Fredgy Noël
Directing
Biography
Fredgy Noël is a Haitian-American director and writer. She learned English watching MTV and began her career there in On-Air Promotions, where she developed an instinct for how image, rhythm, and emotion move culture. Her work lives at the intersection of humor and heartbreak, centering women who refuse to disappear. Blending visual poetry with emotional precision, her films explore identity, power, and the contradictions that shape us. She has collaborated with brands including Dr. Martens, Jergens, and NBCUniversal. Her work has received a Clio Bronze, a Promax Gold, and has screened at Tribeca, BFI, Outfest, DOC NYC, and the Museum of the City of New York. Raised between D.C., Haiti, and Miami, New York City is the place she has lived the longest—a city that continues to shape both her identity and her storytelling.
Known For
30-year-old Josephine falls in love with guys for their charm, their compassion, but more importantly, for their moms. Oh their MOMS: there's Ms. Collins, mother of Nate, with whom she wanders in museums and meticulously attends wine tastings; Michelle, Jake's mom, who bakes the most amazing butter cake and always makes sure to save a piece for Josephine, and last but not least; Bianca, Felipe's mom, who has Josephine's number on speed-dial and makes sure to use it. To Josephine, these mothers fulfill something in her that their sons are incapable of fulfilling. To what lengths will she go in order to find her next mother?
Milking It
New York Day Women follows a Haitian American woman who unexpectedly sees her mother in Manhattan during a workday—sparking an intimate exploration of identity, generational distance, and maternal strength.
New York Day Women
Marie is a young entrepreneur whose main goal is to earn enough money to contribute to her aunt’s funeral in Haiti. David is a hopeless romantic––infatuated by music and women. He sells cotton candy in order to send money back to his brother who lives in the Dominican Republic. As Marie and David compete for a profitable Orchard Beach cotton candy route, age-old conflicts arise between the two families and the two young vendors learn that their differences may be what unites them.
Cotton Candy
A lonely young woman in New York City makes a wish for “man’s best friend” to become her male companion. *wink*
The Dogfriend
The House of LaBeija is a short documentary film featuring members of the prominent ballroom family, the House of LaBeija. The House of LaBeija is the first ballroom house-- established in 1972 by Crystal LaBeija. The film pays homage to the House of LaBeija through a series of letters from its members and features original music composition from Manhattanite, Khalif Diouf, formerly known as Le1F. In 2022 the House of LaBeija's members continue the tradition of being a safe space for transgender women, a safe space for queer people, and a safe space for those who need one. They are family and New York City is their home.
The House of LaBeija
On her last night in the dorms, a faithful Catholic undergraduate trades salvation for sin, diving headfirst into a tangle of lust, love, and betrayal that confession can’t absolve.