Michael Latt, Strategist on Social Justice Marketing Campaigns, Shot and Killed by Intruder
30.11.2023 - 03:55
/ variety.com
Gene Maddaus Senior Media Writer Michael Latt, a film marketing consultant who worked closely with Ryan Coogler and Common on a series of social justice campaigns, was shot and killed at his home on Monday night, the LAPD has confirmed. Latt, 33, was the founder and CEO of Lead With Love, a social impact marketing agency. In addition to Coogler and Common, he worked with Ava DuVernay, Barry Jenkins, and studios like Warner Bros.
and Netflix on events and political initiatives that married art and activism. According to the LAPD, he was shot in the 900 block of Alandele Avenue around 6 p.m. on Monday.
He was taken by paramedics to a nearby hospital, where he died. Police arrested Jameelah Elena Michl, 36, who lived in her car. Prosecutors charged her with murder and burglary on Wednesday.
She is being held on $3 million bail. Police have not disclosed a motive. Latt is the son of Michelle Satter, the founding senior director of artist programs at the Sundance Institute.
Satter has worked with Sundance since 1981, overseeing the labs that have nurtured countless independent filmmakers. Satter paid tribute to her son on Twitter on Wednesday, saying he had “devoted his career to supporting artists, championing organizations that raised up artists of color, & leveraged storytelling for enduring change.” Our beloved son Michael Latt fell victim to a tragic act of violence this week. Michael devoted his career to supporting artists, championing organizations that raised up artists of color, & leveraged storytelling for enduring change.
We celebrate his legacy, love & compassion. pic.twitter.com/AlhuNNBWXZ Franklin Leonard, the founder of the Black List, also mourned Latt’s passing on Twitter. “I cannot even begin to express
.