NAIROBI
Upon immigrating to New York, a West-African mother finds comfort in the dresses her daughter makes for her.
Directed by Phillip Youmans
Produced by SOLANGE KNOWLES
Starring: Djaka Souare, Anta Fily Gaye, Jean-Francois Ogoubiyi
JAZZ IN WAKANDA
An otherwise uneventful day for Julie takes a more serious turn when her daughter, Jazz, starts to ask profound questions about slavery, and what she's learned at school.
Directed by Djaka Souare
Starring: Djaka Souare, Zainab Jah, Sydney Morton, Jazz Hardrict
2020 New Filmmakers Los Angeles
2019 Urban World Film Festival
2019 Nitehawk Shorts Festival
2019 NY African Film Festival
2019 Harlem Film Festival
2019 Da Bounce Urban Film Festival
2019 Ridgefield Independent Film Festival
2019 Black Muslim Girl Fly Film Festival - Best Short Narrative Award
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WORDS A New York Love story about two lovers whose language barriers ultimately creates a wall. Directed by Amhalise Morgan Starring: Djaka Souare & Nicholas Pinnock 2019 Garifuna Film Festival 2020 Official Selection New York Cinematography Award (NYCA) |
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Z-BORN When a futuristic cop finds out she's been selected to escape this dying earth and leave for a new and thriving planet, she must decide if she wants to leave and save herself or stay and save her world. Directed by Shaan Couture Starring: Djaka Souare, Alex Sarrigeorgiou 2018 Women Week end Film Challenge 2019 St Francis College Women's Film Festival |
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AN AFTERNOON IN MONTE CARLO Marlon Rivers, a young African-American finance wunderkind specialized in the 'Monte Carlo' system, meets Margot Marshall, a mystery LA woman who has just landed in New York that fateful day. Directed by Vaintino Starring: Djaka Souare, Mario Brown |
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I WANT MY MTV A powerful and heady documentary fills in the backstory of how MTV changed the world by turning music video into the new pulse of youth culture. Directed by Tyler Measom and Patrick Waldrop Produced by Tyler Measom and Patrick Waldrop, Nick Quested, David Kennedy, Djaka Souare |
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HELL ON EARTH: THE FALL OF SYRIA AND THE RISE OF ISIS A look at the current state of Syria amidst war and chaos in 2017, featuring stories of survival and observations by political experts from around the world. Directed by Sebastian Junger & Nick Quested Produced by Gretchen McGowan, Ahmed Barbary, Djaka Souare, Alex Jordanov Writer: Mark Monroe |
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WHAT MY LOVE IS FOR Feature Narrative Directed by Philip Embury & Sebastian Rea Starring: Djaka Souare, Philip Embury, Bianca Rutigliano, David Maloney A self-critical county boy must outwit the ruling class to save his ancestral home before the bank forecloses at the end of the summer. |
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ROMEO N JULIET
Directed by Justin Emeka @Marcus Garvey Park 
'' Sword fights become break dancing battles ,Juliet's balcony is a fire escape, the apothecary is a drug dealer on the corner, and the young men killing one another in their families' names are engaged in class wars (..) This adaptation works''
THE NEW YORKER 'Lakai Worrell's choreography is first rate. Providing a supernatural feel, lit up 'ancestors' dance in doorways. Under his direction, the ensemble keeps the poetry forefront'' HUFFINGTON POST |
THE TEMPEST
Directed by Carl Cofield @Marcus Garvey Park 
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NEW SALOON
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THREE TRANSLATIONS OF UNCLE VANYA AT THE SAME TIME Directed by Morgan Green @The Invisible Dog Press: http://newyorktheatrereview.blogspot.com/2015/04/ryan-hudak-interviews-morgan-green-on.html |
