325: Baby Love premieres at Cinequest, directed by Joseph Marconi
Joseph Marconi is a writer and director from the Hudson Valley, New York. He began his career in advertising, working with global companies like BBDO and Showtime. After a brief stint as a New York City nightlife photographer, he transitioned to writing and directing short films, music videos, and branded content. His short film, Baby Love, won Best Short Film and Best Made in Montana Film at the 2021 MINT Film Festival. He edited the documentary feature Hargrove (directed by Eliane Henri) and the Muslim Futurism music video Alhamdu (directed by Abbas Rattani), both of which premiered at Tribeca 2022. Joseph is also a 2021 Film Independent Fellow. Baby Love will be his debut feature film. Joseph is represented by Brian Levy at Entertainment 360. Maury Sterling is an actor, writer, and producer originally from Mill Valley, California. As an actor, he has appeared in numerous films, series, and recurring roles, most notably of late as Max Piotrowski on the Showtime juggernaut Homeland. Maury and his wife Alexis recently launched their production company, Little Idea Media. Under the banner of this new production company, which aspires to create stories that challenge narrative, perspective, and tradition, they have produced the short film Blood and Water, the feature My Dead Friend Zoe (winner of the 2024 SXSW Audience Award), and now Baby Love. Maury is represented by Forward Entertainment and Innovative Artists.Kiana Madeira is a powerhouse actress whose past credits prove that she cannot be put in a box. Although she started her career in Toronto at the age of ten, Kiana’s international breakthrough came when she led the cast in the hit Netflix horror trilogy “Fear Street.” Playing multiple characters across three timelines, Kiana’s seemingly effortless ability to take on the challenge did not go unnoticed. She went on to star in the Toronto Film Festival favorite “Brother”, which earned her an ACTRA Awards nomination for Outstanding Female Performance. Brother won fourteen Canadian Screen Awards and now lives on Netflix. Being no stranger to the streamer, Kiana also stars in the Netflix Original series “Trinkets” and the hit “After” franchise of YA films.Breaking into the action space, Kiana has recently starred in the film “Perfect Addiction,” where she brought to life Sienna Lane, an MMA trainer-turned-fighter. Her physicality in this role has carved a lane for her as she is currently set to star in the survivor thriller “Titan”, with filming commencing later this year. The “Resident Evil” Producers Constantin Film & JB Pictures are behind both Perfect Addiction and Titan.Kiana is currently making her first leap into producing as executive producer of “Baby Love”, an indie fighter drama centered around Madeira, who portrays the lead character.She currently splits her time between Toronto and the US and is bi-coastal
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