The centerpiece film of the 2023 Coronado Island Film Festival has been announced: It’s “Maxine’s Baby: The Tyler Perry Story” from Amazon Studios and Bekele Films.
Writer, actor, filmmaker, studio head and media titan, Tyler Perry, is America’s consummate multihyphenate.
But underneath this entertainment behemoth is a man working humbly to heal his childhood trauma by transforming his pain into promise.
“Maxine’s Baby” is a nod to his mother’s love and is an intimate portrait of his harrowing but faithful road to the top of an industry that didn’t always include him.
Story never fully told
With unfettered access, directors/filmmakers Gelila Bekele and Armani Ortiz lead us into the inner-world of a man, whose story has never fully been told, as he becomes a father and a media mogul with a mission to pave his own road to the top.
The product is a profound lesson on remembering where you came from to know where you want to go.
The premiere will be on Nov. 10 at the Village Theater with doors opening at 6:30pm. There will be welcoming remarks at 7:00pm before the film screens.
