Al'Ikens Plancher is a Haitian writer-director from Port-au-Prince. He began high school at 12 and college at 16 before turning away from a possible diplomatic career to pursue filmmaking and represent Haiti through his art.

His work spans television and film, including The Chi for Showtime and Yellowstone for Paramount, where he worked on the series and shadowed across 11 episodes, as well as award-winning shorts including Remnants, winner of HBO’s Best Short Film award, Konpa, which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival, and Boat People, which Oscar®-qualified.

He has spoken at the University of California, Irvine; Florida International University; Temple University; and other academic and cultural institutions.

His work has been supported by TIFF Directors’ Lab, The Gotham, SFFILM Rainin Grant, Tribeca Studios, WEG Films, NALIP, and Third Horizon.

His other interests are spirituality, relationships, and food.