Maple Palm (2006) watch online HD

A lesbian couple of fifteen years lives with the secret that one is an illegal immigrant. With no legal way to protect their relationship, the couple lives in fear of deportation. After an innocent visit to the Statue of Liberty, the girls return home to Los Angeles; unaware that this icon of freedom, was about to strip them of their own.

The subject matter was so intense that lead actress, Deborah Stewart, lost 20 pounds during shooting.

The film was shot in two weeks and the entire cast and crew lived on the set together, getting four hours sleep a night if they were lucky.

The screenplay was a 2004 IFP/NY Emerging Narrative selection.

The film was actually a "spin-off" from one of the writer's previous screenplays in which Nicole and Amy appeared as a sub-plot. The previous script was a straight romantic comedy but the writer felt the Nicole and Amy sub-plot was a much more compelling story.

The film was written in 10 days with only minor changes made to the script during rehearsals and shooting.

All the scenes which take place on the apartment's balcony were actually shot on the Penthouse unit above the actual apartment where the rest of the movie was shot.

The beaded palm tree curtain in Nicole and Amy's bedroom is actually covering the door to the master bathroom because the filmmakers wanted to give the apartment a more intimate feel.

The first scene between Nicole and Billy takes place in front of a large window that was overexposed. The filmmaker inserted CGI trees into the window and motion tracked them with camera movement in order to camouflage the problem and give the illusion of perfect exposure.

For good luck, almost all the boxes in Nicole and Amy's closet and apartment have the numbers "354" marked on them, which is actually the suite number for the film's production company, FATfilms, LLC.