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Maurice Moore as Det. Ian Bryant in "FOUNDING FATHER" Directed by Maurice Moore

Maurice Moore, Laura Frances and Melinda Sue Taylor in "FOUNDING FATHER"

Alex Rios in Zurich Switzerland on the set of Motivate Pictures upcoming Docu-Series!

Official Poster for Maurice Moore's upcoming thriller "The Devil Inside Us" starring Sarah Niarkos, Terrie Dreyfus and Oryan Landa

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Writer/Director Maurice Moore w/ Cinematographers Frank Rios & Alex Rios.  The ANAIK FILMS TEAM!!

Maurice Moore as Det. Ian Bryant in "FOUNDING FATHER"

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Maurice Moore and Laura Frances star in the action/drama "FOUNDING FATHER"

Writer/Director Maurice Moore on the set of "The Other Side" with Actor Marty Herzog.

Maurice and Alex on the set of "The Other Side"

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Maurice hanging with soundguy Jordan on the set of "SIXUFUS"

Maurice Moore describes himself as a "storyteller", whom at an early age received a life changing opportunity when Steven Spielberg cast him in the Academy Award nominated classic "The Color Purple". This fueled his passion to become an actor, then ultimately a producer and filmmaker. Maurice went on to hone his talent on the stage and screen working in productions from Austin to Los Angeles.

In his early years Maurice worked with a wide range of talent and founded a number of production companies including JEMFire Entertainment, Reeleyes Entertainment, and Anaik Films. After a decade long stint in Los Angeles where he found success as a screenwriter, filmmaker, and producer Maurice took his valuable business experience to Austin, TX where he created Motivate Pictures.

Within the first five years of its existence Maurice, working alongside his partner Alex Rios, has turned Motivate Pictures into a multi-award-winning production company including films such as "The Devil Inside Us", "DejaVu" and "The Place She Dwells". With that success Motivate Pictures has expanded globally and created Motivate Pictures Europe! Maurice and his team have gone on to produced critically acclaimed projects all over Europe that includes "Skillz", "The Heist", "Light", "Blue", and "Cold Love", "Executive Decision" and "And Justice" to name a few.

Maurice's recent features film, the psychological thriller "Finding Solace", will hit theaters in the fall of 2024.

Motive Pictures also has an exciting upcoming slate of projects that includes "King of the World", "Dark/Sunlight", "Killdeer", and "Founding Father" that is expected to keep audiences on the edge of their seats and entertained for the foreseeable future.

Finally, tt shouldn't go without mentioning, that Maurice is also the founder and Acting Coach of the nationally acclaimed Austin based Breathe Acting Studio!

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