karen Black has over 100 movie credits to her name since making her debut in 1960's The Prime Time. An important actress of the American film Renaissance of the early 1970s who first came to the attention of the public in the box-office sleeper Easy Rider (1969), Black shot to stardom playing the small-town waitress who falls for Jack Nicholson's upper-class drifter in Bob Rafelson's Five Easy Pieces (1970), for which she received her Academy Award nomination and her first Golden Globe Award. The role also brought the actress a National Board of Review Award, a New York Film Critics Circle Award and two Laurel Awards. She picked up her next Golden Globe four years later in the Francis Ford Coppola-scripted The Great Gatsby (1974). She went on to impressive roles in The Day of the Locust (1975, earned a Golden Globe nomination), Nashville (1975, netted a Grammy nomination), Alfred Hitchcock's Family Plot (1976), Burnt Offerings, and Robert Altman's Come Back to the Five and Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean (1982). Brian Rieger (“Ben”): Brian grew up in Littleton, Colorado. He is a graduate of Boston University's College of Fine Arts Acting Conservatory. While at BU, his theatrical roles ranged from the young romantic thief Vaska Papel in The Lower Depths to Jack, a wise old Irish missionary priest, in Dancing at Lughnasa. Brian has also studied at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts (LAMDA). This is his film debut. Lauren Fales (“Grace”): Lauren currently attends Columbia University. She earned a rave from the London Independent for her stage debut in Breathing, and since then has performed at the Algonquin and 45th Street Theatres in New York. She is a graduate of The New York Conservatory for Dramatic Arts and has also studied at the Central School for Speech in Drama in London. Recently, Lauren starred in the film True Story. Maria My Love was inspired by Lauren’s life; she co-wrote the story with writer/director Jasmine McGlade Chazelle. CREW Writer/Director Jasmine McGlade Chazelle Story By Jasmine McGlade Chazelle & Lauren Fales Producers Jennifer Glynn, Tiana Matthews, Jasmine McGlade Chazelle Cinematographer Brian Outland Editor Katy Skjerping Composer Maxwell Drummey Production Designer Andrea Oliva Costume Designer Erica Rice Executive Producer Idoni Matthews Co-Producers Arleen McGlade, Damien Chazelle Associate Producer John Vricella 1st Assistant Director Beau Yarrow B Camera Operator Richard Kim Additional Photography Brooks Ludwick First Assistant Camera Brooks Ludwick Still Photography Rebecca Tull Additional Still Photography Tina Colson Post-Production Supervisor Diane Becker First Assistant Editors William Adam W. Parker, Eric Maldin Assistant Editor Anthony Hays Art Director Chris Scharffenberg Property Master Binh C. Than Costume Assistant Marilyn Hartnell, Melanie Gan Wardrobe Assistant Camille Martine Key Makeup Artist Marilyn Hartnell Production Sound Mixer/ Josh Bissett Boom Operator Gaffer Armando Ballesteros, Mike Williamson Electrician Nathan Carballo Production Assistants Colby Mallette, Megan McHugh, Jenessa Joffe Studio Teacher Todd Pliss Post-Production Sound Services Skywalker Sound Supervising Sound Editor, Nia Hansen Re-Recording Mixer Additional Re-Recording Mixer Colette Dahanne Effects Editor Jeremy Bowker Foley Artist Sean England Foley Recordist Corey Tyler ADR Recordist Ruben Sebban Score Produced & Recorded by Maxwell Drummey Score Mixed by Maxwell Drummey, Tyler Wood Temp Music Editor Sharon Smith Visual Effects Matt Kregor Titles & Opticals Kimberly Gonzalez Colorist Matthew Merkovich CREW BIOS Jasmine McGlade Chazelle (Writer/Director/Producer): Jasmine McGlade Chazelle (b. June 1985) grew up in Philadelphia, Littleton, CO, and London. She graduated Harvard University in 2007, where she worked closely with award-winning filmmakers Gina Kim, Alfred Guzzetti, Robb Moss and Jan Schütte. After college she worked for Kimberly Peirce, writer/director of Boys Don’t Cry and Stop Loss. Jasmine recently produced the critically acclaimed feature-length musical Guy and Madeline on a Park Bench, which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival in 2009, won the Special Jury Prize at the Torino Film Festival, was nominated for a Gotham Award, and was released in theaters the next year to rave reviews. Manohla Dargis of The New York Times named it one of her favorite thirty movies of 2010, and J. Hoberman (The Village Voice), Amy Taubin (Film Comment), David Fear (Time Out New York), David Ehrenstein (LA Weekly), and Gerald Peary (The Boston Phoenix) all named it one of the top ten films of the year. (For more information, visit www.guyandmadeline.com.) Outside of filmmaking, Jasmine is also known as a national champion fencer and four- time U.S. World Team member; she has won the Junior Olympics, NCAA Championships, and the U.S. National Championships. Jasmine lives in Venice, California with her husband, filmmaker Damien Chazelle. Maria My Love is her directing debut. Jennifer Glynn (Producer): Jennifer Glynn’s career has spanned employment in television news at the Voice of America, documentary film production at LucasFilm, and grassroots marketing for the Landmark Theatre Company. She has a Master of Fine Arts in Producing from the American Film Institute Conservatory and a BA in Film & Electronic Media from Bard College. Her first feature film, TiMER, had its world premiere at the 2009 Tribeca Film Festival. (Please visit www.TiMERthemovie.com for more information) In addition to TiMER, she has produced and written numerous short films, videos & webisodes. Jennifer currently works and resides in Los Angeles. Tiana Matthews (Producer): Tiana Matthews grew up splitting her time between Nigeria and New York. After graduating Harvard University she worked as an assistant to producer Rachael Horovitz (About Schmidt, Moneyball) on the HBO Films Production Grey Gardens, starring Drew Barrymore and Jessica Lange. She has also done production work for the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, with a focus on their Measures of Effective Teaching Project, the primary goal of which is to improve education in America’s classrooms using video technology. Tiana currently works and resides in New York City. Maria My Love is her first feature film production. Brian Outland (Cinematographer): A graduate of the American Film Institute’s Cinematography Program, Brian studied under such notable ASC cinematographers as Stephen Lighthill and Bill Dill as well as participated in workshops with Robert Richardson, ASC; Rodrigo Prieto, ASC, AMC; and Janusz Kaminski, among others. After growing up in Colorado, and attending Boston University’s film program, he moved to New York and served as cinematographer on a number of shorts and music videos and shot his first feature, Down on the Lower East Side. His most recent projects to date include Smorgasbord, an AFI DWW Narrative short staring Brie Larson (United States of Tara, Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World); Trophy, an HBO Shout! Narrative short; Partners, a television pilot and ITVF Comedy Winner; The Dunny Project, a 35mm short; music videos for Sunday Drivers and Italian star Elisa; 2nd Unit for Kid Cudi (featuring Kanye West); and Quake, a 35mm short starring Chase Ellison (Wristcutters, Mysterious Skin). Brian is currently based in Los Angeles. Katy Skjerping (Editor): Katy holds a Masters Degree in Editing from The American Film Institute and has worked as an assistant and lead film editor for over ten years. Her film credits include Woody Allen’s Match Point and Peter Sollett’s Raising