Production studio ArtClass Content has signed director Fredgy Noël for representation in the U.S. A writer and director known for her relatable, inclusive, female-focused stories, Noël balances narrative and documentary techniques in her filmmaking for vital non-profit organizations and global brands alike.
Noël’s work utilizes compelling visuals, rhythmic sounds, powerful graphics, and color grades, drawing on her background in dance to uncover the lyrical truth at the core of her stories. Exploring themes around women and marginalized voices, Noël’s films are an extension of how she sees the world in all its nuance, complexity, and beauty. She’s made moving call-to-action content for non-profits like Black Girls Rock and Planned Parenthood, and her branded clients include Doc Martens, Jergens, Vaseline, Warner Bros Discovery, MTV, VH1, BET, and NBCUniversal. The winner of a Clio Bronze and a Promax Gold award, Noël’s films have screened at numerous Academy Award-qualifying festivals and prestige film societies, including the Tribeca Film Festival, the British Film Institute, Outfest, DocNYC, and Bozar. Prior to joining ArtClass, she was repped by production house Society.
Noël spent her formative years in Haiti, Washington DC, and Miami, where filmmaking shaped her from an early age: she learned English from watching music videos in the late ‘80s and started working on original video treatments for songs as early as age 9. After college, she moved to New York City, where she worked at MTV, VH1, Nickelodeon, and BET while discovering her life’s creative passion. She soon pivoted her focus to writing and directing short films and documentaries and pursued an MFA from Hunter College’s Integrated Media Arts program. She’s currently a graduate student at NYU’s Kanbar Institute of Film and Television.
“Passion is something that cannot be faked, and the authenticity I find in the team at ArtClass is rare,” said Noël on joining the company’s roster. “ArtClass’ work is so sharp from a visual and narrative perspective, and the people here are straightforward and inspired–they genuinely care about the campaigns they’re creating. These attributes matter to me, and I want the people representing me to share these values.”
“Fredgy is as real as they come,” said ArtClass managing director Kirsten Arongino. “Her work is versatile, grounded, and shot through with emotionality–it really stays with you.”
Carrie Coon Relishes Being Part Of An Ensemble–From “The Gilded Age” To “His Three Daughters”
It can be hard to catch Carrie Coon on her own.
She is far more likely to be found in the thick of an ensemble. That could be on TV, in "The Gilded Age," for which she was just Emmy nominated, or in the upcoming season of "The White Lotus," which she recently shot in Thailand. Or it could be in films, most relevantly, Azazel Jacobs' new drama, "His Three Daughters," in which Coon stars alongside Natasha Lyonne and Elizabeth Olsen as sisters caring for their dying father.
But on a recent, bright late-summer morning, Coon is sitting on a bench in the bucolic northeast Westchester town of Pound Ridge. A few years back, she and her husband, the playwright Tracy Letts, moved near here with their two young children, drawn by the long rows of stone walls and a particularly good BLT from a nearby cafe that Letts, after biting into, declared must be within 15 miles of where they lived.
In a few days, they would both fly to Los Angeles for the Emmys (Letts was nominated for his performance in "Winning Time" ). But Coon, 43, was then largely enmeshed in the day-to-day life of raising a family, along with their nightly movie viewings, which Letts pulls from his extensive DVD collection. The previous night's choice: "Once Around," with Holly Hunter and Richard Dreyfus.
Coon met Letts during her breakthrough performance in "Who's Afraid of Virginia Wolfe?" on Broadway in 2012. She played the heavy-drinking housewife Honey. It was the first role that Coon read and knew, viscerally, she had to play. Immediately after saying this, Coon sighs.
"It sounds like something some diva would say in a movie from the '50s," Coon says. "I just walked around in my apartment in my slip and I had pearls and a little brandy. I made a grocery list and I just did... Read More