Maiara Walsh Wraps On Directorial Debut ‘Bight’; Stars Opposite Cameron Cowperthwaite, Mark Hapka & Maya Stojan In Indie Thriller

EXCLUSIVE: Actress Maiara Walsh (Good Trouble) has wrapped production on her directorial debut, Bight, an indie erotic thriller in which she stars opposite Cameron Cowperthwaite (Fallout), Mark Hapka (Days of Our Lives) and Maya Stojan (Castle).

Written by Walsh and Cowperthwaite, the film delves into the turbulent lives of two couples whose provocative explorations of an open relationship spiral into a dark and devastating fallout. Cowperthwaite plays Atticus, a man who has lost his way after abandoning his dreams of becoming an artist. Hapka plays Sebastian, a successful avant-garde erotic photographer whose latest exhibition immerses him in the intricate and sensual world of Shibari. Walsh portrays Charlie, a woman struggling to regain her sense of self and security following a miscarriage, with Stojan as Naomi, a seductress painter with a dark secret.

Hapka produced under his White Room Productions banner, alongside Cowperthwaite (80 Proof Pictures), Walsh (Inspired Ink Productions), Stephen Moffat, and Yori X. Sterling Beaumon exec produced alongside Todd Slater and Brandon Evans of Brick Lane Entertainment, which has come aboard to handle worldwide sales ahead of the Toronto Film Festival, as well as Emilio Nunez.

Said Slater, “The filmmakers delivered a tour de force of a film with Bight. The ensemble cast was first class and we are thrilled to showcase this film to audiences around the world.”

Most recently recurring in the final two seasons of Freeform’s Good Trouble, Walsh has also been seen on shows like The Last Ship, Switched at Birth and Desperate Housewives.

Also best known for his work in television, Cowperthwaite’s recent credits include Sugar, Station 19, Fallout, American Horror Stories, 9-1-1: Lone Star and The Rookie.

Hapka is best known for his longtime role of Nathan Horton on NBC’s soap Days of Our Lives.

Perhaps best known for turns on shows like Castle and Agents of S.H.I.E.LD., Stojan has most recently been seen on NCIS: Los Angeles, NCIS: Hawai’i, Magnum P.I. and The Resident.

Walsh is represented by Strand Entertainment and Lichter, Grossman, Nichols; Cowperthwaite by SDB Partners, Link Entertainment, and Hansen, Jacobson, Teller; and Stojan by Defining Artists Agency and Link Entertainment.