Winter Session

April 2nd - 20th

Catwalk Institute proudly welcomes Saladin White II and Lexx Truss , co-writers and collaborators. Their work includes Muscle Memory (National Board of Review Student Grant) and Lexx’s Zarina (Grand Prize winner). Since 2022, they’ve produced Wholesome, $unny Daze: The Metamorphosis of a Single, and Morrow.

Saladin White II and Lexx Truss

Saladin White II

Lexx Truss

Lexx Truss and Saladin White II are creative collaborators who first met at Point Park UniversityAt the time, Lexx was studying Film, and Saladin was studying Theater. Since then, the two have worked closely on almost every project, acting as Producers and Co-writers. Their work as co-writers on Saladin’s Columbia University MFA thesis short film, Muscle Memory, was screened at festivals nationally and was awarded the National Board of Review Student Grant. Simultaneously, Lexx was declared the Grand Prize Winner of the Emerge! Filmmaking Lab through Little Ugly, Ghetto Film School, Vimeo, and Dolby for his short psychological thriller, Zarina. From 2022 to the present, the two have produced three films together: Wholesome (Dir. Saladin), $unny Daze: The Metamorphosis of a Single (Dir. Lexx), and Morrow (Co-Dir. Lexx). 

Affiliation: Columbia