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Lily Mariye


WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING
ABOUT HER FIRST FILM

“It’s an impressive directing debut for actress Lily Mariye. Heartfelt and unusually sensitive to the heightened experience of children, “The Shangri-la Cafe” is a strong showcase for Mariye’s directing talents. It deserves to be expanded into a feature.” -Edward Guthmann, San Francisco Chronicle

"An extraordinary debut by a unique new voice in American filmmaking."
-Jonathan Kaplan, Director, The Accused, Over the Edge

"... Lily is a director with vision."
-Anthony Edwards, Actor/Director

"A compelling and emotional story, superbly told, Lily Mariye has much to say and this is a powerful beginning." 
-Lesli Linka Glatter, Director, The Proposition, Now and Then, State of Emergency

AWARDS

  • Best Voice of Color Screenplay--Ohio Independent Film Festival (Cleveland, OH)
  • Best Short Film Award-- Moondance International Film Festival (Boulder, CO)
  • Best Screenplay Award-- Brussels Independent Int'l Film Festival (Brussels, Belgium)
  • Second Place, Best Short Film-- Nashville Independent Film Festival (Nashville, TN)
  • Filmmaker of the Year 2000 by the National Organization for Women (N.O.W.)

 



"EVERY BREATH YOU TAKE"

(comedy)

Synopsis: An unhappy middle-class Englishman’s world is turned upside-down when he becomes obsessed with a mysterious woman whom he’s only seen in a photo. Will she be his fantasy? Or will she be a wild, dirty rock drummer in New York City? In the arduous journey to find her, he instead finds true love and happiness where he least expects it.

 

"SHANGRI-LA CAFE"

(feature length)

Synopsis: The harsh reality of segregated Las Vegas, Nevada, 1959, is given a poignant, sometimes beautiful vision through the eyes of seven year old Annie Takahashi, as she observes her blue-collar Japanese-American family, a Black minister’s family and a Casino Boss and his Showgirl girlfriend weather life's obstacles.

If you are interested in either one of these scripts please contact:
Shapiro-Litchman Agency
phone: 310.859.8877
email:  sshapiro@shapiro-lichtman.com

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