Web site of filmmaker Eve A. Ma

I want my media to reveal the beauty of other cultures. I’d like everyone to walk a mile in someone else’s shoes.

What people say about Ma’s work

"Wow! We stumbled on your show Saturday night and were knocked over….. wonderful…."
--Greg and Gabriela McVicar (Walnut Creek, CA.)

“Recommended.”
--Brad Eden, EMRO (Edu. Media Reviews On-line)

"…visually pleasing, informative, and entertaining…"
--J. Reed, Video Librarian (WA)

"[C]onstructed simply and elegantly….fascinating…."
--Prof. Umi Vaughan, Cal. State University, Monterey Bay

Current projects

A Zest for Life: Afro-Peruvian Rhythms, a Source of Latin Jazz–documentary (2012)

A one-hour documentary about a fascinating community with important parallels to the African American experience. Afro-Peruvians, some 2 million strong but little known outside of Peru, show us how to rise above a deplorable situation with grace and humor intact. They have also contributed new percussion instruments to the world of music. A Zest for Life looks at their history and culture through music and dance, with interviews, performance, a host's narrative and on-location footage. Stars Lalo Izquierdo (percussionist, choreographer, dancer, folklorist) and performers with "de Rompe y Raja." In English & Spanish with English subtitles. <-- Click on image to go to web site.

Domino: Caught in the Crisis (Dominó: agarrado por la crisis)–drama (2013)

Ma’s first drama, Domino: Caught in the Crisis brings to life the plight of the ordinary individual trying to cope with the economic crisis in Spain, a crisis from which the United States is just recovering. We follow Luis, a middle-aged family man who has lost his job, as he tries to find work to support his wife and children. As backdrop, we see demonstrations, closed shops, long lines in front of an unemployment office, home foreclosures and - bad bankers. Stars Antonio de la Malena, with Nicolas Montoya, Javier Padilla, Encarnación Martinez, Salvador Valle, Luis de la Tota, etc. Produced, directed, and script by Eve A. Ma. Shot in HD on location in and near Jerez de la Frontera, Spain. In Spanish with English subtitles. <-- Click on image to go to web site.

Others

Para ti mi cante…, is a music album of traditional flamenco that we released in 2013 which features Antonio de la Malena; and Flamenco: the Land is Still Fertile is a documentary being written and directed by Eve A. Ma in partnership with Antonio de la Malena, a professional flamenco cantaor/singer (expected completion 2015).