Growing up in Haiti, Patrick Jerome has fond memories of his aunt coming to visit from the countryside and regaling him, his siblings and his friends with her colorful true life tales. He discovered his own powerful gifts for storytelling at age eight when his aunt left after a summer visit and he began regaling everyone with his own fictional yarns based on the world around him. Several decades later, the internationally acclaimed independent filmmaker continues to impact people with dynamic narratives from stories that spark his own freewheeling creativity. A longtime staple of Boston's thriving arts community, Patrick is also the Founder and Executive Director of the Boston International Film Festival.

Since launching his career as a producer and director with the real life based drama Deportation in 2001, Jerome has written and directed the feature length films Holla At Me (2007) and Open Vacancy (2012) and the short films Day By Day (2012) and The Last Delivery (2015). He has also served as executive producer on the 2008 film Walls Have Ears and Assassin's Bullet, a 2012 drama thriller starring Christian Slater and Donald Sutherland. As producer, director and writer, he currently has one feature (Beyond Control) and several shorts (A Time To Tell, 100 Yards Away, For Love or Money) in post-production.

From 1997-2004, he tapped into his lifelong passion for music to produce the Boston based TV show International Rhythms, an hour long weekly series showcasing music videos from artists and directors all over the world. Patrick was also the creator of the series. Like all his films, the show was produced by his company Bway 7 Productions - which he originally established in Haiti.

After enjoying a successful run at the AMC Loews Boston Common 19 and designation as an "Official Selection" of the 2015 Boston International Film Festival, Patrick's critically acclaimed feature Against The Jab is now available for rental or purchase on a wide variety of platforms, including Amazon, iTunes and YouTube On Demand. Written, directed and executive produced by veteran independent filmmaker Patrick Jerome, the film stars Leon as radio personality "DJ Mike," host of a Boston based prank phone call driven radio show called "Jab Stab." Other cast members include Scott Neufville, Clara Lago and Lonette McKee, with Jerome himself making an appearance as Detective Paul. In speaking about Against the Jab, Patrick said, "Most of my films are based on true stories or inspired by real events that spark my creativity and desire to build a unique narrative." Overcoming a lifetime of challenges, the screenwriter, director and producer's stranger than fiction journey from being a wanted man hiding from the government in Haiti to one of America's most respected independent film voices could make a powerful film (and autobiography) of its own someday.