Monica Sorelle

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Monica Sorelle
Born
Miami, Florida, US
Occupations
  • Filmmaker
  • producer
  • artist
Works Mountains (2023)
Awards Film Independent Spirit Awards - Someone to Watch Award (2024)

Monica Sorelle is a Haitian-American filmmaker and visual artist based in Miami.

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Early life and education

Sorelle was born and raised in North Miami, Florida to Haitian parents. [1] [2]

She started taking film classes at 16, and attended Miami Dade College and University of Central Florida, where she received a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Film in 2012. [1] [3] [4]

Career

Sorelle produced a number of short films that have been awarded at festivals such as Berlinale, BlackStar Film Festival and Miami Film Festival, and acquired by Criterion Channel and Indiana University Black Film Center & Archive. [5]

She was awarded the Artist Fellowship from the Caribbean Cultural Institute at Pérez Art Museum Miami in 2021. [6] In 2023, her video work was exhibited on PAMM TV, Pérez Art Museum Miami's streaming service for video art. [7] Sorelle is a 2023 Artists in Residence in Everglades (AIRIE) Fellow and recipient of the South Florida Cultural Consortium Fellowship. [8]

Sorelle co-wrote and directed her feature film debut, Mountains (2023), about the impact of gentrification in Miami's Little Haiti through the lens of a Haitian demolition worker and his family. [9] [10] Mountains had its world premiere at the 2023 Tribeca Film Festival, [11] where it received a Special Jury Mention in the U.S. Narrative competition, and its international premiere in the Centrepiece program at the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival. [12] Mountains received several festival awards, including Miami Film Festival’s Made in MIA award. [13] Sorelle won the Someone to Watch Award at the 39th Film Independent Spirit Awards. [14] [15] The film was released theatrically in the United States in 2024. [16]

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References

  1. 1 2 Rosa, Amanda (March 14, 2024). "Miami-made film about gentrification in Little Haiti is making a splash at festivals". The Miami Herald. Retrieved April 16, 2024.
  2. ↑ "Little Haiti fights off development in Monica Sorelle's first feature film". WLRN. Retrieved 2024-04-16.
  3. ↑ Busto, Carolina del. "Monica Sorelle Shines a Light on Gentrification in Her Film Mountains". Miami New Times. Retrieved 2024-04-16.
  4. ↑ Slater, Shane (2023-06-26). "Interview: Director Monica Sorelle on Crafting 'Mountains' and Exploring Gentrification in Little Haiti". Awards Radar. Retrieved 2024-04-16.
  5. ↑ "Monica Sorelle". Film Independent. Retrieved 2024-04-16.
  6. ↑ "Monica Sorelle – Caribbean Cultural Institute" . Retrieved 2024-04-16.
  7. ↑ Rosa, Amanda (September 12, 2023). "Move over Netflix. This Miami art museum is launching its own streaming service". The Miami Herald. Retrieved April 16, 2024.
  8. ↑ "Monica Sorelle, AIRIE 2023 Fellow". Artists in Residence in Everglades. Retrieved 2024-04-16.
  9. ↑ "MONICA SORELLE ON TF23 U.S. NARRATIVE SELECTION 'MOUNTAINS', MIAMI'S GENTRIFICATION, & FIGHTING FOR THE SLICE OF THE AMERICAN PIE". Tribeca. 2023-10-09. Retrieved 2024-04-16.
  10. ↑ Sorelle, Monica (2023-06-09), Mountains (Drama), Atibon Nazaire, Sheila Anozier, Chris Renois, Filmes Conéme, Neon Heart Productions, retrieved 2024-04-16
  11. ↑ "Mountains | 2023 Tribeca Festival". Tribeca. Retrieved 2024-04-16.
  12. ↑ "Mountains". TIFF. Retrieved 2025-01-01.
  13. ↑ Rosa, Amanda (April 17, 2024). "Films on Little Haiti gentrification and Cuba in the '90s win big at Miami Film Festival". Miami Herald.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  14. ↑ Thomas, Carly (2024-01-07). "Monica Sorelle, Monique Walton, Set Hernandez Win Independent Spirit Emerging Filmmaker Awards". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2024-04-16.
  15. ↑ "Film Independent Honors 2024 Spirit Awards Winners at 39th Annual Ceremony". Film Independent. Retrieved 2024-04-16.
  16. ↑ Wiseman, Andreas (2024-06-03). "Indie Spirit Winner & Tribeca Title 'Mountains' Gets Domestic Deal With Music Box". Deadline. Retrieved 2025-01-01.
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