Maya Gets First Film, Carla Garapedian’s "Screamers"

Indiewire.com
October 12, 2006
by Eugene Hernandez

Maya Releasing, Moctesuma Esparza’s new distribution company, has announced
its first acquisition. The company has nabbed Carla Garapedian’s modern-day
genocide documentary "Screamers," featuring music from System of a Down. The
film will have its world premiere at the upcoming AFI Fest in Los Angeles
next month. A December opening in Los Angeles is on tap for the film,
followed by a national launch in January. In other company news, co-chairman
Esparza named Jeff Valdez, the former CEO and Chairman of Si TV, as his
co-chairman at Maya Entertainemnt. Michael Harpster and Kevin Benson are on
board as Maya Releasing’s COO and President, respectively.