Jean-Claude La Marre
| Jean-Claude La Marre | |
|---|---|
 Jean-Claude La Marre speaking at press conference in Los Angeles on October 9, 2009 | |
| Born | Brooklyn, New York City, US |
| Occupation | Actor, producer, director, writer |
Jean-Claude La Marre is an American writer, director, and film and television actor of Haitian descent.[1] His film credits include Malcolm X, Dead presidents, Gang of Roses[2] and Go For Broke. On television, he has guest-starred on New York Undercover, Law & Order, and NYPD Blue.
La Marre's Color of the Cross, is a film that portrays Jesus Christ as a black man, and implies that Christ's persecution was a racially motivated hate crime.[3]
In 2007, LaMarre set up a distribution output deal for his film label, Nulite Media Group. Among the films released through the label are the revisionist western, Gang of Roses, Trapped: Haitian Nights, Broom Wedding, and Nora's Hair Salon, with a cameo by Whitney Houston in the film. LaMarre also directed David Carradine in his final American made film, Brothers in Arms for Sony.[citation needed]
References
- ↑ "Jean-Claude La Marre". The New York Times.
- ↑ "Gang of Roses". The New York Times.
- ↑ Johnson, Jason B. (November 7, 2006). "What race was Jesus? 'Color of the Cross' puts a different face on...". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved August 10, 2010.