Ti Toya

When a stranger crosses the path of Ti Toya, a young country girl. He wishes to take advantage of her as an easy prey, he quickly learns that she is not who he thinks she is, and this was the worst mistake of his life.

  • Michel Dessources Jr
    Director
  • Michel Dessources Jr
    Writer
  • Michel Dessources Jr
    Producer
    Executive producer
  • Koquita C Dessources
    Producer
    Assistant Producer
  • Carl Eugene Thelemaque
    Producer
    Assistant Producer
  • Graphcity Haiti
    Producer
    Production
  • Viola Audatte
    Key Cast
    "Ti Toya"
  • Ronald Innocent
    Key Cast
    "Grangren'n"
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Genres:
    Magical realism, Horror
  • Runtime:
    10 minutes 50 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    April 8, 2020
  • Production Budget:
    1,500 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Haiti
  • Country of Filming:
    Haiti
  • Language:
    Haitian
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital 4k
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - Michel Dessources Jr

Michel Dessources Jr. is a native Haitian born and raised in Port-au- Prince, Haiti. Michel Currently resides in NYC. As a young boy he was exposed to the arts where he developed an appetite for photography and film and music production.  Subsequently, Michel attended Katherine Gibbs School in NYC where he received an Associate degree in Applied Science in Visual Communications. And he attented the SVA School of Visual Art NYC for Cinematography. He has since become a photographer, graphic designer , cinematographer. And the CEO of his own record label Anacaona Records.

Michel has been a photographer, graphic designer and a filmmaker for over a decade. Everything he has learned and done has come through trial and error and it has made photography interesting and fun. As a result of fulfilling his heartfelt passion for the arts through formalized education and training.

Michel has received notoriety in his brief career through the following assignments: Photography for Tommy Hilfiger clothing lines, Art director and still photographer for Kat de Luna by Sony/Epic. He worked as an Art Director with Danny Glover at Lincoln Center NYC.  In addition, two of Michel Dessources ‘photographs were chosen by National Geographic to be part of a diverse group of images on their website. Last but not least, Mr. Dessources directed and produced multiple music videos and commercials for various independent artists and Companies.

Michel Dessources’ goal as a professional photographer and a filmmaker is to travel the world and capture nature’s beauty one frame at a time.

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Director Statement

Michel Dessources Jr made a vow to keep my grandmother legacy alive by sharing her stories as they were told to me to the world.