Immaculate Conception
TFI Suppport
Tribeca All Access® 2009
Logline
When her pop star husband Pablito dies during a plastic surgery operation, Maria is left with a decision that may finally bring her happiness but requires a little divine intervention.
Hugo Perez
Director/ Screenwriter
Hugo Perez is a filmmaker and writer whose work often focuses on his Cuban heritage. He is the recipient of the 2009 Estela Award for Documentary Filmmaking presented by NALIP – the National Association of Latino Independent Producers. In 2008, he was the recipient of the prestigious Rockefeller Foundation/Tribeca Film Institute Emerging Artist Fellowship in support of his feature screenplay IMMACULATE CONCEPTION. In 2008, he was also spotlighted as a success story in the Chivas Regal “Spirit of Success” advertising campaign. Perez’ short film BETTY LA FLACA was the winner of the 2006 HBO/NYILFF Short Film Award and was broadcast on the HBO networks through Fall 2008. Perez previous short film “JULIETA Y RAMON” was broadcast as part of the 2005 Showtime Latino Filmmaker Showcase, which spotlights the work of emerging Latino directors, and was recently re-broadcast on the PBS series REEL NEW YORK. Perez has studied writing with Gabriel Garcia Marquez, collaborated with pulitzer prize-winning novelist William Kennedy, and served as a guest artist for acclaimed theater director and artist Robert Wilson. His writing has been featured in the New York Times Magazine and Salon, and his films have screened at venues such as MoMA and the Smithsonian.
Katharyn Bond Marquez
Producer
Katharyn Bond Marquez is a founder of Converge Entertainment, LLC--a start-up company financing and producing American Latino themed projects--which is currently producing the documentary, Toxic Murder 602 (formerly Death in a Small Town). A partner at the law firm of Marquez, Bond & Meisel LLP, Bond Marquez serves as co-programming chair of the NALIP-NY Board.
Nick Spicer
Producer
Nick Spicer is a partner at XYZ Films, where he helped build a partnership between XYZ and Time Inc., to develop articles from Time Inc.'s extensive library into feature films. Spicer produced Amor, dolor y viceversa, a 2008 Tribeca Film Festival premiere that will be released by Lionsgate in 2009. Previously, Spicer served as Director of Corporate Development for Budapest-based SkyFilm Studio.