Here is the trailer from the upcoming film “MAYA.” The film is directed by Julia Verdin, starring Patricia Velasquez, Isabella Feliciana, Billy Budinich, Rumer Willis, Gian Franco Rodriguez, Betzaida Landin, and Basilio Cerdan Jr., with Rena Owen and Anthony Montgomery.
MAYA, written and directed by Julia Verdin, is presented by the non-profit social impact organization Artists for Change. In the film, teenager Maya (Isabella Feliciana) is raised in a household stricken by her father’s abandonment and her mother’s (Patricia Velasquez) ensuing alcoholism. She seeks an escape from her mother’s abusive boyfriend by confiding in a man she meets online, who convinces her to run away. Unbeknownst to Maya, she has been lured into a child trafficking scheme where her confidant quickly becomes her pimp, along with an older captive Kayla (Rumer Willis). While Maya fights to understand the difference between love and manipulation, her mother must fight through her addiction to bring her daughter home.
