Mirlande Amazan
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Synopsis
Mirlande Amazan was born in Haiti (of Syrian and Cuban descent) and came to the United States at the age of three, when her family moved to New York City. Initially a psychotherapist, Mirlande enjoyed a long career in mental health across various organizations, quickly becoming a director in her field. Holding degrees in both psychotherapy and ministry, she runs a non-profit organization geared towards mental health and spiritual growth. Her past as an international model spurred her into the acting, directing and producing world, bringing her unique experience as a therapist to the scripts that she writes, aiming to break mental health stigmas and bring clarity to the masses. She is a writer, producer and director.
Acting
Bang Bang
Retired pugilist Bernard “Bang Bang” Rozyski is inspired to try his hand at training once he reconnects with his estranged grandson. While their training brings Bang Bang out of the hole he’s been living in, everyone questions his motivations, including an ex-girlfriend from decades ago, who was privy to Bang Bang’s meteoric rise in the sport in the 80s as well as the rivalry with his former opponent, her cousin and Detroit's Mayoral candidate Darnell Washington. Is Bang Bang merely passing down inherited rage, or is there true altruism behind his tutelage?
