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Lazarus X

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Lazarus X
With 21 years behind him in Hollywood, award-winning Caribbean-based writer and art cinema filmmaker of Gullah Geechee heritage, Lazarus X (formerly Lamont Pierré) is one of the industry's hidden gems. Having worked alongside industry veterans, Lazarus has enjoyed a filmmaking career on the fringes of Hollywood taking his cues from independent-minded legends such as Oscar Micheaux and Melvin Van Peebles. Drawing his storytelling, editing and stylistic cues from European and Asian art films and foreign filmmakers such as Wong Kar Wei and Bernardo Bertolucci, Lazarus X is also a classically trained writer, student of literary giants such as James Baldwin, Zora Neale Hurston, Ernest Hemingway, Fyodor Dostoevsky and Geoffrey Chaucer.

A classically trained dramatist, Lazarus X is is a self-taught auteur. Owner of Arthouse International Studios -- an international production house and Arthouse Plus+, its accompanying streaming platform -- which showcasing his capabilities in the realm of scripted episodic featuring viral hits such as 'Red Skin', 'Ghosts of Fort Greene' and 'Someday This Pain Will Be Useful To You'. To date the platform has amassed over 60 million total views and almost 100,000 subscribers. At age 27, he self-produced and funded his feature film debut 'Talking With the Taxman About Poetry', filmed on location in Los Angeles, CA.

In 2021, Lazarus X created and produced the edgy drama series 'Wards' in New Orleans, the mini-series 'Between Blunts & Love Songs' shot in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NYC and expanded into the afro-futurist realm creating and filming the post-apocalyptic drama series 'Black Love Future, A.D.' turning the corner and setting the stage for more entries into the futurist realm.

In early 2024, Lazarus X entered the world cinema landscape filming Season 2 of his award-winning, hit art cinema series 'A Beautiful Cruel Thing' in five countries throughout Europe including Scotland, France, The Netherlands, Italy and Spain. Lazarus also successfully transitioned his production company to new headquarters in the UK in preparation for a slate of new internationally-based film and TV series projects.

Lazarus X is currently filming his new series 'Guap' in Napoli, Italy and prepping his upcoming series and feature length projects such as 'I Never Asked for Red Roses', 'Detective Naveed', 'The Lives of Men', 'Shanghai Nights' and the afrofuturist 'And Kingdoms for Broken Hearts'.

Lazarus X continues to be a daring and experimental voice in international indie filmmaking pushing cinematic boundaries with his flair for the cerebral, the artistic and the transcendent.
BornNovember 14, 1983
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      • 9 wins & 6 nominations total

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    Known for

    The Exile of Three Kings
    The Exile of Three Kings
    • Writer(as Lamont Pierre)
      Ghosts of Fort Greene (2017)
      Ghosts of Fort Greene
      TV Series
      • Writer(as Lamont Pierre)
      I Never Asked for Red Roses
      I Never Asked for Red Roses
      • Writer(as Lamont Pierre)
        Detective Naveed (2025)
        Detective Naveed
        TV Series
        • Writer(creator, as Lamont Pierré)

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        Writer



        • Detective Naveed
          • created by (as Lamont Pierré)
          • Pre-production
          • TV Series
          • 2025
        • The Lives of Men
          • created by (creator, as Lamont Pierré)
          • Pre-production
        • I Hear You Leaving
          • Writer (as Lamont Pierre)
          • Pre-production
        • The Exile of Three Kings
          • Writer (as Lamont Pierre)
          • Pre-production
        • I Never Asked for Red Roses
          • Writer (as Lamont Pierre)
          • Pre-production
        • Leroy & Laretta
          • Writer (as Lamont Pierre)
          • Pre-production
          • Short



        • Guap (2025)
          Guap
          TV Series
          • Writer
          • 2025
        • The Execution of Nigel Harris (2024)
          The Execution of Nigel Harris
          • Writer (as Lamont Pierre)
          • 2024
        • Lazarus X, JoVanni Colon, and Rico Milan in A Beautiful Cruel Thing (2017)
          A Beautiful Cruel Thing
          8.8
          TV Series
          • created by
          • 2017–2024
        • Wards (2023)
          Wards
          TV Series
          • created by
          • story by (creator, as Lamont Pierre)
          • 2023
        • Tequila Sunrise (2022)
          Tequila Sunrise
          • Writer (as Lamont Pierre)
          • 2022
        • Between Blunts & Love Songs (2019)
          Between Blunts & Love Songs
          TV Series
          • created by
          • story by (creator, as Lamont Pierre)
          • 2021
        • Someday This Pain Will Be Useful To You (2019)
          Someday This Pain Will Be Useful To You
          6.4
          TV Series
          • created by
          • creator (as Lamont Pierre)
          • 2019–2021
        • Red Skin (2016)
          Red Skin
          8.1
          TV Series
          • created by (creator, as Lamont Pierre)
          • 2016–2021
        • Black Love Future, A.D. (2021)
          Black Love Future, A.D.
          TV Series
          • created by
          • creator (as Lamont Pierre)
          • 2021
        • Ghosts of Fort Greene (2017)
          Ghosts of Fort Greene
          TV Series
          • created by
          • created and story by (as Lamont Pierre)
          • 2017–2019
        • Kaleidoscope (2015)
          Kaleidoscope
          7.2
          TV Series
          • created by (creator, as Lamont Pierre)
          • 2015–2019
        • Jones (2018)
          Jones
          TV Series
          • co-writer (as Lamont Pierre)
          • 2018–2019
        • Kelvin Witherspoon in Men & Kings (2015)
          Men & Kings
          TV Series
          • created by (creator, as Lamont Pierre)
          • 2016–2017
        • Tamario Fletcher and Willie Albert Loman III in Miles + Cal (2015)
          Miles + Cal
          7.9
          TV Series
          • Writer (as Lamont Pierre)
          • 2015–2017
        • Metropolitan (2016)
          Metropolitan
          TV Series
          • created by (creator, as Lamont Pierre)
          • 2016–2017

        Producer



        • Detective Naveed
          • executive producer (as Lamont Pierré)
          • Pre-production
          • TV Series
          • 2025
        • I Hear You Leaving
          • executive producer (as Lamont Pierre)
          • Pre-production
        • The Exile of Three Kings
          • executive producer (as Lamont Pierre)
          • Pre-production
        • I Never Asked for Red Roses
          • executive producer (as Lamont Pierre)
          • Pre-production
        • Leroy & Laretta
          • executive producer (as Lamont Pierre)
          • Pre-production
          • Short



        • Guap (2025)
          Guap
          TV Series
          • executive producer
          • 2025
        • The Execution of Nigel Harris (2024)
          The Execution of Nigel Harris
          • executive producer (as Lamont Pierre)
          • 2024
        • Lazarus X, JoVanni Colon, and Rico Milan in A Beautiful Cruel Thing (2017)
          A Beautiful Cruel Thing
          8.8
          TV Series
          • executive producer
          • 2017–2024
        • Wards (2023)
          Wards
          TV Series
          • executive producer (as Lamont Pierre)
          • 2023
        • Tequila Sunrise (2022)
          Tequila Sunrise
          • executive producer (as Lamont Pierre)
          • 2022
        • Between Blunts & Love Songs (2019)
          Between Blunts & Love Songs
          TV Series
          • executive producer (as Lamont Pierre)
          • 2021
        • Someday This Pain Will Be Useful To You (2019)
          Someday This Pain Will Be Useful To You
          6.4
          TV Series
          • executive producer (as Lamont Pierre)
          • 2019–2021
        • Red Skin (2016)
          Red Skin
          8.1
          TV Series
          • executive producer (as Lamont Pierre)
          • 2016–2021
        • Black Love Future, A.D. (2021)
          Black Love Future, A.D.
          TV Series
          • executive producer (as Lamont Pierre, Lamont Pierré)
          • 2021
        • Nia Witts and Geno Brooks in You, Me, Us... (2020)
          You, Me, Us...
          TV Series
          • consulting producer (as Lamont Pierre)
          • 2020
        • Ghosts of Fort Greene (2017)
          Ghosts of Fort Greene
          TV Series
          • executive producer (as Lamont Pierre)
          • 2017–2019
        • Bry'Nt in Bry'Nt Wants It All: A Rockumentary (2019)
          Bry'Nt Wants It All: A Rockumentary
          • executive producer (as Lamont Pierre)
          • 2019
        • Matthew Davis and Cristina Encarnacion in Nirvana, Love & Alcohol (2019)
          Nirvana, Love & Alcohol
          Short
          • co-producer (as Lamont Pierre)
          • 2019
        • Kaleidoscope (2015)
          Kaleidoscope
          7.2
          TV Series
          • executive producer (as Lamont Pierre)
          • 2015–2019
        • Jones (2018)
          Jones
          TV Series
          • executive producer (as Lamont Pierre)
          • 2018–2019

        Director



        • Detective Naveed
          • Director (as Lamont Pierré)
          • Pre-production
          • TV Series
          • 2025
        • I Hear You Leaving
          • Director (as Lamont Pierre)
          • Pre-production
        • The Exile of Three Kings
          • Director (as Lamont Pierre)
          • Pre-production
        • I Never Asked for Red Roses
          • Director (as Lamont Pierre)
          • Pre-production
        • Leroy & Laretta
          • Director (as Lamont Pierre)
          • Pre-production
          • Short



        • Guap (2025)
          Guap
          TV Series
          • Director
          • 2025
        • The Execution of Nigel Harris (2024)
          The Execution of Nigel Harris
          • Director (as Lamont Pierre)
          • 2024
        • Lazarus X, JoVanni Colon, and Rico Milan in A Beautiful Cruel Thing (2017)
          A Beautiful Cruel Thing
          8.8
          TV Series
          • Director
          • 2017–2024
        • Wards (2023)
          Wards
          TV Series
          • Director (as Lamont Pierre)
          • 2023
        • Tequila Sunrise (2022)
          Tequila Sunrise
          • Director (as Lamont Pierre)
          • 2022
        • Between Blunts & Love Songs (2019)
          Between Blunts & Love Songs
          TV Series
          • Director (as Lamont Pierre)
          • 2021
        • Someday This Pain Will Be Useful To You (2019)
          Someday This Pain Will Be Useful To You
          6.4
          TV Series
          • Director (as Lamont Pierre)
          • 2019–2021
        • Red Skin (2016)
          Red Skin
          8.1
          TV Series
          • Director (as Lamont Pierre)
          • 2016–2021
        • Black Love Future, A.D. (2021)
          Black Love Future, A.D.
          TV Series
          • Director
          • 2021
        • Ghosts of Fort Greene (2017)
          Ghosts of Fort Greene
          TV Series
          • Director (as Lamont Pierre)
          • 2017–2019
        • Bry'Nt in Bry'Nt Wants It All: A Rockumentary (2019)
          Bry'Nt Wants It All: A Rockumentary
          • Director (as Lamont Pierre)
          • 2019
        • Kaleidoscope (2015)
          Kaleidoscope
          7.2
          TV Series
          • Director (as Lamont Pierre)
          • 2015–2019
        • Lazarus X in Freedom in This Village (2019)
          Freedom in This Village
          TV Series
          • Director (as Lamont Pierre)
          • 2019
        • Kelvin Witherspoon in Men & Kings (2015)
          Men & Kings
          TV Series
          • Director (as Lamont Pierre)
          • 2016–2017
        • Tamario Fletcher and Willie Albert Loman III in Miles + Cal (2015)
          Miles + Cal
          7.9
          TV Series
          • Director (as Lamont Pierre)
          • 2015–2017

        • In-development projects at IMDbPro

        Personal details

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        • Official sites
          • Arthouse Plus +
          • Official Site
        • Alternative names
          • Lamont Pierre
        • Born
          • November 14, 1983
          • Fort Bragg, North Carolina, USA

        Did you know

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        • Trivia
          Attended FSU where he pursued a B.A. in English - Creative Writing and Political Science.
        • Quotes
          My biggest career lesson: Never build a team where you are the smartest person in the room. Because there is no one there to elevate you when you need it and you will end up feeling used.

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