Direct.
Shoot.
Edit.
A Pan-African storytelling company. Award-winning film, documentary, branded films and curated content, built in the Caribbean and made to travel.
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Feature, series and documentary work from DSE, from the festival circuit to the archive.
On the festival circuit
Feature · 2025
Stitching the fabric of a nation. A Jamaican love story, produced by Direct Shoot Edit Jamaica in association with Humanity Ova Vanity and the Bob Marley Museum.
Screened in Jamaica · Canada · Italy · Florida · New Jersey · Connecticut · Delaware · Massachusetts · Louisiana · Washington DC
Subtitles Available in English and Italian
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Free on DSE Jamaica · YouTube
▶ 22 MINSavannah
Series pilot · 2017
She's from Portland. He's from Kingston. What could go wrong?
▶ 6 MINBefore Yuh Dead
Short film
Written, directed and edited by Mykal Cushnie.
▶ DOCWe Still Deh Ya
Impact documentary · 2026
After Hurricane Melissa, Westmoreland rebuilds.
▶ SERIES50 Days in Afrika
Docu-series
Five African countries in fifty days. The journey continues.
▶ SERIESRecalling Mwalimu Marcus Garvey
Docu-series · 2026
The Garveyites, in their own words.
▶ 8 MINOne People
Documentary
Written by Guy Kennaway.
In Development
Original Caribbean stories we own and are building now.
Savannah
She's from Portland. He's from Kingston. The story continues.
Guard Ring
A dead man's ring washes up in a small village. Everyone wants it.
Istwa Dwol
Financiers, co-producers, platforms and sales agents.
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stories to life
The same team that makes our films is available for yours.
Development
Story, treatment and script development for film, series and micro drama.
Production
Directing, cinematography and producing for narrative, documentary and branded films.
Post-production
Edit, colour, finishing and festival-ready delivery in DaVinci Resolve Studio.
On set
Workshops
December 2026
Acting, self-tape and filmmaking workshops with the DSE team, plus one-on-one consultation sessions.
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Who we are
Direct. Shoot. Edit. is co-founded and co-owned by Donisha Prendergast and Mykal Cushnie. The company traces its roots to 2008 and was registered in Jamaica in 2017. We direct, shoot and finish stories rooted in the Caribbean and made to travel.
Donisha Prendergast
Writer · Producer · ActorAward-winning writer and producer of Threads of Us. Produced for Beyoncé, Melina Matsoukas, National Geographic, BET and Channel 4. On screen in Savannah, which she wrote and executive produced, and Canadian Screen Award winners Akilla's Escape and Black Bodies. Writer and lead of Awaking Sankofa, which grew into an artist residency in Ghana. Developing her first feature, Istwa Dwol.
Mykal Cushnie
Writer · Director · EditorAward-winning director of Threads of Us, with 4 wins and 16 nominations across 6 festivals to date. Directed Mission Catwalk across 8 seasons, Savannah and the docu-series 50 Days in Afrika. Editor for PBS, BET Networks and Trace Africa, and created movies for M-Net. Commercial directing and editing with The LAB, and brand work for Google and Nike. Music videos for artists including Damian Marley, Sean Paul and Popcaan, to name a few.
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Partners
Financiers, co-producers, platforms and sales agents for our slate and Caribbean co-productions.
Request the slateProduction
From first idea to final delivery, one team in-house.
- Impact documentaries
- Branded films and curated content
- Narrative film and series
Screenings & Post
Bring our films to your audience, or bring your film to our edit suite.
- Screening + Q&A with director and cast
- Edit, colour and delivery
- Festival-ready packages
Now booking productions and post for December 2026 and Q1 2027.
Every project is quoted to its scope. Request a quote with your project, dates, location and budget range, and we reply within 48 hours.
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