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Stranger Things' Maya Hawke's MEMORY XPERIMENT: Kathy Acker Premieres At Nitehawk Shorts Festival
Maya is starring as Kathy Acker, a young writer who "explores her identity through sex and her writing".
14 October 2019 by Fachana Techamaneewat
LOS ANGELES, USA. July 23, 2019: Maya Hawke at the premiere of "Once Upon A Time In Hollywood" at the TCL Chinese Theatre — Photo by Featureflash
Stranger Things' Maya Hawke stars in Memory Xperiment: Kathy Acker (2019), a short 7 minutes film that will be premiering at Nitehawk Shorts Festival on November 12.
Maya is starring as Kathy Acker, a young writer who "explores her identity through sex and her writing". The film is set in the 60-70s and is based on Kathy Acker's literary work.
Kathy Acker was an American experimental novelist and a sex-positive feminist writer and is credited as one of the writers.
The short film is directed and written by Aïda Ruilova and will be screened at 7pm on the day.
I "My new short film Memory Xperiment: Kathy Acker will play at Nitehawk Shorts Festival @nitehawkcinema on Tuesday November 12th 7pm. Elated to premiere this in NY and so grateful to everyone who helped with this film. Extra thanks to The Kathy Acker Estate and Maya Hawke." - Aïda Ruilova (Director)
Who is Aïda Ruilova?
Director Aïda Ruilova has directed and written 5 short films between 2007-2019. She was nominated for the 2006 Hugo Boss Prize and was invited to take part in the Expo Chicago's 2016 "EXPO VIDEO" event.
Other short films that will be playing during Nitehawk Shorts Festival's "Opening Nite" include:
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Symphony (Directed by Jai Moseley)
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Feathers (directed by A.V. Rockwell),
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A Line Birds Cannot See (directed by Amy Bench)
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Narmin's Birthday (directed by Jenny Groza, Lydia Cornett)
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How Does It Start (directed by Amber Sealey)
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The Making Of Panthera (directed by Renee Mao, Savannah O'Leary)
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Me Time (directed by Iyabo Boyd)
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Best Picture (directed by Jay Giampietro).
The combined 9 short films will have a runtime of 97 mins.
Maya Hawke is also starring in Mainstream (2020) and will most likely return for Stranger Things season 4 that's expected to start shooting in January 2020.
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Fachana Techamaneewat is a news writer at Exclusive Hollywood and is responsible for researching and writing news articles while providing story updates wherever necessary.
Fun fact: On the weekends, she's an avid writer for practically anything. Her current obsession is the Umbrella Academy, and as of now, is writing a book.
