In Person: Actors Maiara Walsh

SYNOPSIS

This a story about unrequited love. Our hero, Billy, is a senior in college who has never really had a girlfriend. Like most geeks in denial, he puts on a cynical facade and enjoys mocking other people’s happiness to pass the time. Feeling like he needs to change his life, he finally decides to sign up for a trip to the beach, which his roommate Johnny warns him “is only for naive freshmen.” This turns out to be true, except of course for a beautiful girl he meets named Megan. Billy is immediately smitten. And as he gets to know the girl through more of his planned accidental encounters, Billy falls deeper in love with her. But it starts to drive him a bit crazy not knowing how she really feels about him. That’s when his love-sick frustration begins to find its expression in his increasingly desperate dreams…

SELECT FESTIVALS AND AWARDS

• Official Selection, 2008 Malibu Film Festival
• Official Selection, 2008 Byron Bay Film Festival

ABOUT ACTRESS MAIARA WALSH

Maiara Walsh was born on February 18th, 1988, in Washington State. She is half Brazilian, speaks Portuguese fluently, and is proficient in Spanish. From an early age she enjoyed performing in school plays and talent shows. When she moved to California with her family, she had a better opportunity to express her skills. She continued acting in plays, and began her career in independent movies and TV shows such as the feature Lullabye Before I Wake and Nickelodeon’s Unfabulous. At 18, she booked the role of Meena on Disney Channel’s Cory in the House. She played an ambassador’s daughter from the fictional country of Bahavia, and is one of Cory’s best friends. The show continues to be a success on the Disney Channel. In 2008, she filmed the Sci Fi/Paramount pilot called Revolution. She played Billy Campbell’s daughter, a sharp tongued teen political activist. She also shot the film The Prankster, expected out this year with Devon Werkheiser from Ned’s Declassified School Survival Guide, as well as Ken Davitian (Borat), and Kurt Fuller (Pursuit of Happiness). Maiara recently signed onto Desperate Housewives, to play Eva Longoria’s niece, Ana. Maiara is a human rights activist, and spends much of her time volunteering and putting together community projects. Maiara is a Youth Ambassador for the In a Perfect World foundation, an organization whose mission is to encourage youth to have a voice in their community, and to teach them vital leadership skills to help them build a "perfect world." On weekends, Maiara volunteers her time at Equestrian Therapy; horseback riding for disabled children. She also enjoys traveling, reading, spending time outdoors, and studying Psychology, Biology, and Neuroscience on her own time.

Official Website: www.maiarawalshsite.com

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SHOWTIMES

SUN. 5/17 at 6:00PM
Stockton Empire Theatre

MON. 5/18 at 8:30PM
Stockton Empire Theatre

CAST AND CREW

Production: Prime Studio Co. Ltd.
Screenwriter: Nate Pantumsinchai
Producer: Dan Stone, Thanakorn Pongsuwan
Cinematographer: Sittipong Kongtong
Editor: Max Tersch
Music: Oblivion Dust, Idea of Beauty, Lucy Suicide
Principal Cast: Dean Shelton, Maiara Walsh, Tawon "Jibby" Saetang

SOURCES

Print Source: Nate Pantumsinchai
nate@lullabyebeforeiwake.com