Executive Producer

Claude L.C. Mancuso of MANCUSO
PRODUCTIONS. Established in Haiti in1980, Mancuso Productions produced
Haiti’s first Creole language feature film, its first music videos and
established the first HaitianTelevision Network (HTN) in 1988 in the
USA. Today it manages Ayiti TV, digital broadcast television stations in
South Florida and Orlando, ROKU, AMAZON FIRESTICK and its website is
www.ayititv.com

Assistant Director and Producer

“Jan Mapou,” JEAN-MARIE DENIS, an accomplished playwright and the artistic
director and founder of Sosyete Koukouy of Miami, is a foundational
figure in the Haitian American cultural community. Born in Les Cayes,
Haiti, he is celebrated for his dedication to preserving Haitian culture
and promoting the Kreyòl language. Mapou’s journey as a cultural
advocate began in Haiti, where he was a significant proponent of the
Haitian Creole language. In 1965, he co-founded the Mouvement Créole
Haïtien to promote and educate people about Haitian Creole. He founded
Sosyete Koukouy to preserve Haitian culture through education and
cultural presentations. Since 1985, the organization has been
instrumental in promoting traditional Haitian music, dance, and folklore
in the United States. His work around his beloved annual event, “Little
Haiti Book Festival” reflects his lifelong commitment to preserving and
promoting Haitian heritage in Miami and beyond by providing a platform
for Haitian literature and cultural expression. His legacy inspires the
next generation of Haitian artists, writers, and cultural advocates. His
bookstore “Libreri Mapou” is the heart and soul of Little Haiti.

Scrip Consultant

Michel Soukar is a celebrated Haitian historian, writer and journalist. He
lives in Port-au-Prince and has published about twenty works, in poetry,
theatre, history and several novels. Mr. Soukar’s Haitian, political
and social analyses are the most watched on traditional and social
media. He is recognized as a true patriot and expert on Haitian
affaires.

Musical Director

BélO has been hailed as
Haiti’s musical ambassador to the world. A socially conscious
singer-songwriter with a sophisticated sound and winner of
numerous awards, including the prestigious "Prix Radio France
International Discoveries of 2006," BelO’s sound is a sublime mixture of
Jazz, Worldbeat, Rock, Reggae and Afro- Haitian traditional rhythms
known as “Ragganga”. With six albums already under his belt-“LAKOU
TRANKIL” (2005) "REFERENCE" (2008), Haiti Debout (2011), Natif Natal
(2014) Dizan (2016) and Motivasyon (2019) -sung in his and colorful
native language, Haitian Creole, BélO has established himself as a
Haitian-International artist signpost.