Mykal Cushnie

Quick Facts

Full Name	Mykal Cushnie
Occupation	Film Director
Date Of Birth	Dec 28, 1980(1980-12-28)
Age	44
Birthplace	Kingston
Country	Jamaica
Birth City	Kingston Parish
Horoscope	Sagittarius

Mykal Cushnie Biography

Mykal Cushnie is one of the most popular and richest Film Director who was born on December 28, 1980 in Kingston, Kingston Parish, Jamaica. Born 28 December 1980, Michael Edward Cushnie is also known as Mykal Cushnie. He is a Jamaican director, producer, and editor. His work on Magnum Kings & Queens of Dancehall – the Jamaican version of American Idol and The Wray & Nephew Contender – The Jamaican edition of Mark Burnett’s original boxing reality show The Contender – and Mission Catwalk – The Jamaican equivalent of Project Runway – is his most well-known. He is also the founder of Edward Cushnie Films and DSE Media’s CEO.

Cushnie, in partnership with Kibwe McGann from Jamaica, directed and shared executive producer responsibilities for BET-Centric’s 2010 lifestyle series SPLASH! Cushnie was commissioned to create a second season in 2011.

In August 2012, Cushnie left Jamaica for Africa with Donisha Prendergsat – granddaughter of Bob Marley – and reggae singer Kelissa McDonald, to film his new documentary, 50 Days in Afrika. The documentary was filmed in 50 days and journeyed across five African countries: Egypt, Ethiopia, Ghana, Nigeria and South Africa. The documentary highlighted Africa’s contribution to the global film industry. The name of the documentary 50 Days in Afrika is also significant, as it was coined to recognize Jamaica’s 50th celebration of independence from slavery and British rule.

Kimala Bennett invited Cushnie to oversee post production of her 2009 social documentary Combing through the Roots. Politics and black hair in Jamaica. Claimont Chung, a Guyanese film director and attorney, chose DSE Media to produce W.A.R. Stories is a documentary about Walter Rodney, an activist, historian and author. It was screened at the University of the West Indies in Jamaica, and at the Reggae Film Festival in late 2009. In January 2010, the documentary premiered in New York. In February 2010, it debuted at the University of Dar es Salam in Tanzania.

Mykal Cushnie Net Worth

Mykal Cushnie is one of the richest Film Director from Jamaica. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Mykal Cushnie 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Cushnie was a camera operator on two Jamaican movies for FireFly Films in 2007. Cushnie worked on two Jamaican movie projects for FireFly Films: Betta Mus Come, in which he was a camera operator, under the guidance of Storm Saulter, and Candy Shop, in which he remained as assistant director.

Cushnie dropped out of University to work as an intern at Hype TV in Jamaica, where he learned the basics of filming, editing, and directing. He was immediately interested in directing, and he directed a few music videos for Jamaican dancehall artists like Capleton, Richie Spice, and I-Wayne, under the guidance of Asha Michael and Delano Forbes from Phase Three. Cushnie entered The New York Film Academy to study film and script writing in his quest to become a certified director. Cushnie returned to Hype TV for a brief time in 2007, before he decided to start his own company DSE Media (an acronym for Direct). Shoot. Edit.

His passion for telling stories would pay off, when DSE Media partnered with College Lifestyle magazine to create and produce the College Lifestyle TV series. This would lead to DSE media being hired for post production services for Barbadian international model and BET host, Leah Marville’s reality series Passport 246. However, it would be Cushnie’s work with the Irish-born, Jamaican producer Mark Kenny, that would establish DSE Media, and Cushnie, as one of Jamaica’s premiere post production facilities. Cushnie’s work on reality series The Wray & Nephew Contender and Magnum Kings and Queens of Dancehall, resonated throughout the industry after both shows shot to local popularity. In 2011, Cushnie used his creative direction and post production services on the Jamaican reality series Mission Catwalk, which was fashioned from Project Runway.

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Facts & Trivia

Mykal Ranked on the list of most popular Film Director. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Jamaica. Mykal Cushnie celebrates birthday on December 28 of every year.