Mason Ewing

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Mason Ewing
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Ewing in his office in Los Angeles, 2016
Born
Mason Cyrille Elong Ewing

(1982-04-09) April 9, 1982 (age 42)
Douala, Cameroon
Nationality French, Cameroon
Occupation(s) Founder CEO of Mason Ewing Corporation, producer, stylist
Years active2011–present
Known forcinema, fashion
Awards100 People Influential
(2018)

Mason Cyrille Elong Ewing (born April 9, 1982)[ citation needed ] is a French, Cameroonian and American producer, director, scriptwriter and fashion designer living in France and the United States. [1] Ewing is blind. [2]

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Biography

Early life

Ewing was born in Douala, the economic capital of Cameroon.[ citation needed ] His father, Frederik Ewing, is an American businessman who died in November 2010. Mason lived until age four with his Cameroonian mother, [3] Marie Francesca Elong, who was a model and seamstress. She inspired him and gave him a taste for fashion. [4] Ewing spent a lot of time with her as she made clothes for her children. His mother died in March 1986.[ citation needed ]

His great-grandmother Élise then took care of him for three years. In 1989, he moved to the Paris region where he lived with his uncle and aunt [5] Lucien and Jeannette Ekwalla, [6] where he suffered extreme child abuse. [7] Not only was he locked in a room for eight years and beaten, but also chili pepper [8] was thrown in his eyes for a number of years. In 1993, he often ran away to seek help from the police and judges, asking to be removed from the care of his uncle and aunt. [9]

In 2001, Ewing was homeless and ended up at SAMU (emergency medical services in France).[ citation needed ] He won a court judgment against his uncle and aunt, for €5000 (which was never paid) and a one-year suspended sentence.[ citation needed ]

Career

Alongside his fashion projects, Ewing works on film projects in France and the U.S. He created the children's series The Adventures of Madison highlighting Baby Madison and the Mickey Boom series. In 2011, he moved to America to become a film producer. His holding company, Mason Ewing Corporation, in Los Angeles has various projects in film and TV production. He wrote a television series Eryna Bella [10] and produced Descry, a short film. [11]

Starting in April 2015, his French subsidiary Les Entreprises Ewing, subsidiary of Mason Ewing Corporation is based in Clichy, France. [12] He is a member of the French production trade union UPC. [13]

After living in Los Angeles for a few years, he returned to France to focus on his work with Mickey Boom, supported by French and international channels. [14]

In 2019, Ewing produced the romantic comedy film Love in Yaoundé. [15] [16]

On March 18, 2025, an article in Le Parisien was published revealing that Ewing was the subject of several complaints of rape and sexual assault. [17]

Awards

In 2018, Ewing was awarded the A.I.M. Award by Afrimpact Magazine in Pennsylvania for his community work.[ citation needed ] For many years he has supported the Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired and the Le Comité Contre l'Esclavage Moderne. [18] He is also an Ambassador for the Humanity & Inclusion NGO and the Le Refuge association for youths LGBTQ+ at risk.[ citation needed ] He is supported by the Secretary of State for Child Protection Adrien Taquet. [19]

Filmography

Feature film

Short film

References

  1. ↑ Spiegel, Justine (April 11, 2013). "Mason Ewing : le rêve américain". JeuneAfrique.com (in French). Jeune Afrique. Retrieved May 3, 2019.
  2. ↑ "Vox Ladies défile en mode Ewing" . Retrieved May 3, 2019– via YouTube.
  3. ↑ Ziegler, Matilda (April 30, 2012). "Feature Writer Alena Roberts – Think a Blind Man Can't Be a Fashion Designer? Think Again". Matilda Ziegler Magazine for the Blind. Archived from the original on August 13, 2020. Retrieved May 3, 2019.
  4. ↑ Haynes, Katelyn (August 17, 2017). "Acting in Style – Blindness and Cruelty Don't Deter Fashion Designer and TV Producer Mason Ewing". actorsentertainment.com. Actors Entertainment. Retrieved May 3, 2019.
  5. ↑ Cherfils, Mildrade (May 30, 2010). "The triumph of a blind clothing designer". GlobalPost. Retrieved May 3, 2019.
  6. ↑ Rousseau, Valentine (June 15, 2008). "La leçon de courage du styliste aveugle" (in French). Retrieved May 3, 2019.
  7. ↑ Millot, Ondine (April 25, 2001). "Enfant battu et perdu dans les défaillances de l'Etat". Libération.fr (in French). Retrieved May 3, 2019.
  8. ↑ "Mason Ewing JT 13H France 2" (in French). Mason Ewing Corp. June 16, 2016. Retrieved May 3, 2019– via Vimeo.
  9. ↑ Pool, Bob (April 22, 2012). "Blind fashion designer aims to make TV shows". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved May 2, 2019.
  10. ↑ Starr, Terrell Jermaine (August 27, 2012). "Blind, African-Born French Designer Hopes To Make It Big in Hollywood". NewsOne. Retrieved May 3, 2019.
  11. ↑ Ounane, Naïma (September 28, 2015). "Le talentueux Mason Ewing matérialise l'improbable" (in French). Oeil d'Afrique. Retrieved May 3, 2019.
  12. ↑ "Mason Ewing Corporation". UniFrance (in French). unifrance.org. Retrieved May 3, 2019.
  13. ↑ "Mason EWING". UPC : Union des Producteurs de Cinéma (in French). Retrieved May 3, 2019.
  14. ↑ "Creil : Mason Ewing, styliste aveugle prépare une série télévisée". Le Parisien (in French). May 22, 2015. Retrieved May 3, 2019.
  15. ↑ Mbohou, Azize (October 20, 2016). "Mason Cyrille Elong Ewing: styliste sans complexes". Cameroon Tribune (in French). Retrieved May 3, 2019.
  16. ↑ Arlot, Alexandre (March 18, 2019). "Meaux : le styliste aveugle a tourné " Coup de foudre à Yaoundé "". Le Parisien (in French). Retrieved May 3, 2019.
  17. ↑ à 18h40, Par Timothée Boutry Le 18 mars 2025 (March 18, 2025). "« Un système de prédation rodé » : l'artiste Mason Ewing visé par des plaintes pour viols et agressions sexuelles". leparisien.fr (in French). Retrieved March 18, 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  18. ↑ de Royer, Solenn (April 28, 2001). "Cyril, enfant battu et négligé par l'administration". La Croix (in French). Retrieved May 3, 2019.
  19. ↑ Taquet, Adrien (March 25, 2019). "Agenda d'Adrien Taquet (Semaine du 25 mars) – j+3". toute-la.veille-acteurs-sante.fr (in French). La Veille des Acteurs de la Santé. Retrieved May 3, 2019.
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