maya cade
@mayascade
always: creator & curator: @blackfilmarchve 💌: [email protected] soon: incoming president @milestonefilms + film curator + writer + lit: gernet
some news: in 2026, i will become the president and owner of @milestonefilms, the distribution home of charles burnett, kathleen collins, bridgett m. davis, and many others. to be a champion of cinema is my life’s greatest honor & pleasure. learn more: nytimes.com/2025/05/06/mov…
Congratulations! Amazing news.
some news: in 2026, i will become the president and owner of @milestonefilms, the distribution home of charles burnett, kathleen collins, bridgett m. davis, and many others. to be a champion of cinema is my life’s greatest honor & pleasure. learn more: nytimes.com/2025/05/06/mov…
At Milestone Films, Passing the Torch, but Keeping the Flame Alive The distributor’s owners, Amy Heller and Dennis Doros, made the unusual choice to give it away. Their successor is @MayaSCade of the Black Film Archive. nytimes.com/2025/05/06/mov…
Huge congrats to the good people at @MilestoneFilms on today's announcement. Amy Heller & Dennis Doros are not only great film champions, but are some of the best folks we know. We can think of no one better suited to carry that torch than @mayascade! nytimes.com/2025/05/06/mov…
At Milestone Films, Passing the Torch, but Keeping the Flame Alive The distributor’s owners, Amy Heller and Dennis Doros, made the unusual choice to give it away. Their successor is Maya Cade of the Black Film Archive. nytimes.com/2025/05/06/mov…
Big news from our friends at @MilestoneFilms! We have loved working with @mayascade on the releases of Bridgett M. Davis's NAKED ACTS and Charles Burnett's THE ANNIHILATION OF FISH and KILLER OF SHEEP and can't wait for this new chapter together. nytimes.com/2025/05/06/mov…
When the World Broke Open: Katrina and Its Afterlives Aug 27–Sep 21 Full schedule now online: moma.org/calendar/film/…
something you may not know about me is that i am a hurricane katrina survivor. this year is the 20th anniversary of the storm and i am honored to be co-curating a film program at @MoMAFilm taking a look at new orleans before, during, & after. learn more: moma.org/calendar/film/…
are you in los angeles? have you seen “naked acts” (1996)? 👀 on friday 6/20 at 7:30 pm @bridgettmdavis + i will be at vidiots where we will have our first convo about the film since it was announced i’ll be the distro. + every ticket comes with a DVD. vidiotsfoundation.org/movies/naked-a…
5 Black Pride Films to Urgently Watch on Black Film Archive , by @mayascade open.substack.com/pub/blackfilma…
Charles Burnett found the ultimate principle of moviemaking, which is the creation of drama, in the mundane. “He wanted to portray Blackness as a mystery, recognizable but unquantifiable even to the people themselves,” @dstfelix writes. nyer.cm/HTmgVZj
"But Doros and Heller aren’t typical businesspeople. They decided to give their company away." @mayascade njarts.net/after-35-years…
Charles Burnett's restored 'Killer of Sheep' is now on @Criterion 4K UHD and leads our recommended discs of the week: amzn.to/4gXDe7q