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Gelila Bekele

@iamgelilabekele

FilmMaker

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We’re kicking off the week with exciting #AFIFEST news! Announcing the world premiere of #MaxinesBaby: The @TylerPerry Story as the festival’s Centerpiece Screening. @AmazonStudios Gelila Bekele Armani Jay Ortiz Passes now on sale at fest.afi.com/passes

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Armani Ortiz, Gelila Bekele, Tyler Perry Oprah Winfrey Winfrey and David Oyelowo attend the 2023 #AFIFEST - Centerpiece Screening of "Maxine's Baby: The Tyler Perry Story" at TCL Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, California. More #GettyVideo 🎥 frazer harrison ➡️tinyurl.com/3yywmkv6

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'Maxine's Baby: The Tyler Perry Story' Review: Doc Brings a Remarkable Creative Powerhouse Into Intimate, Tightly Controlled Focus hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-r…

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Standing next to Mavericks. I am beyond grateful, to be standing here as a Director, presenting a film we worked on for nearly ten years. Thank you, @primevideo @amazonstudios Tyler Perry tremendous gratitude for allowing us the privilege of telling your story.

Standing next to Mavericks. I am beyond grateful, to be standing here as a Director, presenting a film we worked on for nearly ten years. 
Thank you,  @primevideo @amazonstudios  <a href="/tylerperry/">Tyler Perry</a> tremendous gratitude for allowing us the privilege of telling your story.
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NYC :) Special Screening of MAXINE’S BABY: THE TYLER PERRY STORY at the Urbanworld Film Festival on Thursday, November 2. The screening will be held at AMC 34th Street 14 (312 W 34th St, New York) and begin at 7:45pm, immediately followed by a Q&A. ⁦Urbanworld Film Festival

NYC :) Special Screening of MAXINE’S BABY: THE TYLER PERRY STORY at the Urbanworld Film Festival on Thursday, November 2. The screening will be held at AMC 34th Street 14 (312 W 34th St, New York) and begin at 7:45pm, immediately followed by a Q&amp;A. ⁦<a href="/urbanworldff/">Urbanworld Film Festival</a>⁩
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It's an honor to relive this creative journey through the eyes of the audience. This film is about daring to dream beyond our circumstances, & a meditation on love & healing. I hope regardless of where you are in the world, you will find a part of yourself in this film.

It's an honor to relive this creative journey through the eyes of the audience. This film is about daring to dream beyond our circumstances, &amp;   a meditation on love &amp; healing. I hope regardless of where you are in the world, you will find a part of yourself in this film.
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I had the pleasure of interviewing filmmakers Gelila Bekele and Armani Jay Ortiz about their eye-opening documentary, “Maxine’s Baby: The Tyler Perry Story,” which is now streaming on Prime Video. rogerebert.com/interviews/sta…

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No matter what happened, one thing Tyler never did is give up. Check out his story, Maxine's Baby: The Tyler Perry Story streaming now on @primevideo.

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“The world is held together, really it is, held together, by the love and the passion of a very few people." Grateful for this incredible organization One Love Community Fridge

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Watching this film was a spiritual experience. What a beautiful way to introduce Alice Walker’s the color purple to a new generation. Cinematography heaven… the music… and the incredible cast in this film. Please watch it in theaters 12/25/23

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I think about my grandmother and how her life would have been different had she been given the opportunities that I have. Whenever I try to define the term ‘grace’, I think of her. And grace always felt simply, an invitation to depth, peace, refinement, effortlessness, & respect.

I think about my grandmother and how her life would have been different had she been given the opportunities that I have. Whenever I try to define the term ‘grace’, I think of her. And grace always felt simply, an invitation to depth, peace, refinement, effortlessness, &amp; respect.
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What a privilege it is to create something, anything! Artists often make/create to heal our own wounds and let the poison out. Through this process, we learn It’s also about libration when an artist creates following one’s imagination & makes something of oneself. Maxine’s Baby!

What a privilege it is to create something, anything! Artists often make/create to heal our own wounds and let the poison out. Through this process, we learn It’s also about libration when an artist creates following one’s imagination &amp; makes something of oneself. Maxine’s Baby!
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A little rain shower from Bali :) Happy New Year & Melkam Gena ye hagere lijoch, Rhus Be’al Ledet, Baga Guyyaa Dhaloota Yasuus Geesse. Despite the superficial boundaries differences we label between us, people are all equal in praying, meditating, kneeling fo peace & happiness.

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…to learn and be better, I urge you to travel – as far and as widely as possible…….Find out how other people live and eat and cook. Learn from them — wherever you go.” Bali thank you for welcoming us with open hearts ♥️ & teaching us the Balinese way of life. Matur suksma!