Maria Mesas Productions Press Release

Tuesday, April 28, 2015

PYTHONESS

By Jacinta Molina

Will be featured in

Maria Mesas Productions is more than pleased to announce their U.S. Premier of PYTHONESS directed and written by Jacinta Molina in the Independent Film Festival of New York . The screening will be in the back wall of the Museum of Contemporary Arts. It will be displayed outdoors, in high definition with special sound. Don’t miss the only chance to see it, followed by an Open Talk with the creative team and actors.

FRIDAY, MAY 6, 2015 @ 9.30

MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ARTS NEW YORK

Things are not working well for URSULA, 24, after one year of living by herself she will have to come back to her grandmother's old apartment. Ursula was raised by her grandmother, MIMO, 63, as result of a divorce between her parents who were young when they happen to have a child.

Ursula's friends plan a party to cheer her up in celebration of her 23 birthday. As a surprise element, one of them invites a luxury fortuneteller who has a well-known reputation for her accurate predictions. The pythoness, SARA, 42 is making a round of predictions for all Ursula's friends but, when Ursula's turn comes, the woman stops the reading and hands Ursula one her presentation cards and invites Ursula to a private reading. The story develops while Ursula experiences a lot of anxiety and discovers what is really behind her present. When she finally has her future read she is shock by the revelation. Her life depends upon some past happenings related to her parents.

Her future, the pythoness says, could be short. She has to solve a number of mysteries in order to avoid DEATH.

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Pythoness

“When the future depends on the irremediable past”

By

Jacinta Molina

     Things are not working well for URSULA, 24, after one year of living by herself she will have to come back to her grandmother's old apartment. Ursula was raised by her grandmother, MIMO, 63, as result of a divorce between her parents  who were young when they happen to have a child.

     Ursula's friends plan a party to cheer her up in celebration of her 23 birthday. As a surprise element, one of them invites a luxury fortuneteller who has a well-known reputation for her accurate predictions. The pythoness, SARA, 42 is making a round of predictions for all Ursula's friends but, when Ursula's turn comes, the woman stops the reading and hands Ursula one her presentation cards and invites Ursula to a private reading. The story develops while Ursula experiences a lot of anxiety and discovers what is really behind her present. When she finally has her future read she is shock by the revelation. Her life depends upon some past happenings related to her parents.

Her future, the pythoness says, could be short. She has to solve a number of mysteries in order to avoid DEATH.

Announcement

Maria Mesas Productions

Katy, Texas  77449

Announcement

Maria Mesas Productions

(832) 715 5309

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MARIA MESAS PRODUCTIONS ANNOUNCEMENTS SPRING

MISTERY DEPARTMENT.

Katy, TX – April 07/2015

Maria Mesas Productions is proud to announce the development of Pythoness a mystery film about destiny and the odds and coincidences of Ursula’s existence and life.  This thriller written and directed by Jacinta Molina will be cast by the theater stars Nichole Adams as Ursula and Annete Lavopec as Sara. The Director of Photography will be performed by Manuela de Los Angeles the famous Mexican Fine Artist.

                   

Frecuently Asked Questions

Pythoness

Why did you record in black and White?

The natural shadows the camera picks up from the black and white option, gives a melancholic

air to the general ambience of the film.

Was the hand held camera a “fortunate mistake” or, a premediated idea?

Our intention was to create the sensation of a person that is being chased by her own destiny.

The camera is witnessing the tragedy of Ursula’s life. While Ursula is being persecuted, the

audience is with her all the time.

Is there any particular reason per which you felt the impulse of 

making a mystery/melancholic film? Why going away from the 

happy ending?

After I understood the film industry I knew I wasn’t going for a massive production based on

revenue. Filmmaking should be purely driven by the desire to make art, not a business based

production.  So having that clear I can do whatever I want because I am free from the interest

of gaining money. I don’t believe in the regular structure when storytelling. There are several

ways of building a story and the point of view of sadness is very poetical and really touching for

the human soul.

 How was the filming process with actors from theater?

They were perfect. Their natural timidity with the camera was really giving a different

performance.  After some time they started to get used to the rhythm and to enjoy the

multiple chances that the film language gives. Their body expression went really well with the

art direction and the black and white.

Is it true that all the locations were illegally used? 

Well, that is true but only the public spaces. We did have permission of the Interiors. We were

not a big crew so it was done fast and I feel it went well with the intention of the film. Destiny

is following us.

How was the editing process?

The editor is a musician himself so you can really see how the edition really goes well with the

music, because they were built together with the same stylistic purpose. Dave Merson Hess

and you can listen to his experimental music at www.davemersonh.net.

How was the experience working with art based crew?

It gives a certain air of freedom, but sometimes I felt needed more technical experience.

crew

Biographies

Director of Photography

Manuela de Los Angeles  Garcia, graduated from Juliard Film School, New York, 2009.

She was awarded from her first Opera Prime, ”Over the Ridge”, 2010, for Best

Experimental film in San Sebastian Film Festival. She has worked previously as a

photography and art director in “El Perro Amarillo”, 2009, Art Direction;  “ Not Good,

Not Cheap”, 2011, Director of Photography . In “Pythoness” Manuela will be

completing the Direction of Photography possessing eight years’ experience in the

industry as a leading worker in the experimental film .

Leading Actress

Nicole Adams, whose career has been developed mostly in the underground theater, is

giving an exciting twist to her career by playing a role in this mystery film as the

leading character, Ursula.  Nicole´s face is recognized by the success of “ Street Car

named Desire” in the Ensemble Theater Houston. Her young career has been describe

by the New York Times as        “quickly and accurate”. During the production of

“Pythoness”  she says she will be learning the film languaje (she isn’t use to light,

Camera and Action)

Director and Scriptwriter.

Jacinta Molina´s main field has been Fine Arts. Lately her creative interest has moved

to a moving art and we will feel her artistic atmosphere not in a gallery this time but in

the big screen. Among her first approach to the film language are “ A Piece of Light,

Photons Through the Window”, video installation, 2012; “Illusion”, video art, 2012 ;

“Downtown Houston”, video art, 2013”. “Pythoness” will be her first mystery – drama

piece. Her artistic vision will add a different style in the pre-production and production of

the film. We are very excited to see more her beautiful work.

Pythoness

“When the future depends on the irremediable past”

By

Jacinta Molina

     Things are not working well for URSULA, 24, after one year of living by herself she will have to come back to her grandmother's old apartment. Ursula was raised by her grandmother, MIMO, 63, as result of a divorce between her parents  who were young when they happen to have a child.

     Ursula's friends plan a party to cheer her up in celebration of her 23 birthday. As a surprise element, one of them invites a luxury fortuneteller who has a well-known reputation for her accurate predictions. The pythoness, SARA, 42 is making a round of predictions for all Ursula's friends but, when Ursula's turn comes, the woman stops the reading and hands Ursula one her presentation cards and invites Ursula to a private reading. The story develops while Ursula experiences a lot of anxiety and discovers what is really behind her present. When she finally has her future read she is shock by the revelation. Her life depends upon some past happenings related to her parents.

Her future, the pythoness says, could be short. She has to solve a number of mysteries in order to avoid DEATH.