Riding the high of the success of British cult classic Kidulthood, the highly popular Netflix show Sense 8,  to landing the role of D in Yardie after bumping into Idris Elba in an airport, to playing the fallible character of Simon in HBO's I May Destroy You.  The actor and director Aml Ameen is in the house people!!! He  needs no introduction but we'll give him one anyway,  not only does he speaks to everything we champion at Soleil in his passion and ethos, but also literally speaks a little bit of Priya and Micha's language as someone who is British-Caribbean! Aml walked us through his incredible career path, from his hilarious anecdotes, to now directed and starred in the first all-black British romantic comedy holiday film Boxing Day.  This is not an episode to miss!   

Follow Aml on IG @amlameenbaby

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Credits -
Producer: Soleil Space
Hosts: Micha Cooper-Edwards, Priya Shanmuganathan
Guest: Aml Ameen
Editor: Cooper Conley-Currier
Music: Foreigner 
Outro Song: Ebo Taylor - Heaven 

Bantú Mama is making waves on the festival circuit having just closed this year's Third Horizon Film Festival. All the way from the Dominican Republic we have filmmaker Ivan Herrera. Ivan spoke to us about the moment he realized he wanted to be a filmmaker, his transition from commercial to independent projects, and unpacked why Bantú Mama is an ode to transculturalism.

Follow Ivan on IG @ivanherrera and Bantú Mama @bantumama.film

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Credits -
Producer: Soleil Space
Hosts: Micha Cooper-Edwards, Priya Shanmuganathan
Guest: Ivan Herrera
Editor: Cooper Conley-Currier
Music: Foreigner 
Outro Song: Fernando Villalona - Dominicana Soy 

Founder of the Caribbean Film Academy and Director of Third Horizon Film Festival ( one of the best festivals in the world)  we have  Romola Lucas with us. From marine biologist and geologist to now lawyer, and film producer.  Romola's story of perseverance proves to us that you really can do it all! Starting with her childhood in Guyana with its white sand and brown water and moving through.  And she also introduced us to our new favorite drink - swank! 

Third Horizon Film Festival is an annual celebration of the Caribbean, its diaspora and other marginalized and underrepresented spaces in the Global South - and is taking place right now, from June 23rd to June 26th. Check it out at www.thirdhorizonfilmfestival.com 

Follow Romola on IG @romiiluke  and Third Horizon Film Festival @thrdhrzn

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Credits -
Producer: Soleil Space
Hosts: Micha Cooper-Edwards, Priya Shanmuganathan
Guest: Romola Lucas
Editor: Cooper Conley-Currier
Music: Foreigner 
Outro Song: Damian Marley - Speak Life