I'm an independent film maker whose first feature film Rap War One, starring multi-platinum rap artist Greg Nice and up and coming rap super star Justin “Math†Edwards, premiered at the 2003 American Black Film Festival where it was acquired by Maverick Entertainment for distribution.
I was born on the beautiful island of Jamaica in the parish of St. Ann. My family relocated to Brooklyn New York when I was a small child. In 1977, I saw my first motion picture film, Star Wars. I was immediately hooked.
Fast forward to 1995, I graduate from Baruch College with a BBA in Advertising and immediately enrolled in a film workshop at New York Film Academy. While there, I shot my first music video for the underground rap group The Jigmastas, which became a huge hit on MTV Japan. I went on to work for MTV on the Nickelodeon magazines' Rugrats, Nickelodeon Magazine, and Nick Jr. Magazine as Production Coordinator.
After leaving MTV I worked as Producer and Editor of Jada Kiss protégé J-Hood’s feature length film debut, Ghetto Dawg 2. Both Rap War One and Ghetto Dawg2 can be seen currently airing on the Starz cable channel.
I've since written the screenplays of the upcoming urban action films The Ski Mask Way, starring and produced by multi-platinum selling rapper 50 Cent, and Cashville, starring multi-platinum selling rap artist Young Buck.
My most recent work is as writer and director of the independent feature length films Back Stab and A Kiss Of Chaos. A Kiss Of Chaos is a Latino thriller starring Adam Rodriguez (CSI:Miami), Manny Perez (Illegal Tender), Michael K. Williams (The Wire), Paul Calderon (21 Grams),and Judy Marte (Raising Victor Vargas).
My goal is to take Black and Latino filmmaking to places no one has dared to try to explore.
