USA

Jules David Bartkowski made his directorial debut with Pastor Paul, which was first screened at the Alliance Francaise in Accra, Ghana, and went on to a sold out world premiere at Film at Lincoln Center as a part of the New York African Film Festival in May, 2016. The film was a co-production with Pidgen Films in Ghana. Bartkowski won an award for his performance in Pastor Paul at the Chicago Underground Film Festival. The film’s European premiere was at the International Filmmakers Festival in Berlin. Bartkowski is a life-long actor, musician, and writer whose work includes writing and directing the web series, Alouette (2012) in New Orleans, and lending voice talent to the short film Seriously Delinquent (2013). He is currently composing and producing the score for an upcoming film starring Willie Nelson, entitled My Cricket and Me, and has released three albums of original songs and videos under the pseudonym, Goolis.

Filmography

Pastor Paul (2015)