The Filmmaker's Life with Jacquil Constant - 07/11/24

Our guest this week was filmmaker Jacquil Constant. Jacquil is a Haitian-American Filmmaker who screened his documentary film "Haiti Is a Nation of Artists" at the Pavillon Afriques at Marché du Film at the Cannes Film Festival. He also started the Haiti International Film Festival in Souther California. Here's the trailer for the film https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uVQvmXEk5swTo obtain the Zoom link for upcoming live interviews, you must register at The Filmmaker's Life webpage at https://www.filmmakersuccess.com/The-Filmmakers-Life-Home . Jacquil Constant's career in the independent filmmaking industry spans over twenty years. He's worked with networks such as MTV, BET and VH1. In 2006, he established his own production company, Constant Production. Back in 2015, he founded the Haiti International Film Festival in Southern California. His award-winning documentary "Haiti Is A Nation Of Artists" was made with the focus of depicting Haitian artists creating transformational art to uplift the nation of Haiti after the devastating earthquake in January 2010.Jacquil is a Cinema Professor at Pasadena City College, teaching Cinema Production. Promoting the beauty of Haitian culture is his passion and he has curated multiple Haitian art shows in Southern California. #filmmaking #podcast #filmpodcast #filmmakers #indiefilmmaking #filmbusinesscoach #haitianfilmmaker