Storm Saulter

Storm Saulter (born September 21, 1983)[1] is a Jamaican filmmaker and photographer. He wrote and directed the 2010 film Better Mus' Come[2] and directed the 2018 film Sprinter. In 2020, Sprinter was released on Netflix.

Storm Saulter
Born (1983-09-21) September 21, 1983
Negril, Jamaica
OccupationFilmmaker, photographer

Life and career

Storm Saulter is a filmmaker and visual artist from Negril, Jamaica. Storm’s award winning debut feature film BETTER MUS' COME was hailed by critics as signaling a fresh new movement of independent filmmaking throughout the region. The film secured distribution with Ava Duvernay’s ARRAY Studios, which led to a theatrical release as well as a streaming debut on NETFLIX in North America. BBCTWO streamed the film in the United Kingdom.

On the heels of his breakout film, Saulter co-founded the New Caribbean Cinema collective, a group of emerging Caribbean auteurs determined to get their stories on the big screen by any means necessary. The group used community filmmaking tactics to create 7 groundbreaking short films, by different directors, with virtually no budget. Those shorts were combined into one feature length anthology film titled “Ring Di Alarm!”, which premiered at the British Film Institute in London.

In 2015, Saulter served as the first ever Filmmaker-in-Residence at The University of the West indies in Kingston, Jamaica.

Storm has directed Music Videos for Sean Paul & Sia, Chronixx, Arcade Fire, Protoje and Popcaan. Saulter served as 2nd Unit Director for Beyoncé and Jay-Z ‘s On The Run 2 world tour. His photography has been published in Rolling Stone Magazine and The FADER to name a few. His experimental film and photography work has been exhibited at The Brooklyn Museum, The British Museum, the National Gallery of Jamaica, and the Museum of Contemporary Art, Miami. He is also a commercial director, working extensively with athletes like Usain Bolt and brands like PUMA, RED STRIPE, and ANGOSTURA.

Storm wrote and directed his 2nd feature film SPRINTER which swept the 2018 American Black Film Festival winning “Best Director”, “Best Narrative Feature” and the “Audience Award”. The film went on to win several best-of-festival awards including "Best Narrative Feature" at the 2019 Pan African Film Festival in Los Angeles, and the “Audience Award” at the 2019 BlackStar Film Festival in Philadelphia.

SPRINTER is Executive Produced by Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith. It was released on NETFLIX in the USA, Canada, and the Caribbean. Sprinter is currently streaming on HULU in North America, SKY CINEMA in the United Kingdom, and in over 40 countries across the African continent with MULTICHOICE GROUP. Storm is represented for film & television by CREATIVE ARTISTS AGENCY (CAA) in Los Angeles, California.


Style and reception

Saulter's work focuses on Jamaican stories.[3][4] He is often a director for his films in addition to a writer. Variety magazine writer, Courtney Howard, described his film Sprinter as intricate and character-driven, stating that the film has a "pulsating energy".[5]

His film “Sprinter” won several awards including Best Director, Audience Award, and the Grand Jury Prize from the American Black Film Festival, the New Visions Award from the Bahamas International Film Festival, and Jury Prize from Pan African Film Festival.[6] Saulter's photographs and films have been shown at various art exhibitions, including at the Jamaica Biennial (2014 and 2017)[7][8] and Art Basel.[9]

Work

Music videos
  • "Shaka Zulu Pickney", Tarrus Riley's 2010 song - director, cinematographer, editor [10]
  • "My Heart" Wayne Marshall featuring Mavado (2010) - director, cinematographer, editor
  • "Who Knows", Protoje featuring Chronixx (2014) - director, cinematographer, editor [11]
  • "Peter Pan", Arcade Fire (2018) - director, cinematographer, editor [12]
  • "Skankin’ Sweet", Chronixx (2018) - director[13]
  • "Like Royalty", Protoje featuring Popcaan (2020) - director, editor
  • "Urban Snare Cypher", Equiknoxx (2020) - director, editor
  • "Dynamite", Sean Paul featuring SIA (2021) - director, editor

Films
  • Better Mus’ Come (2010) - Director, Screenwriter, Cinematographer, Editor [3][4]
  • Ring Di' Alarm (Anthology Film, 2012) - Executive Producer, Director (1 of 6), Cinematographer
  • Sprinter (2018) - Director, Screenwriter[14]

Art Exhibitions
  • PRIZM Art Fair 2020 "NOIR, NOIR: MEDITATIONS ON AFRICAN CINEMA AND ITS INFLUENCE ON VISUAL ART" -

Suzie Wong Presents, Virtual, December 2020

  • “When Night Stirred at Sea: Contemporary Caribbean Art” - Peel Art Gallery Museum & Archives (PAMA), Canada, October 2020
  • “I Shall Return Again” - National Gallery West, Jamaica, 2018
  • “Jamaican Pulse: Art and Politics from Jamaica and the Diaspora” - Royal West of England Academy, UK, 2016
  • “Jamaican Routes” - Punkt Ø / Galleri F 15, Norway, 2016
  • Jamaica Biennial - National Gallery of Jamaica, 2017
  • “EN MAS’: Carnival and Performance Art of the Caribbean” - Contemporary Arts Center New Orleans, 2015
  • Jamaica Biennial - National Gallery of Jamaica, 2014
  • “Canopy Guild” - New Local Space (NLS), Jamaica, 2014
  • (e)merge Art Fair - New Local Space / Arc Magazine, Washington DC, USA, 2014
  • “I is Another” - New Art Exchange, Nottingham, UK 2012
  • National Biennial of Jamaica - National Gallery of Jamaica, 2012
  • National Biennial of Jamaica - National Gallery of Jamaica, 2010
  • “Score & Script: Music in Video” - Contemporary Arts Center New Orleans, 2007
  • “Infinite Island: Contemporary Caribbean Art” - The Brooklyn Museum, USA, 2007
  • LOOP Barcelona - Galeria Senda, Spain, 2005
  • PARIS Photo - Galeria Senda, France, 2005
  • PULSE Miami - Galeria Senda, USA, 2005
  • Berlin Art Fair - Galeria Senda, Germany, 2005
  • Scope Art Fair - Galeria Senda, USA, 2004
  • “Quirky, Odd & Out of Sorts: Five Artists from the Caribbean React to Stereotypes” - Movimiento De Arte Y Cultura Latino Americano (MACLA), USA, 2004
  • “Against the Law, Artists Rewrite the Books” - Bernice Steinbaum Gallery, USA, 2004
  • Art Basel Miami - The Moore Space, USA, 2004
  • 5th Caribbean Biennial - Museo De Arte Moderno, Dominican Republic, 2003
  • “Fresh Video Lounge” - Art Basel Miami, Rocket Projects Gallery, USA, 2003
  • “Optic Nerve” - Museum of Contemporary Art Miami, USA, 2003

Awards and honors
  • American Advertising Federation
    • 2021 Gold Addy Award - Director - Jack Daniel's "Gentleman Jack Culture Shakers" Branded Content and Entertainment Campaign for Brown Forman
  • The Telly Awards
    • 2021 Gold Award - Director - Jack Daniel's "Gentleman Jack Culture Shakers"
  • Private Sector Organization of Jamaica
    • 50 Under 50 Business Leaders Shaping Jamaica's Future
  • Jamaica Gleaner
    • Honor Award for Entertainment

References
  1. Martens, Emiel (2015-11-29). "Towards a New Caribbean Cinema? An Interview with Jamaican Filmmaker Storm Saulter". Imaginations: Journal of Cross-Cultural Image Studies. 6 (2). doi:10.17742/IMAGE.CCN.6-2.3.
  2. "Jamaica Observer Limited". Jamaica Observer, Better Mus' Come to All Jamaica October 07, 2010.
  3. Obenson, Tambay (10 May 2019). "'Sprinter' Director Storm Saulter Shows That Jamaica Means More Than James Bond". IndieWire. Retrieved 13 June 2020.
  4. Rapold, Nicolas (14 March 2013). "Jamaican Passions in a Time of Tumult". The New York Times. Retrieved 13 June 2020.
  5. Howard, Courtney (2019-04-26). "Film Review: 'Sprinter'". Variety. Retrieved 2019-05-07.
  6. "Sprinter now on Netflix USA and major streaming platforms". www.loopjamaica.com.
  7. "Jamaica Biennial 2014..." Jamaica Observer. Retrieved 13 June 2020.
  8. McLaughlin, Rosanna (20 April 2017). "Postcard from Jamaica". Frieze. Retrieved 13 June 2020.
  9. Triff, Alfredo (4 December 2003). "Art During Basel". Miami New Times. Retrieved 13 June 2020.
  10. Cooke, Mel (4 November 2018). "Story of the Song : 'Shaka Zulu Pickney': a part of warrior heritage". jamaica-gleaner.com. Retrieved 13 June 2020.
  11. Meschino, Patricia (17 April 2015). "Jamaica's Protoje Takes Control, Impacts New Markets With 'Ancient Future'". Billboard. Retrieved 13 June 2020.
  12. Rettig, James (20 September 2018). "Arcade Fire - "Peter Pan" Video". Stereogum. Retrieved 13 June 2020.
  13. "Chronixx Shares 'Skankin' Sweet' Video: Watch". Billboard. 1 August 2018. Retrieved 13 June 2020.
  14. "Review: 'Sprinter' puts Jamaican spin on inspiring sports genre". Los Angeles Times. 23 April 2019. Retrieved 13 June 2020.
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