Jouvens Lauture

Born and raised in Jacmel, Haiti, Joven learned to be a provider from an early age. In a home with no running water or electricity, he was always driven to provide a better living situation for His mother. Joven was always drawn to art; music, paining and it wasn’t until 12 years old that he discovered the art of the camera. His photography was featured in a New York Times article in 2010, “Behind the Scenes: Childs-Eye View of Haiti.” After this he realized my art meant something, it could be created and valued, opening up a new world of opportunity.

For years in Haiti he perfected his craft, attending the Cine Institute in Jacmel, Haiti. Now, Jovens live in New Jersey and work three jobs, so he can provide for himself and his family in Haiti. His mother always saw his potential, not only as a man but as an artist. Joven keeps his art close to him and continue to paint, rap, play drums and finish his first feature film, JOVEN.

Kevin Noland

Spending his formative years living in Saudi Arabia, Kevin Noland has had the unique opportunity to grow up traveling the world and observing cultures from different perspectives.

Noland's directorial debut film 'Americano' starring Dennis Hopper and Joshua Jackson was released to critical acclaim. The Los Angeles Times declared Americano "A Natural Beauty" and the Hollywood Reporter called it "Stunning!"

Since the release of Americano, Noland brings his cinematic sensibilities to the advocacy community. His focus is on philanthropic videos and photography with clients including Bono's One Campaign, Sacred Heart Children's Hospital, the United Nations, and Haiti's Ministry of Culture. His work has been awarded two Emmys and gold at New York Festivals. In 2022 he produced the feature documentary CLAYDREAM, which was released theatrically and distributed by Oscilloscope.

Noland is currently shooting an impressionistic documentary feature in Haiti, 'As Long As Your Head's Not Cut Off You Can Wear A Hat.'

Guetty Felin

Guetty Felin is an award-winning independent filmmaker, teacher, and film curator. Born in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, and raised in New York, she holds a bachelor’s in political science and communications from Queens College and a Master’s in cinema from the Sorbonne in Paris, where she began her film career. Felin has worked on factual and narrative films for European and American television. Her films explore haunting themes such as memory, exile, foreignness, and the unending search for home while interconnecting our common global humanities. She produced and co-curated the critically-acclaimed Haiti on Screen in 2004 to celebrate Haiti’s bicentennial. That same year she also helped to launch Haiti’s Film Festival Jakmèl, her filmmaking workshops planted the seeds for Haiti’s first film school, Cine Institute. In 2007, she founded BelleMoon Productions, a U.S.-based company that since has been the producing entity of all of her works. In 2014, the Women’s Film Institute honored her as one of the most vital figures in film, television, and media in the San Francisco Bay Area. Her 2016 drama Ayiti Mon Amour explores the intertwined lives of three people in Haiti five years after an earthquake. It premiered in Toronto and won Best Feature Narrative Award at the 2017 BlackStar Film Festival. The film has traveled to over 50 festivals around the world and was Haiti's first ever entry for the Best Foreign Language Film Category for the 2018 Academy Awards. She produced Seeking Mavis Beacon in 2024, distributed by NEON.