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After all of the marvelous reviews, word of mouth and press coverage that this movie has generated thus far, thousands of fans across the world are truly anxious to see it for themselves.
THE FILM-STORY
Let us tell you a little bit about the film, and why you would want to see the best gangster-thriller since Goodfellas and Shottas. Jamaican Mafia is about Zoolian Anderson (Mykal Fax), a frustrated car salesman who desperately desires riches and respect. He discovers that he’s the nephew of a powerful crime-boss named Soljie (Paul Campbell). Zoolian eventually decides to quit the corporate world to join Soljie’s ruthless criminal organization. This film leads a journey into dark places, lit up along the way by laughter, sex and thriller-worthy surprises that will leave viewers discussing and debating it long after the movie ends.
Mykal Fax
Screenwriter and Lead Actor: “Zoo-Zoo”
Mykal Fax
is one of the few successfully blending his art forms to create great movies. Mykal is a multi-faceted creative force whose work crosses the borders of directing, acting, producing, writing, and singing on the soundtrack, the result of which is always arresting and forever fresh. His brand of creative cross-pollination fuses in a way that leaves the world in awe, and craving for more. Mykal is the Screenwriter of and creative mind behind “Jamaican Mafia”, the movie.
To date, Mykal has directed and acted in lead roles on screen and on the stage; but don’t be fooled by the baby-face. Mykal has spent over a decade honing his directing and acting skills for film and his recent foray into theater. Jamaican-born Mykal Fax migrated to the United States in the early 1990’s. Shortly after settling in Brooklyn, NY, Mykal found himself exploring the medium of video as a tool for expression. While at Samuel J. Tilden High School, Mykal and his friends experimented with sketching and recording short plays on home-made videos. Once these videos began circulating, people took note of Mykal’s early performances and were pleased with his raw talent. At the urging of viewers, Mykal started to look at acting with more seriousness and saw greater possibilities for a career as a filmmaker. Mykal used the support and encouragement from people who were in sheer awe of
his impromptu video performances to build his esteem around his passion of acting, writing, and directing movies. Without hesitation, Mykal used the momentum of his video performances to launch his career in motion pictures. Armed with his God-given talents, Mykal wrote his first full length feature called “Foreign”, and went ahead and produced it with a super low budget back in 2006. Mykal played multiple roles in front and behind the camera. He was Producer, Assistant Director, Casting Director, Location Scout, Boom Operator, Camera Operator and Protagonist. Surprisingly, “Foreign” became a smash hit amongst West Indians and later, was bootlegged worldwide.
In addition to producing “Foreign”, Mykal went back to work and released: “Bashment”, his second film, which was premiered in October of 2007 in movie theatres across Jamaica. It was highly acclaimed by the Jamaican Sunday Gleaner. “Bashment” outpaces many Jamaican-made films that have come before it. The drama
and intrigue makes it take a back seat to none, not even the classic “The Harder They Come.” Following “Bashment” was “The Roaming Lion”, which was a very suspenseful crime-thriller that was released straight to DVD by VP Records in 2009. Mykal made a guest appearance as a store patron in the popular American TV series “Law & Order” in 2010. Then “Runnin’ Time”, an action-comedy, was premiered in the CaribBEING Film Festival of 2011, and later went straight to DVD. It was distributed by VP records in 2012.
“Bashment” and “Foreign” are both highly acclaimed films, especially within the Caribbean community, and audiences are in love with the blend of comedy and high drama. Mykal Fax has high aspirations for his career and he is looking forward to taking on major roles and also representing authentic Caribbean characters on international big screens. Mykal is moving one step closer to his dream of becoming the first Caribbean-born black male to bring home the coveted Oscar award.
Orville Matherson
Producer
Producer and Actor, Orville Matherson is a graduate of DeVry University and holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Finance. After working in the financial sector in Chicago and New York City for many years, he decided to return to his first love, acting.
Matherson obtained formal training from American Academy of Dramatic Arts, Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts (RADA), Stella Adler Conservatory and Michael Howard Conservatory to further develop his acting career. Since then he has performed in a wide range of roles on stage and screen.
Onstage, he has appeared in Love’s Labor’s Lost, Machinal (directed by Jesse Berger), Blue Orange (directed by Larry Singer), Edward the Second at the American Theater of Actors and Hamlet with the Hudson Shakespeare Company. Screen credits include Law and Order SVU and Ed.
Matherson has also produced, directed and starred in the feature film, “A Dance For Grace”, as well as won ‘Best Actor’ at the Reggae International Film Festival for that role. He is also an owner of Yaad Boiiz Productions and Producer of Nite Lyfe TV Show on CVM Television in Jamaica. He has a small acting role in Jamaican Mafia as an undercover police officer and his acting experience and business acumen makes him uniquely qualified to assume the role of Producer in “Jamaican Mafia”.
Vafomba Donzo
Director
Vafomba Donzo is a multi-faceted creative force whose work crosses the borders of directing, cinematography, editing, and graphic designing, the result of which is always arresting and forever fresh. His brand of creative cross-pollination fuses in a way that leaves his clients in awe, and raving about his imaginative works.
To date, Vafomba Donzo has directed music videos for the likes of Reggae artists such as Future Fambo (Rum & Red-Bull), Nigerian Reggae Artist, The Ras General, and many more. “Donzo”, as he’s often referred to, spent many years honing his Filming, Directing, and Editing skills and is inspired to make his foray into feature length motion pictures by the legendary Hype Williams who successfully made the transition from music videos to movies and paved the way for talents like himself.
Donzo very passionately served as artistic Director of “Jamaican Mafia”, the movie, as well as creative Editor.
Elvis Griffiths
Producer
Elvis Griffiths is a graduate of Northern Caribbean University, where he studied Mass Communications with an emphasis on Television. With a talent and passion for the media, he has gained industry experience through employment at RJR Communications Group, CVM TV, CPTC, Madia Planners and Digital Video Concept as a Videographer and Editor. More recently, Elvis was employed at Jamaica News Network, where he undertook a variety of assignments including videography for events, news and current affairs, including extensive coverage of the 2011 Jamaican General Election campaign. He also participated as videographer and video editor in projects such as A-Graders, Wat A Gwaan, Grace Kitchens, Boys and Girls Champs, D Wrap and also CVM At Sunrise. Elvis has produced and directed several music videos and commercials to add to his vast array of experience in the industry. In 2012 he and his comrades formed a Film Production Company called Yaad Boiiz Film Productions and he is Producer of the television entertainment show Nite Lyfe. Elvis is also Producer of “Jamaican Mafia”.
Dale Foti
Executive Producer and Production Manager
Born and raised in Bridgeport, Connecticut, Dale attended Milford’s prestigious Lauralton Hall Catholic High School for Girls and brings to her dual roles of Production Manager and Executive Producer of the feature film, “Jamaican Mafia”, extensive experience in both the business and entertainment fields. She was also Associate Producer and Production Manager for the feature film, “A Dance For Grace”.
Her position, with one of the largest major corporations in the world, has equipped her with the skills required to manage the budget, the actors, hiring, overall scheduling, selection of talent, networking and location scouting for both films. She is an Executive Assistant with Pitney Bowes since 2002.
Prior to college, Dale also spent several years as a cheerleader, and with a love for English Grammar and writing, won first place in a Creative Writing Contest. Trained at the Broadway Dance Center, Jazz It Up Studio of Dance, Miss Liz School of Dance and at Soap Set Studios Acting School, Dale is also an accomplished dancer, actress and model who graduated from the world famous John Casablancas Modeling and Career Center.
She has appeared on the TV show Nightcap with Robin Leach and Rae Dawn Chong and can be seen in the role of the hospital’s Financial Counselor in “A Dance For Grace”, as well as the house singer, alongside Jorge Buccio in the “Little Italy” Italian Restaurant scene in “Jamaican Mafia”. With over 30 years dance experience across several genres, her invaluable insight into the creative and production aspects of dance, film and television has stood her in good stead to provide support to the many artists working on both sides of the camera.
Dale is also a member of the Benevolent and Protective order of Elks of the USA, a member of the Ladies Auxiliary for the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the USA, and a member of the Ladies Auxiliary of the American Legion, as well as a dedicated volunteer. She also won the spot of third place in a nationwide internet voting contest for a model-based reality television show, as well as winning 1st place in a recent Talent Show for her singing and is a performing member of the all-girl singing group, “The Alley Cats”.
Dale recently managed international Billboard Recording Artist, ERUP, as well as Deejay/Dancer/Recording Artist, John Bling, formerly of “Black Blingaz” World Famous Dance Crew, AKA “Mr. Mirror”.
THE FILM-STORY
Let us tell you a little bit about the film, and why you would want to see the best gangster-thriller since Goodfellas and Shottas. Jamaican Mafia is about Zoolian Anderson (Mykal Fax), a frustrated car salesman who desperately desires riches and respect. He discovers that he’s the nephew of a powerful crime-boss named Soljie (Paul Campbell). Zoolian eventually decides to quit the corporate world to join Soljie’s ruthless criminal organization. This film leads a journey into dark places, lit up along the way by laughter, sex and thriller-worthy surprises that will leave viewers discussing and debating it long after the movie ends.
Mykal Fax
Screenwriter and Lead Actor: “Zoo-Zoo”
Mykal Fax
is one of the few successfully blending his art forms to create great movies. Mykal is a multi-faceted creative force whose work crosses the borders of directing, acting, producing, writing, and singing on the soundtrack, the result of which is always arresting and forever fresh. His brand of creative cross-pollination fuses in a way that leaves the world in awe, and craving for more. Mykal is the Screenwriter of and creative mind behind “Jamaican Mafia”, the movie.
To date, Mykal has directed and acted in lead roles on screen and on the stage; but don’t be fooled by the baby-face. Mykal has spent over a decade honing his directing and acting skills for film and his recent foray into theater. Jamaican-born Mykal Fax migrated to the United States in the early 1990’s. Shortly after settling in Brooklyn, NY, Mykal found himself exploring the medium of video as a tool for expression. While at Samuel J. Tilden High School, Mykal and his friends experimented with sketching and recording short plays on home-made videos. Once these videos began circulating, people took note of Mykal’s early performances and were pleased with his raw talent. At the urging of viewers, Mykal started to look at acting with more seriousness and saw greater possibilities for a career as a filmmaker. Mykal used the support and encouragement from people who were in sheer awe of
his impromptu video performances to build his esteem around his passion of acting, writing, and directing movies. Without hesitation, Mykal used the momentum of his video performances to launch his career in motion pictures. Armed with his God-given talents, Mykal wrote his first full length feature called “Foreign”, and went ahead and produced it with a super low budget back in 2006. Mykal played multiple roles in front and behind the camera. He was Producer, Assistant Director, Casting Director, Location Scout, Boom Operator, Camera Operator and Protagonist. Surprisingly, “Foreign” became a smash hit amongst West Indians and later, was bootlegged worldwide.
In addition to producing “Foreign”, Mykal went back to work and released: “Bashment”, his second film, which was premiered in October of 2007 in movie theatres across Jamaica. It was highly acclaimed by the Jamaican Sunday Gleaner. “Bashment” outpaces many Jamaican-made films that have come before it. The drama
and intrigue makes it take a back seat to none, not even the classic “The Harder They Come.” Following “Bashment” was “The Roaming Lion”, which was a very suspenseful crime-thriller that was released straight to DVD by VP Records in 2009. Mykal made a guest appearance as a store patron in the popular American TV series “Law & Order” in 2010. Then “Runnin’ Time”, an action-comedy, was premiered in the CaribBEING Film Festival of 2011, and later went straight to DVD. It was distributed by VP records in 2012.
“Bashment” and “Foreign” are both highly acclaimed films, especially within the Caribbean community, and audiences are in love with the blend of comedy and high drama. Mykal Fax has high aspirations for his career and he is looking forward to taking on major roles and also representing authentic Caribbean characters on international big screens. Mykal is moving one step closer to his dream of becoming the first Caribbean-born black male to bring home the coveted Oscar award.
Orville Matherson
Producer
Producer and Actor, Orville Matherson is a graduate of DeVry University and holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Finance. After working in the financial sector in Chicago and New York City for many years, he decided to return to his first love, acting.
Matherson obtained formal training from American Academy of Dramatic Arts, Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts (RADA), Stella Adler Conservatory and Michael Howard Conservatory to further develop his acting career. Since then he has performed in a wide range of roles on stage and screen.
Onstage, he has appeared in Love’s Labor’s Lost, Machinal (directed by Jesse Berger), Blue Orange (directed by Larry Singer), Edward the Second at the American Theater of Actors and Hamlet with the Hudson Shakespeare Company. Screen credits include Law and Order SVU and Ed.
Matherson has also produced, directed and starred in the feature film, “A Dance For Grace”, as well as won ‘Best Actor’ at the Reggae International Film Festival for that role. He is also an owner of Yaad Boiiz Productions and Producer of Nite Lyfe TV Show on CVM Television in Jamaica. He has a small acting role in Jamaican Mafia as an undercover police officer and his acting experience and business acumen makes him uniquely qualified to assume the role of Producer in “Jamaican Mafia”.
Vafomba Donzo
Director
Vafomba Donzo is a multi-faceted creative force whose work crosses the borders of directing, cinematography, editing, and graphic designing, the result of which is always arresting and forever fresh. His brand of creative cross-pollination fuses in a way that leaves his clients in awe, and raving about his imaginative works.
To date, Vafomba Donzo has directed music videos for the likes of Reggae artists such as Future Fambo (Rum & Red-Bull), Nigerian Reggae Artist, The Ras General, and many more. “Donzo”, as he’s often referred to, spent many years honing his Filming, Directing, and Editing skills and is inspired to make his foray into feature length motion pictures by the legendary Hype Williams who successfully made the transition from music videos to movies and paved the way for talents like himself.
Donzo very passionately served as artistic Director of “Jamaican Mafia”, the movie, as well as creative Editor.
Elvis Griffiths
Producer
Elvis Griffiths is a graduate of Northern Caribbean University, where he studied Mass Communications with an emphasis on Television. With a talent and passion for the media, he has gained industry experience through employment at RJR Communications Group, CVM TV, CPTC, Madia Planners and Digital Video Concept as a Videographer and Editor. More recently, Elvis was employed at Jamaica News Network, where he undertook a variety of assignments including videography for events, news and current affairs, including extensive coverage of the 2011 Jamaican General Election campaign. He also participated as videographer and video editor in projects such as A-Graders, Wat A Gwaan, Grace Kitchens, Boys and Girls Champs, D Wrap and also CVM At Sunrise. Elvis has produced and directed several music videos and commercials to add to his vast array of experience in the industry. In 2012 he and his comrades formed a Film Production Company called Yaad Boiiz Film Productions and he is Producer of the television entertainment show Nite Lyfe. Elvis is also Producer of “Jamaican Mafia”.
Dale Foti
Executive Producer and Production Manager
Born and raised in Bridgeport, Connecticut, Dale attended Milford’s prestigious Lauralton Hall Catholic High School for Girls and brings to her dual roles of Production Manager and Executive Producer of the feature film, “Jamaican Mafia”, extensive experience in both the business and entertainment fields. She was also Associate Producer and Production Manager for the feature film, “A Dance For Grace”.
Her position, with one of the largest major corporations in the world, has equipped her with the skills required to manage the budget, the actors, hiring, overall scheduling, selection of talent, networking and location scouting for both films. She is an Executive Assistant with Pitney Bowes since 2002.
Prior to college, Dale also spent several years as a cheerleader, and with a love for English Grammar and writing, won first place in a Creative Writing Contest. Trained at the Broadway Dance Center, Jazz It Up Studio of Dance, Miss Liz School of Dance and at Soap Set Studios Acting School, Dale is also an accomplished dancer, actress and model who graduated from the world famous John Casablancas Modeling and Career Center.
She has appeared on the TV show Nightcap with Robin Leach and Rae Dawn Chong and can be seen in the role of the hospital’s Financial Counselor in “A Dance For Grace”, as well as the house singer, alongside Jorge Buccio in the “Little Italy” Italian Restaurant scene in “Jamaican Mafia”. With over 30 years dance experience across several genres, her invaluable insight into the creative and production aspects of dance, film and television has stood her in good stead to provide support to the many artists working on both sides of the camera.
Dale is also a member of the Benevolent and Protective order of Elks of the USA, a member of the Ladies Auxiliary for the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the USA, and a member of the Ladies Auxiliary of the American Legion, as well as a dedicated volunteer. She also won the spot of third place in a nationwide internet voting contest for a model-based reality television show, as well as winning 1st place in a recent Talent Show for her singing and is a performing member of the all-girl singing group, “The Alley Cats”.
Dale recently managed international Billboard Recording Artist, ERUP, as well as Deejay/Dancer/Recording Artist, John Bling, formerly of “Black Blingaz” World Famous Dance Crew, AKA “Mr. Mirror”.
