writing credits
feature film: PECADO ORIGINAL
(original sin, 2018)
directed by: JEAN LEE
written by: JEAN LEE
MAIA PECCI
SYNOPSIS
A frustrated housewife, her uptight husband, and a freewheeling artist form an unlikely triangle with explosive results.
OFFICIAL SELECTION: Austin Film Festival, CINEQUEST, Chicago Latino Film Festival, Ashland Independent Film Festival, etc.
Acquired by HBO in 2020, available on streaming platforms.
...a phenomenal, unpredictable Spanish comedy that fully explores sexuality and repressed emotions. You will be hard-pressed to find another comedy just like it.... The way the three main characters interact with each other reminds me of Y Tu Mamá También.
- Carl Broughton from Film Daze
limited series/pilot: THE RISE OF ELISA LYNCH
written by: MAIA PECCI
SYNOPSIS
Set in 1855 and inspired by her true life. Elisa leave the palaces of Paris for the jungles of Paraguay in the name of love (and a future crown!) only to be pinned down as a whore and rejected by the elite. Undeterred, she will forge her way and rise into power.
OFFICIAL SELECTION: SANFIC Industria, The Gotham TV Lab Series & Market, Episodio 0 FICG37, NALIP Latino Media Market
play: BRACE FOR IMPACT!
written by: MAIA PECCI
SYNOPSIS
A flight attendant fights to keep her sh*t together on the job while her father’s being cremated. An unapologetic, off-beat play about grief, bracing for impact and celebrating f*cking life.
RUNNTIME: 60 MIN
WORKSHOPPED at The Tank in 2023.
Premiere Fall 2026, NYC.
