Black History Month Event at Independent Lake Worth Movie Theater to Feature West Palm native and his award-winning animation
Lake Worth Fla./January 2023…To celebrate Black History Month, Jason Fleurant, known as JaFLEU, will show his 45-minute, award-winning animated film collection “TReal Toonz” for the first time locally at the independent Movies of Lake Worth, 7380 Lake Worth Road, at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 4.
https://www.moviesoflakeworth.com/location/3271/Lake-Worth-Showtimes
Focused on sharing black stories from a Haitian-American perspective, the Palm Beach Lakes Community High School graduate has made a name for himself internationally, showing his works at film festivals and art shows.
Among his awards and nominations are: 2022 Outstanding Animated Series nominee NAACP Image Awards; 2021 Best Animated Short finalist Kenya International Sports Film Festival Nairobi; and the winner of 2020 Ed Supersnipe Animation Award 14TH Buffalo Int’l Film Festival Buffalo, N.Y.; 2020 Best Web Series Urban Film Festival Miami, Florida, and 2020 Best Animated Short The-film-maker-project South Florida PBS Station.
JaFLEU’s works are exhibited internationally, and in the homes of professor and author Michael Eric Dyson, U.S. Sen. Cory Booker, recording artist singer Jill Scott and more. His “Treal Toonz” art was featured during HULU’s “Huluween.” His works can be watched on the Black-owned streaming network, Kweli TV. https://www.kweli.tv/
Inspired by the anniversary of the 2010 Haitian earthquake held at Lynn University in Boca Raton, Fleurant started studying cartooning in 2016. He evolved to creating his powerful animation. “Making my art more dynamic led me down this path,” said the self-taught visual artist, animator and indie film creator. “I’ve never screened anything locally.”
“I’m so proud to host JaFLEU to show his award-winning animation shorts at our theater. We’ll have a red carpet and all the trimmings of a premier for children, students and animation buffs who come out to see his work and meet him,” said Rochelle Walters, general manager, Movies of Lake Worth.
Tickets at the door or this link are $10 adults, $7 students include the screening and a Q&A with the artist. https://ticketing.useast.veezi.com/purchase/82138?siteToken=9qw39wrc3ftd4660r7387c84sr