![]() “I aim for my work to be of service to stories specific to the Caribbean and Latin experiences in Miami,” Jean said. ![]() ![]() He also wrote, directed and starred in “The Adventures of Edson Jean,” which aired on HBO and HBOGO. I’m very thankful to do so with the support of a local art organization with ties to the community and a demonstrated commitment to independent voices,” Humes said.Įdson Jean, an actor, writer and director, directed eight, 23-minute episodes of the comedy “Grown” for Complex Networks, which centered on the misadventures of two Haitian-American cousins forced to live together in Miami. “I’m looking forward to capturing how Liberty Square mirrors many communities across the States. Humes, who was raised and lives in Miami Gardens, got to know the residents of Liberty Square while she worked as a location manager for the Academy Award-winning film “Moonlight.” Humes’ “LIBERTY,” the Jury Award winner for Best Short at the Berlinale’s Generation 14, SXSW and Miami Film Festival, focuses on the main character Milagros, as she grapples with the disappearance of her mother’s memorial just as she is forced to leave Liberty Square so that her long-time neighborhood can be razed to create a new housing complex. Through the program, Oolite Arts hopes to elevate the city’s internationally-renowned short film community, by helping these filmmakers take the important step of making a microbudget feature that can display their talent and prepare them for large-scale projects. In this unique initiative created in the ethos of the farm to table movement, Humes and Jean are receiving the support they need to shoot, produce and screen their projects from start to finish in Miami. ![]() “We hope this Cinematic Arts Residency can be the step these filmmakers need to significantly advance their careers.” ![]() “Not only are these filmmakers products of our city, their stories are rooted in our community, and will bring to the screen narratives audiences are hungry for,” said Dennis Scholl, president and CEO of Oolite Arts. Edson Jean, whose work has appeared on HBO and Complex Networks, will tell a story, inspired by his mother’s first years in Miami, that centers on an underpaid nursing assistant’s efforts to send money home to her family in Haiti while navigating Miami’s problematic, private care-taking world. 10, 2019) - Two award-winning Miami indie filmmakers will be Oolite Arts’ newest Cinematic Arts Residents, receiving $50,000 each to fast forward their filmmaking career and create and screen a microbudget feature film.įaren Humes will use the residency to expand her much-celebrated short film “LIBERTY,” focused on Miami’s Liberty Square housing complex, into a feature narrative film. The unique residency enables filmmakers to develop and screen micro-budget feature films – all in Miami. ![]()
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