Hey everyone — Jores Philippe Jr. here, director and writer based in New York City.
My short film script, The Hands That Beat The Drum, just made the Quarterfinals, and I'm genuinely grateful to be in this space.
The film is about a Haitian family living in NYC trying to navigate through grief and legacy. It's a bilingual story, part English, part Haitian Creole, and it's deeply personal to me as a Haitian filmmaker.
We're currently in pre-production and moving toward a summer and fall shoot in New York. If you're a filmmaker, writer, or just someone who loves stories rooted in culture and family, I'd love to connect.
Congrats to all the fellow Quarterfinalists. Let's keep going.
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Congratulations, Jores! Making it to the Quarterfinals is a huge achievement. Your story sounds incredibly moving and personal—bilingual and culturally rooted stories like this are so important. Wishing you and your team the best as you move into pre-production and shoot later this year. Can’t wait to see it come to life!
Thank you, I really appreciate that. This story means a lot to me — it's rooted in my culture and my family, so hearing that it resonates means everything. We're deep in pre-production now and pushing forward. Thanks for the kind words and the support.
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Congrats Jores, where in NYC are you? I'm in flushing queens
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Hey, @billy Kwack, thank you. I'm in Elmont, technically Long Island, but right at the border of Queens.
Hey Jores, i know Elmont. Have any videos I can watch?