Soleil Spotlight

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Soleil Spotlight

Here's the first-ever behind-the-scenes look at the world's most trailblazing filmmakers & industry executives of color, their personal career journeys, and hilarious cultural moments. Immerse yourself into the world of film & entertainment while expanding your knowledge of different global cultures. The world is a giant marketplace and yet remains an extremely fractured place. We want to fill that in by speaking out loud on the lack of representative stories from people of color in western media. Soleil Spotlight amplifies these voices from the different diasporas of Asia, Africa Latin America, the Caribbean and the middle east. Follow us on IG - @soleil.space

  1. 07/22/2021

    Aml Ameen

    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...

    1h 15m

  2. 07/08/2021

    Ivan Herrera

    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...

    1h 9m

  3. 06/24/2021

    Romola Lucas

    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...

    1h 9m

  4. 06/10/2021

    Sofian Khan

    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 ...

    1h 3m

  5. 04/29/2021

    Storm Saulter

    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...

    1h 11m

  6. 04/15/2021

    Joseph Patel

    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 ...

    1h 13m

  7. 03/31/2021

    Rucha Pathak

    The name behind critically acclaimed film titles like Paan Singh Tomar and Neerja ( both produced by two major production companies Foxstar Studios & UTV Motion Pictures) This week from the land of Bollywood, we have with us Rucha Pathak, a multi-faceted Indian film and TV producer commemorating an eventful Women's History Month. In this episode, we're in Mumbai, India ( which produces the largest number of movies in the whole world) for a conversation with Rucha who walked u...

    1h 5m

  8. 03/18/2021

    Brenda Gilbert

    With 6 Oscar wins and 32 Oscar-nominated films, The true definition of a powerhouse boss lady is Brenda Gilbert. Behind various notable film titles like The Joker, Judas & The Black Messiah,& Queen & Slim. We have her with us straight from Vancouver conversing with us about her early aspirations to become an actress, but (didn't quite like being in the limelight) to pivoting to start an entertainment company; BRON Studios. Her Fiji roots but being a chamele...

    1h 6m
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Here's the first-ever behind-the-scenes look at the world's most trailblazing filmmakers & industry executives of color, their personal career journeys, and hilarious cultural moments. Immerse yourself into the world of film & entertainment while expanding your knowledge of different global cultures. The world is a giant marketplace and yet remains an extremely fractured place. We want to fill that in by speaking out loud on the lack of representative stories from people of color in western media. Soleil Spotlight amplifies these voices from the different diasporas of Asia, Africa Latin America, the Caribbean and the middle east. Follow us on IG - @soleil.space

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  • Creator
    Soleil Space Inc.
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2021
  • Episodes
    21
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 2023 Soleil Spotlight
  • Show Website
    Soleil Spotlight

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