Yanatha

Featured in The Wall Street Journal, CBS, ABC, NBC, NPR, South Florida PBS, The New York Daily News, Black Enterprise, Huffpost, South Florida Caribbean News, etc, Desouvre is an award-winning filmmaker, full-time Faculty of Entrepreneurship, experienced educator with a unique background in information technology consulting, coaching and communications. * His commitment to professional development is central to his professional achievements as he strives to deliver superb customer service * Surrounded by diverse teams throughout his career he's coached, mentored, and established partnerships that have produced optimal results in some of the most challenging circumstances. He is passionate about generating value to any organization. * His practice of continuous improvement gives me a sense of purpose and is essential to maximizing his value to any team * Desouvre served as the Producer, and Co-Screenwriter of the award-winning short film, The Sweetest Girl (Best Short Film, Best Picture, Best Producers, Best Original Story), which garnered Oscar 2022 buzz. Inspired by the true events, and a partial adaptation of Desouvre's recently acclaimed novella, Revelations: Roads to Redemption, The Sweetest Girl is about a loving marriage of 25 years that comes to a deadly end when a husband is compelled to tell his wife his most heart-shattering secret on her death bed. It's a compelling and provocative love story, set in Haiti, haunted by human trafficking and gun violence. Desouvre was recently a contributing author to "A Legacy to Share." "A Legacy to Share" highlights Black students and alumni who cut through the incessant obstacles faced throughout this country's history to enjoy successful careers and a zest for lifelong learning. Each writer shares their experiences in their authentic voice and their secrets of resilience with the next generation. Writers represent graduates from 1968 through 2020. The book also features infographics, a foreword by President John Fry, and lists of Black Drexel pioneers, members of the Drexel 100 and members of the Board of Directors. The purpose of the "A Legacy to Share" Book Project is to inspire Black students with proceeds going towards DUBAC scholarships for current and future students. Get "A Legacy to Share" Today Lifelong friends and now multi-award-winning filmmaking trio Samuel Ladouceur, Director and Producer (A Great Day in Harlem, Power, Boardwalk Empire, True to the Game, Flatbush), Harry Jeudy, Screenwriter and Producer (A Great Day in Harlem, The Sweetest Girl, Flatbush) and Yanatha Desouvre, Screenwriter and Producer (The Sweetest Girl, Flatbush, Fragmented Scars) have signed with Crystal Ship Artists Agency for representation ahead of their long-awaited feature film, Flatbush, inspired by true events. Flatbush is a true-crime thriller written by prolific screenwriter Harry Jeudy and set in the unforgiving streets of 1990 Brooklyn, NY. The close and loving relationship between Haitian American teenager Harold and his mother are tested when they are caught between two worlds: survival or loyalty. Faced with insurmountable obstacles that put their lives in imminent danger, they are forced to find unorthodox ways to survive. Flatbush is a coming-of-age story showcasing the overt xenophobia exhibited towards the Haitian community in New York throughout the 1990s. With Flatbush, experience a community with no choice but to fight back, reclaim their dignity and uphold their sense of self-worth by any means necessary. The film tells the true story of how the Haitian American community rose above stigmatization and thrived against all odds. When Desouvre was seven years old his Sunday School teacher was shot and killed. That event stuck with him and he will now honor his late Sunday School school teacher with his latest script Fragmented Scar. Inspired by true events, Fragmented Scars follows the timid teenager, Grayson Goodman, who witnesses the shooting of his beloved teacher in a close-knit community; his pursuit of the truth unravels secrets that sinister forces will protect by any means, which puts his family's life in imminent danger. Fragmented Scars is the prequel to the award-winning short film - The Sweetest Girl.