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Numa Perrier

Numa Perrier

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Biography

Numa Perrier (born December 14, 1984) is a Haitian-American actress, director, writer, producer and visual artist. She is the founder of House of Numa and co-founder of Black&Sexy TV. Her first feature film, Jezebel, premiered at SXSW in 2019 and was released on Netflix in 2020.

Known For

Wonder Man
7.0

Simon and Trevor, two actors at opposite ends of their careers, chase life-changing roles.

Wonder Man

2026
The Wonder Years
7.0

A coming of age story set in the late 1960s that takes a nostalgic look at a black middle-class family in Montgomery, Alabama through the point-of-view of imaginative 12 year-old Dean. With the wisdom of his adult years, Dean’s hopeful and humorous recollections show how his family found their “wonder years” in a turbulent time. Inspired by the classic series of the same name.

The Wonder Years

2021
SMILF
5.9

A raw and honest comedic look at a single, 20-something from Southie whose desires for relationships, sex, and a career collide with the realities of young, single motherhood.

SMILF

2017
Cinema Toast
7.0

Re-edited and re-scored footage from public domain films, overdubbed with performances of contemporary actors to tell new, wholly original stories.

Cinema Toast

2021
UnPrisoned
6.8

A messy but perfectionist relationship therapist and single mom has her life turned right-side-up when her dad gets out of prison and moves in with her and her teenage son.

UnPrisoned

2023
The Perfect Find
6.1

After a high-profile firing, everything is at stake for 40-year-old Jenna: her career, her ticking biological clock, and her bank account. Her fashion career comeback hits a snag when she falls for a charming, much younger coworker — who happens to be her boss’s son. As sparks fly, Jenna must decide if she’ll risk it all on a secret romance with the one person who could destroy her comeback.

The Perfect Find

2023
Da Sweet Blood of Jesus
4.8

Dr. Hess Green becomes cursed by a mysterious ancient African artifact and is overwhelmed with a newfound thirst for blood. Soon after his transformation he enters into a dangerous romance with Ganja Hightower that questions the very nature of love, addiction, sex, and status.

Da Sweet Blood of Jesus

2015
First Time Female Director
3.8

Writer Sam is thrust into the role of director at a local theater after her predecessor gets fired. Barely making it through each rehearsal, Sam struggles to wrangle her eclectic cast while trying different tactics to make her play a success.

First Time Female Director

2023
Fuzzy Head
3.4

Insomnia-ridden Marla is on the run after the murder of her mother. Now, Marla must confront her everlasting void to find out the truth of what really happened and at last, undo all that's been done.

Fuzzy Head

2023
Jerico
N/A

The story of best friends who set out on a dangerous, but comedic journey that challenges the restrictions of a Jim Crow South to fulfill their dreams.

Jerico

2016
Sunday's Child
6.0

Esi is a 25 year old, queer, biracial woman. Growing up in a conservative town in Missouri with immigrant parents, her sexuality and desire to be a photographer have become laced with shame and guilt. Six months after moving to LA, we find Esi isolated and disconnected from world around her. After another day of feeling invisible as a PA, Esi stumbles upon a vivid house party of QTPOC (queer and trans people of color). For the first time in her life, Esi is welcomed into a community where she can let down her walls, let go of societal and family pressures and begin to embrace her true self.

Sunday's Child

2021
Beautiful Destroyer
10.0

Dedicated and respected criminal psychiatrist Jake Morrison is trained to help individuals cope with trauma. In one of his most bizarre cases, Jake finds himself going down a road that he never imagined. The NYPD's newest inmate, Leigh, is a woman scarred by a devastating childhood. She witnessed her mother's brutal murder at the hands of the woman who raised her from then on. Victoria is a ruthless drug lord who forces Leigh to live a life ruled by lies, betrayal and murder. Only when Leigh meets Greg does she start to understand the true meaning of love, but it might be too late.

Beautiful Destroyer

2015
The Island
N/A

Zora, a young black woman, discovers that her father has been murdered during her family’s luxury vacation in Caribbean. With the help of her surviving family members, Zora must save herself from dying at the hands of the beautiful, Martisha and avoid the mythical obstacles throughout the island. During this journey, Zora learns that she is even more powerful than she thought.

The Island

2022
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N/A

The film will focus on Lauren Simmons’ journey as the youngest-ever equity trader to work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, only the second Black woman in history to fill that role.

Midas Touch

Pastor Jones 2: Lord Guide My 16 Year Old Daughter
1.0

A family is torn apart by their daughter's pregnancy. It's up to Pastor Jones to guide the family.

Pastor Jones 2: Lord Guide My 16 Year Old Daughter

2006
Jezebel
6.0

A true story. In the last days of her mother’s life, 19-year-old Tiffany crashes with five family members in a Las Vegas studio apartment. In order to make ends meet, her sister, a phone sex operator, introduces her to the world of fetish cam girls.

Jezebel

2020
Florida Water
N/A

Numa Perrier reimagines the story and moments in a distinct photograph of her mother. What results is a complex merging of memory, absence, and imagery set against the backdrop of Port Au Prince, Haiti.

Florida Water

2014
Sir
N/A

The ritual and propriety of tying a bow tie is likened to the well heeled, well raised gentleman. Notions of assimilation and propriety are part of the subtext of this routine. I explore this with anonymity and sparse yet deliberate sound design.

Sir

2015
Judi: A Series of Memories
7.0

The provocative portrayal of a sugar addicted diabetic. Through the mind of her daughter/caretaker we see and experience the disturbing elements of their relationship to each other and the disease.

Judi: A Series of Memories

2005
Una Great Movie
5.0

As a screenwriter takes notes from Hollywood executives, her beautiful diverse movie about a black American woman traveling to Mexico, slowly becomes a romantic comedy with an all-white cast. A quirky cerebral look into commercialism and greed, juxtaposed with a heartwarming movie that challenges stereotypes.

Una Great Movie

2019