Bios
Producer / Cinematographer
Agape is a freelance cinematographer & producer. He holds a BFA in Digital Film from AIU, where he graduated Summa Cum Laude. His work—varying from Documentaries and TV Shows to Commercials and Sports Entertainment—has taken him to over 20 countries around the world.
He was raised in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, where his parents managed a non-profit organization and strived to share hope in the face of brokenness and pain. It was there, at a young age, that Agape developed a passion for culture, music, film, and travel. His parents were critically injured in the 2010 earthquake, and this shift is what brought Agape to call South Florida “home,” after living in different areas of the U.S. and the Dominican Republic. Fault of Freedom is a retelling of Barb and Patrick's story, one small picture in the greater narrative of Haiti's pursuit of liberty in the midst of suffering.
Agape’s passion is to tell stories through the art of media… and believes that media, in its various forms, leads not only to inspiration, but innovation. He knows stories carry societies and people, in a way nothing else does, to self-discovery, growth, and purpose. This led him to found Agape Media Group.
Director / Editor
Simone Jude is a film director whose experience spans from internationally distributed feature films to television advertisements with a more recent emphasis on short form documentaries. In 2020, she founded Crown Shine Studios, a creative video agency in San Francisco, to create video content for forward thinking organizations and change-makers in social justice, health, and social impact.
This is Jude's third feature documentary film. Her directorial debut, Immaculate Confession, a feature documentary film about Catholic priests and nuns who fell in love and married in the 60s, premiered at the United Nations Association Film Festival and showed internationally. Her second feature documentary, Public Sex, Private Lives, follows the personal lives of three adult film performers required to defend their choices to their families, communities, and the U.S. government, and is distributed internationally.
Simone Jude's early passion for documentary propelled her to study film at both the University of Southern California and New York University - Tisch School of the Arts, where she earned a BFA in film and television production.
Jude is thrilled to collaborate with co-director and cinematographer Agape Lataillade to tell the riveting story of his parents' survival story in the 2010 Haiti earthquake alongside the country's ongoing struggle for freedom and sovereignty.
Rachel Jean
Associate Producer / Researcher
Blending her passion for storytelling with her extensive experience in education, Rachel holds a Masters in Film & Media Studies from Arizona State University and is also a Graduate Alum of Florida International University, with a Masters in Science in Curriculum & Instruction in English. Rachel’s unique perspective is enriched further by her National Board Teaching certification, which equipped her with essential skills in organization, research, and communication.
Her roles as an English department head, teacher, copy editor, and curriculum writer cultivated a deep understanding of managing diverse projects and teams. When not working on Film and Media Projects, Rachel’s work focuses on English education. She is the daughter of Patrick and Barb, and the sister to Agape.
Her publications include “Promoting Social Action Through Visual Literacy” (Radical Teacher, 2018), and “Sankofa: African-American Continuing Struggle for a Quality Education” (Co-authored, Published by Old Dillard Museum, 2017).
