Photography by on March 5th, 2021 in Arts, Lifestyle

Edson Jean & Jaie Laplante

Miami, FL – March 5, 2021 – MDC’s 38th Annual Miami Film Festival kicked off on Friday, March 5th with the in-theater World Premiere screening of Ludi at host venue Silverspot Cinema in downtown Miami. The film is directed by Edson Jean, a Haitian-American actor/writer/director and an IFP Narrative Labs alumnus. Ludi follows a private care service worker in Miami as she desperately finagles multiple angles when a half-truth pressures her to send money to family in Haiti.

MDC’s Miami Film Festival is taking place March 5 – 14, 2021 in a hybrid format, with both in-theater and virtual presentations.

Jaie Laplante & Edson Jean

Edson Jean & Jaie Laplante

Edson Jean

Jaie Laplante

Jaie Laplante

Shein Mompremier, Edson Jean, & Jaie Laplante

Shein Mompremier

Fabiola Rodriguez

Fabiola Rodriguez, Shein Mompremier, & Edson Jean

Edson Jean

Edson Jean & Jaie Laplante

Dennis Scholl & Edson Jean

Dennis Scholl, Fabiola Rodriguez, & Edson Jean

Alan Myles Heyman, Madelin Marchant, & Edson Jean

Alan Myles Heyman, Mark Pulaski, Juan Camilo Barriga, Edson Jean, Fabiola Rodriguez, & Kerline “Kat” Alce