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 Souaré Starring: Djaka Souaré, Zainab Jah, Sydney Morton, Jazz Hardrict 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 2020 New Filmmakers Los Angeles 2020 Elba Film Festival 2020 Home is Distant Shores Film Festival |
FOR LIFE
When a new friend shows up, two best-friends-forever are forced to question how long 'forever' really lasts. Directed by Djaka Souaré Starring: Vianessa Castanos, Xanthe Paige, Ayana Taylor 2020 Vegas Movie Awards - Best Narrative Short 2020 International Independent Film Awards - Best Narrative Short 2020 Focus International Film Festival |
WORDS
A New York Love story about two lovers whose language barriers ultimately creates a wall. Directed by Amhalise Morgan Starring: Djaka Souaré & Nicholas Pinnock 2019 Garifuna Film Festival 2020 Official Selection New York Cinematography Award (NYCA) |
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 Souaré, Anta Fily Gaye, Jean-Francois Ogoubiyi 2020 Pyeongchang International Peace Film Festival |
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 Souaré, Alex Sarrigeorgiou 2018 Women Week end Film Challenge 2019 St Francis College Women's Film Festival |
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 Souaré, Mario Brown |
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 Souaré 2019 TriBeCa Film Festival 2019 American Film Festival - Audience Award 2019 Glasgow Film Festival 2019 Sidewalk Film Festival 2020 Americana Film Festival |
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 Souaré, Alex Jordanov Writer: Mark Monroe 2017 TriBeCa Film Festival 2017 HotDocs 2017 National Board of Review - Top Five Documentaries 2017 San Diego International Film Festival 2018 Satellite Award - Nominated for Best Motion Picture |
THE TEMPEST
Directed by Carl Cofield @Marcus Garvey Park |
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 |