Monica Sorelle is a Haitian-American filmmaker and artist born and based in Miami. Her work explores alienation and displacement and preserves cultural traditions within Miami & the Caribbean with a focus on the African & Latin diasporas that reside there.
Monica’s feature directorial debut, Mountains, had its world premiere at Tribeca Festival, where it was awarded a Special Jury Mention in the U.S. Narrative Feature competition. Mountains later had its international premiere at TIFF, received awards from Miami Film Festival, BlackStar, and Indie Memphis, and screened at festivals around the world, including Glasgow Film Festival, Mill Valley Film Festival, and AFI Fest. Mountains was nominated for two Film Independent Spirit Awards, with Monica receiving the Someone to Watch Award.
Films
Mountains
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(2024)
While looking for a new home for his family, a Haitian demolition worker (Atibon Nazaire) is faced with the realities of redevelopment as he is tasked with dismantling his rapidly gentrifying Miami neighborhood.