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JEREMY
ROBINS
(director, co-producer) is a media educator and filmmaker
with a passion for visual storytelling. In early 2004 he produced
and directed “The Cause of Pierre Toussaint,”
a documentary on a 17th Century Haitian former slave who is
now being considered for sainthood by the Catholic church.
He worked for POV,
editing and designing curriculum for "POV's Borders"
(2002), a web-based documentary exploring migration and adolescent
identity. He's recently worked as a field producer for MTV’s
True Life, and has worked as a Director of Photography on
shows for PBS and the Hartley Film Foundation. As an educator,
he teaches production classes at Downtown
Community Television (DCTV), and has led documentary projects
with NYC public high school students since 1998. He has also
written for The Independent Film & Video Monthly and the
Brooklyn Rail.
MAGALI (MAGI) DAMAS (co-producer) has worked
the past fifteen years in video production, festival organization,
and civic activism. In 2004, she co-produced "The Cause
of Pierre Toussaint," and co-directed a music video for
Djarara which was featured on the national cable broadcast
of "Democracy Now!" with Amy Goodman. As an Associate
Producer at West Indies Productions, Haiti from 1998 to 2002,
she has help produce and promote over forty music videos,
commercials, and documentaries. She's currently the video
coordinator for HaitiXchange.com,and
works in a variety of production roles for Metrovision Production
Group, NYC. From 2000 to 2002 she helped organized Haiti second
largest festival "Gelee," in Les Cayes, as well
as a Rara festival in Paillant. She works tirelessly to promote
Haitian culture both here and in Haiti.
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