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| Popular As | Damon Jamal |
| Occupation | Director |
| Age | 47 years old |
| Zodiac Sign | Virgo |
| Born | September 22, 1976 () |
| Birthday | September 22 |
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Damon Jamal’s zodiac sign is Virgo. According to astrologers, Virgos are always paying attention to the smallest details and their deep sense of humanity makes them one of the most careful signs of the zodiac. Their methodical approach to life ensures that nothing is left to chance, and although they are often tender, their heart might be closed for the outer world. This is a sign often misunderstood, not because they lack the ability to express, but because they won’t accept their feelings as valid, true, or even relevant when opposed to reason. The symbolism behind the name speaks well of their nature, born with a feeling they are experiencing everything for the first time.
Damon Jamal was born in the Year of the Dragon. A powerful sign, those born under the Chinese Zodiac sign of the Dragon are energetic and warm-hearted, charismatic, lucky at love and egotistic. They’re natural born leaders, good at giving orders and doing what’s necessary to remain on top. Compatible with Monkey and Rat.
Damon Jamal is a self-taught filmmaker who was born in Berkeley and came up in Oakland, California. In the urban music video genre, he established himself as a household name in the Bay Area as the go-to director for premium projects with modest budgets.
He has since worked with hundreds of music artists including P. Diddy, Rick Ross, Kendrick Lamar, Snoop Dogg, E-40, Tyga, and Philthy Rich.Jamal was named Best Music Video Director at the West Coast Hip Hop Awards in 2010 and 2011 and by Stash Magazine in 2011.
His work was consistently featured on music video channels such as MTV and online at WorldStarHipHop.com.In 2013, he moved his base of operations from Oakland to Los Angeles with the idea of getting bigger budgets for his production company, In Yo FACE Filmworks, which specializes in film, music videos, and web media.
Inspired by artists like the Hughes Brothers, Martin Scorsese, and Spike Jonze, Jamal has produced and directed a dozen documentaries and written and directed numerous short films. He was named Best Director at the San Francisco Seven Day Film Festival for his short film, "The End," a suspense, murder-mystery, drama.
In 2013, he directed his first feature film, "Rolling" starring Matthew Thompson (Dallas Buyers Club) and Joy Regulano (Supernatural). The film is a coming of age drama that explores the diverse backgrounds of seven Bay area students who break into their local high school to make a movie.
Rolling has been compared to a modern day "Breakfast Club," and was honored with to premiere at the Oakland International Film Festival.In January 2015, Jamal released "99 North," a hip-hop musical that is a fusion of urban cinema and rap music.
The film features Clifton Powell (Ray) and Omar Gooding (Baby Boy), as well as popular indie rappers Philthy Rich, Mitchy Slick, Shake Da Mayor, and Diego Redd. Jamal also helped produce several episodes of "Drugs, Inc.
" Season 7, a television documentary series created by National Geographic. The biopic explores global narcotics production and trafficking featuring the lives of actual drug dealers, recreational users, and addicts, as well as professionals in the fields of substance abuse, drug rehabilitation, and justice.
In 2017 he also won several awards for producing the short film "Nothing is Sacred" which also was an official selection at the Cannes Film Festival.In 2019, his third feature film "Last Night a DJ Saved My Life" was completed which features Cisco Reyes (Next Day Air), Jasmine Burke (Saints and Sinners), Omar Gooding (Baby Boy) and the super talented Angie Stone.
The film is a Romantic dramedy about a Atlanta DJ that gets dumped live on his own show and as a result falls into a dangerous relationship.A successful independent director, he writes, produces and directs an array of genres, from thrillers, dramas and hip-hop, to comedies and musicals, and commercials.
