Ti Blan
Created by Noah Petion Laforest
Directed by Dwight Ellis
Writer: Noah Petion Laforest
Producers: Sydney Crawford, Noah Petion Laforest, Haley Bowland, Cameron Cavé
Editor: Aya Troyer
Cinematographer: Dre Monteros
Costume Designer: Tommy Joia
Production Designer: Tristian Zhu
Sound Designers: Ciara Bess, John Bray, Xingrui Chen, Tala Dao, Braeden Degnon, Jaden Fields, Michael Giugliano, Esther Liu, Oliver Lu, Lilian Pang, Ting Su
Sound Editing: Margeaux McCaughey, Eurus Meng
Music: Harley James Sheppard
Logline: After being sent to live with his estranged grandmother, a troubled Haitian-American teen must navigate family expectations, unfamiliar culture, and the burden of a struggling family restaurant, while a looming debt threatens the new path he’s fighting to forge.
Runtime: 30:00
Undergraduate Film & TV
npl2012@nyu.edu
Noah Petion Laforest (he/him) is an up-and-coming Haitian-American writer, director, and producer from New York, who has recently graduated from NYU Tisch School the Arts with BFA in Film & Television, and a minor in Business, Entertainment, Media & Technology He is passionate about telling authentic, character-driven stories. Inspired by trailblazers like Issa Rae and Jordan Peele, his work blends sharp cultural insight with bold, imaginative storytelling. He is committed to championing underrepresented voices and creating narratives that both entertain and spark conversation.