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The Maharlika Warrior Series Episode 1

When her bestfriend gets dragged into a sex-trafficking ring by the very man she’d defended in court, a law-abiding, morally righteous defense attorney is forced to question the very law she chooses to uphold, and embarks on a journey to become an ancient, spiritual, vigilante warrior and save her bestfriend.

  • Hilarion Banks
    Director
  • Cruz Thomas
    Writer
  • Lindsay D Castillo
    Writer
  • Lindsay D Castillo
    Key Cast
    "Tala, Maharlika"
  • Hazel Luzano
    Key Cast
    "Reigna"
  • Madeleine Nicholas
    Key Cast
    "Tita"
  • Andrew Truong
    Key Cast
    "Dugo Negron"
  • Terry Woodberry
    Key Cast
    "Detective Whitlock"
  • Jarrid Masse
    Key Cast
    "W.C Hawthorne"
  • Nelita Vilezon
    Key Cast
    "Bambi"
  • Tony Surphman
    Key Cast
    "Lynx"
  • Sam Herring
    Key Cast
    "Jax"
  • Christopher Sky
    Key Cast
    "Rick"
  • Britt George
    Key Cast
    "James Robertson"
  • Kaelin Lee
    Key Cast
    "Layla"
  • Randahl Brisco
    Key Cast
    "Bathroom Women"
  • Eustace Martizez
    Key Cast
    "Fighter 1"
  • Serafin Villanueva
    Key Cast
    "Fighter 2"
  • Json Crown
    Producer
  • Hilarion Banks
    Producer
  • Lindsay D Castillo
    Producer
  • Darrick Watkins
    Assistant Producer
  • Carleen Leonard
    Hair & Make-up
  • T.A. Williams
    1st Assistant Director
  • Carlos Flores
    Set Designer
  • Sandra Aedo
    Set Designer
  • Courtney Cruz
    Set Design Assistant
  • Carlos Flores
    Props
  • Jason Abell
    Sound Mix
  • Courtney Hamilton
    Sound Mix
  • Rich Harvey
    Boom Operator
  • Emiliano Pernia
    VFX
  • Will Leong
    Stunt Coordinator
  • Foster Corder
    Gaffer/ Grip Truck
  • Brandon Robinson
    Camera Operator
  • Sebastian Guerra
    1st Assistant Camera
  • Krisel Magana
    2nd Assistant Camera
  • Samantha Lopez
    BTS Photographer
  • Stewart Hollins
    Key Grip
  • Alan Contreras
    Grip
  • Benjamin Dilsisian
    Grip
  • Quinton M Jackson
    Wardrobe
  • Raphael Dargent
    Music Scoring
  • Courtney Hamilton
    Music Scoring
  • Darrick Watkins Watkins
    Production Assistant
  • Desiree Garland
    Production Assistant
  • Andante Petit-Homme
    Production Assistant
  • Sandra Aedo
    Production Assistant
  • Json Crown
    Executive Producer
  • Steven C Hall
    ADDITIONAL MUSIC
  • Chris M Lord
    ADDITIONAL MUSIC
  • Project Type:
    Experimental, Feature, Short, Television, Web / New Media
  • Genres:
    Action, Drama, Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Martial-Arts
  • Runtime:
    9 minutes 18 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    July 1, 2023
  • Production Budget:
    350,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English, Tagalog
  • Shooting Format:
    Arri
  • Aspect Ratio:
    2.35 : 1
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - Hilarion Banks

Hilarion Banks was born on July 21, 1985 in Arlington, Texas. He is an American director and cinematographer best known for his work in independent features and shorts. He is an alumnus of the University of California, Los Angeles where he studied film production and is now a co-founder of Cave of Time Pictures, LLC with his brother Polaris Banks.
Born
July 21, 1985

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Director Statement

When setting out to make Maharlika, the creators and I wanted to invent a new type of superhero series. One that takes on an extremely under represented crisis with characters from an underrepresented background. Growing up, my favorite superheroes weren’t invincible beings that battled threats from the galaxy, I always like those with a foot in a gritty reality that looked over their specific city and weren’t above fighting criminals at their level. I’m very excited to finally share The Maharlika Warrior and hope to tell many more stories with this dynamic character.