North Miami Beach native debuts Haitian film at Tribeca Film Fest

North Miami Beach native and director Elisee Junior St. Preux debuts his first feature film at the Tribeca Film Festival next month. Courtesy of Elisee Junior St. Preux.

By Raisa Habersham

Filmmaker Elisee Junior St. Preux’s oldest sister left home and never came back.

“We have no idea where she is today,” he said. “She just stopped communicating with us.”

The family conflict was the inspiration for the North Miami Beach native’s feature-length film, “The Tropic Sun and His Eyes,” which debuts at the Tribeca Film Festival next month. The film will screen an official selection in the International Narrative Competition during the festival, which runs June 3-14 in New York.

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