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Riding the high of the success of British cult classic Kidulthood, the highly popular Netflix show Sense 8, to landing the role of D in Yardie after bumping into Idris Elba in an airport, to playing the fallible character of Simon in HBO's I May Destroy You. The actor and director Aml Ameen is in the house people!!! He needs no introduction but we'll give him one anyway, not only does he speaks to everything we champion at Soleil in his passion and ethos, but also lite...

Bantú Mama is making waves on the festival circuit having just closed this year's Third Horizon Film Festival. All the way from the Dominican Republic we have filmmaker Ivan Herrera. Ivan spoke to us about the moment he realized he wanted to be a filmmaker, his transition from commercial to independent projects, and unpacked why Bantú Mama is an ode to transculturalism. Follow Ivan on IG @ivanherrera and Bantú Mama @bantumama.film Don't forget to rate and subscribe!Follow us on IG - @soleil.s...

Founder of the Caribbean Film Academy and Director of Third Horizon Film Festival ( one of the best festivals in the world) we have Romola Lucas with us. From marine biologist and geologist to now lawyer, and film producer. Romola's story of perseverance proves to us that you really can do it all! Starting with her childhood in Guyana with its white sand and brown water and moving through. And she also introduced us to our new favorite drink - swank! Third Horizon...

Emmy-nominated director, cinematographer and founder of Capital K Pictures, Sofian Khan joins us with a truly beautiful and inspiring conversation. Sofian spoke to us about his desire to create multilayered diaspora stories of art imitating life, the incredible story of Afghan and Iraqi translators captured in his lauded documentary The Interpreters, and perhaps the most eclectic mix of Soleil Speaks we've had to date featuring both Lancashire and Pakistani slang! Follow Sofian on ...

From creating concert visuals for Beyonce and Jay-Z, to being mentored by the legendary Director X, to having Will & Jada Smith as Executive producers, we have Jamaican filmmaker and visual artist, Storm Saulter. Storm takes us on his creative journey way back from picking up his first disposable camera as a kid in Negril, Jamaica, to making his award-winning feature films Better Mus’ Come and Sprinter. Storm is a true creative force who also seeks to embed the complex social and cultural...

Academy Award, BAFTA and Independent Spirit Award-winning producer, writer, director and truly gifted storyteller. The first-ever South Asian to win an Oscar in the category of documentary feature! What an incredible year it has been for Joseph Patel, as you'll learn from this episode. From changing his name Moneesh to a more 'white sounding' one at a young age, to hanging out in Questlove's apartment in Philly at 4am, to his most recent project on serving as a producer on the Sundance ...