EXCLUSIVE: Evoke Entertainment has signed Haitian American filmmaker Elisee Junior St. Preux, whose debut feature The Tropic Sun and His Eyes world premiered in Tribeca’s Viewpoints section and earned a Special Jury Mention for Best New Narrative Director.
Shot entirely in Haiti’s northern Cap-Haïtien region, The Tropic Sun and His Eyes follows a young man attempting to reconnect with his estranged father, guided by a street kid who becomes an unexpected companion. The Tribeca jury cited St. Preux’s work for its emotional clarity, visual confidence, and the emergence of a distinct new directing voice.
St. Preux previously premiered his short Aurinko in Adagio at Tribeca and is an HBO Short Film Award recipient, Sundance Ignite Finalist, and NAACP Image Awards nominee. He is currently developing new narrative projects that continue his focus on diasporic identity, fatherhood, and culturally specific storytelling.
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