Parity Pipeline

Parity Pipeline

Maxine

Directed by Nina Martinek

A brilliant self-taught violinist living under a fake identity is blackmailed into executing a high-stakes cyber heist targeting her donors. As the night of her biggest concert approaches, she must orchestrate the ultimate deception to protect her secrets—and her life. 

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MAXINE, a gifted violinist with a carefully constructed past, has ascended to stardom in Prague’s classical music scene, bolstered by her influential partner, Karel. But her world begins to unravel when Karel’s estranged brother, Petr, arrives with a dangerous revelation—he knows the truth about her fraudulent identity. Armed with this leverage, Petr forces Maxine to exploit her IT prowess to siphon millions from the elite donors funding Karel’s foundation.

Torn between her love for Karel and Petr’s ruthless manipulation, Maxine weaves a calculated plan to turn the con against its masterminds while securing her survival. As tensions reach a fever pitch during a high-profile concert, betrayal and ambition intertwine in a deadly game of deception. In a final, fateful move, Maxine must make an irreversible choice—one that could liberate her from the web of lies or condemn her to a fate she cannot escape.

Bio

Nina Martinek is an Australian/Czech writer and director. Her short films have screened at film festivals internationally including Sundance, LA Shorts, Mannheim/Heidelberg, Edinburgh, Vienna, Toronto Women’s Film Festival and Brooklyn Art Museum. Nina is an alumna of NYU Tisch School of the Arts Graduate Film Program. She has worked extensively as a documentary filmmaker in Africa for UNICEF and as a video producer/journalist for Reuters and the New York Times. Nina recently completed her debut narrative feature film, “Happy Birthday Charlie” and is working on a documentary “What We Dream”.