Maylen Calienes (VIDEO): Award-Winning Producer, Writer, Director, Founder & President of Latino Filmmakers Network Shares 10th Anniversary at Sundance Film Festival
Maylen Calienes was born in Cuba and grew up in Miami. She began her career in theatre, until establishing herself in the Indie Film world in Los Angeles, CA. Her films, "Esta es tu Cuba" and "And the Brave Shall Rise" were Academy Award contenders. As an Executive Producer of "The Shadow of the Sun," Venezuela's official selection for Best International Film for the 96th Academy Awards, she is dismantling barriers and amplifying our voices to create a more inclusive narrative in filmmaking. In 2024, LFN marked a decade of community at the Sundance Film Festival. AW had an opportunity to…
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