Storm Saulter (born September 21, 1983)[1] is a Jamaican filmmaker and photographer. He wrote and directed the 2010 film Better Mus' Come[2] and directed the 2018 film Sprinter. In 2020, Sprinter was released on Netflix.
Life and career
Saulter was born in Negril, Jamaica, on September 21, 1983.[3] One of his brothers, Astro, is an artist and was diagnosed with cerebral palsy when he was young.[4] Storm attended The Los Angeles Film School and graduated in 2001 with a focus in editing and cinematography.[5][6]
He released his debut film Better Mus’ Come, in 2010, with a theatrical release in the U.S. in 2013.[7][8] In 2018, the film Sprinter was released, which he directed and co-wrote.[7] The film was distributed in the U.S. in 2019 and was released on Netflix in 2020.[7][9]
In addition to his own filmmaking work, Saulter co-founded the New Caribbean Cinema collective, created in 2013 to showcase new Caribbean filmmakers.[7][3]
Saulter's work focuses on Jamaican stories.[7][10] He is often a director for his films in addition to a writer. Variety magazine writer Courtney Howard described his film Sprinter as intricate and character-driven, stating that the film has a "pulsating energy".[11]
