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Jun 24, 2024 · 12 Questions with Maria Govan. —Published on 24th Jun, 2021. Maria Govan fell in love with “set life” when she was just 15 years old. The passionate and award-winning director from the Bahamas knew she wanted to be a filmmaker from early on in her life. She is the first Bahamian filmmaker to direct an episode of an “international ...
Director: Play the Devil. Maria Govan is known for Play the Devil (2016), Rain (2008) and Sisters.
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Maria Govan is a self-taught filmmaker from New Providence in the Bahamas. After working on sets in Hollywood she returned home and began making small guerilla-style local documentaries.
Maria Govan talks about her thought process when creating "Play The Devil" and how her... In a wide ranging discussion about creativity, filmmaking and writing.
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Oct 3, 2022 · Meet Maria Govan who directed episode 4 of 3 of 'Queen Sugar'. She shares the story of her sister Poppy who although she was diagnosed with down syndrome was such a guiding light in Maria’s...
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Rain: Directed by Maria Govan. With Renel Brown, Nicki Micheaux, CCH Pounder, Marion Bethel. Determined to reconcile with the mother who abandoned her when she was just a toddler, a Bahamian adolescent boards a local mail boat and sets sail for Nassau in director Maria Govan's intimate family drama.
Jul 27, 2016 · Maria Govan: One of the catalysts serving as an inspiration for this story was that of a teenaged boy in Trinidad, who committed suicide after his lover threatened to out him to his family. This was one of those stories that really broke my heart.
