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April Maxey

@amaxey422

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writer + director
@workshortfilm
Alumna AFI DWW+, @sundanceorg @filmindependent @nalip_org rep’d by @_circlemp (tv / film)

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Brb off to 60 meetings…! by @amaxey422

Last day to watch @workshortfilm on the #sundance virtual platform! by @amaxey422

Sundance begins TOMORROW 😱🤯🥳 which means @workshortfilm will be available to be viewed anytime on the virtual platform from Jan 20-30! With and Explorer Pass (link in bio) you have access to ALL shorts as well as to the Virtual Spaceship Parties 🚀👽🛸Hope to see you there! 🤗 Shoutout to @afidww @nalip_org @latinolens @insideoutfestival @officialwjsff @chicanadirectorsinitiative @lalgbtcenter and all our Seed & Spark backers and our rockstar cast & crew for the support in this journey! 🥰 by @amaxey422

Grateful to be included in this talented group of artists! 🥰🥹✨ 🥳
“This fellowship is an exploration and an experiment to see what happens when we plant seeds outside the studio system and beyond the mainstream.” - Nava Mau ❤️❤️❤️

Thank you for creating spaces for us to grow and be nourished 🌱 🌷 🌞 @navamau @levelground.co @shanekingzackery by @amaxey422

Honored to have Las Bloodys short doc included with this lineup of amazing filmmakers telling much needed stories of resistance! If you are in NYC on April 19th, check out this program curated by @sekiyadorsett in collaboration with @elbarriosartspace ✨🎥🎞️ @sailor_crystal_mars @abortoseguro.tj and I will be doing a virtual conversation after 🤗 by @amaxey422

Grateful to be the Writer/Director Fellow for Film Independent Project Involve this year. I will be writing and directing a new short film, shooting THIS JUNE! 🥳 Excited to be challenging myself by exploring a new genre- psychological thriller! 😱 more to come soon… by @amaxey422

We’re thrilled to officially announce the films featured in our special edition of The Queer Lens, THE FEMININE GAYZ: Celebrating Lesbian Stories on March 23 at the Stonewall National Monument Visitor Center!

🎞️ Egúngún (Masquerade) by Olive Nwosu (@OLIVENWOSU)
🎞️ Greetings from Africa by Cheryl Dunye (@CHERYLDUNYE)
🎞️ Strap 'em Down: The World of Drag Kings by Ann P Meredith (@ANNPMEREDITH)
🎞️ Love, Barbara by Brydie O’Connor (@BRYDIEOCONNOR)
🎞️ Work by April Maxey (@AMAXEY422)
🎞️ Who's The Top? By Jennie Livingston

RSVP NOW!
🗓️ Monday, March 23, 2026
📍Booking.com Theater, Stonewall National Monument Visitor Center, 51 Christopher Street, New York, NY
▪️ 6:00 PM: Mixer
▪️ 7:00 PM: Screening

Attendants are invited to stay after the screening for a panel discussion with The Queer Lens curator, Harris Doran (@harrisdoran), and the featured filmmakers.

Limited space available, please RSVP at the link in our bio! by @amaxey422

Watch LEGACY: a docuseries pilot on YT 🎬🔥LINK IN BIO

Behind every routine is sacrifice.
Behind every crew is a legacy in the making 👑

Real stories. No shortcuts.

Set inside the global competitive dance scene 🌍, the film follows rising dance crews competing to place at VIBE Dance Competition 🏆 A riveting story about cultural identity, hip hop 🎧, and community 🤝

This is where it begins ✨

Featuring: VMO, KABA MODERN, GRV

Directed by April Maxey

DOP: Robert Hunter

Edited by Teki Cruickshank
Trailer Edited by Sophia WELMOND

Produced by David Kwan, Pia Clemente, Stefan Dezil @superlativesite

Line Producer: Talia Shea Levin

Executive Produced by Ben Chung, Arnel Calvario Ripkins, Shaun Evaristo

www.superlativesite.com

#danceculture #urbandance #freestyle #hiphopdance #vibedancecomp by @amaxey422

So honored to be included in this cohort of immensely talented filmmakers! Thank you @nalip_org & @netflix for the opportunity to tell this QUEER SAPPHIC WESTERN story that has been burning in my and my co-writer Zita’s hearts all summer! ❤️‍🔥 I am SO excited for this project- starring Zita Bai @zitabai_mdproductions & Fabi Reyna @suavecito_91 🤩 shot on location at a horse ranch in Texas… just in time for year of the horse! 🐎🐴🏇🤠 by @amaxey422

@workshortfilm will be playing at the new @outfest NEXT on Saturday, November 8th @ 11:30am at Look Dine-In Cinemas Glendale. OutfestNEXT is happening November 6-9th in LA! 🥳 🎟️ tickets are available now at outfest.org/next 🎟️ by @amaxey422

@abortoseguro.tj is a grassroots organization that is doing crucial work to facilitate and decentralize information and offer companionship to those seeking access to their repr0ductive rights. They are in need of financial support right now to help them to keep their space open to do this work that directly empowers those in need. Please support their work at the link in my bio if you can!

They are also offering to send the green bananas and/or pins to those who are interested!
💚👉🏾 Original Bloodys green bandana: $20 dlls (plus shipping)
💚 👉🏾 “Mifepristone” or “misoprostol” (pins): $10 dlls each (plus shipping)
💚👉🏾 Combo 1 green bandana & two pins: $38 dlls (plus shipping)

This is a trailer to the short doc I made with them, you can also get a link to the full doc if you donate to the gofundme 💚
Link in bio!
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Music courtesy of @feminafatal by @amaxey422

LAST DAY to support TransLatina Coalition’s Walk4Humanity today! Only $146 away from my goal! Now is the time to support local community orgs like this one! 🏳️‍⚧️ ❤️ 🥹 Link in bio!

Thanks to everyone who’s donated so far!

TransLatina Coalition provides crucial services to community such as housing services, drop in food distribution, economic and workforce development, legal services, policy & advocacy change and so much more! They are a nationally recognized organization with representation across 10 states so far!✨ by @amaxey422