Evoke Entertainment Signs Haitian American Filmmaker Elisee Junior St. Preux After Tribeca Debut
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Matt Grobar
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Evoke Entertainment has signed Haitian American filmmaker Elisee Junior St. Preux for management. St. Preux's debut feature, The Tropic Sun and His Eyes, premiered at Tribeca in the Viewpoints section and received a Special Jury Mention for Best New Narrative Director. The film was shot entirely in Haiti's Cap-Haïtien region and follows a young man trying to reconnect with his estranged father, guided by a street kid.
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· 3 pulledEvoke 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 d
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