Born in 1953 in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. He trained as an industrial engineer and studied film. His international breakthrough came in 1991 with the documentary "Lumumba: La mort du prophète". From 1996 to 1997, Peck served as Haiti's Minister of Culture. He has screened films at the Berlinale several times, most recently both "I Am Not Your Negro" and "Le jeune Karl Marx" in 2017.

Source: 72. Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin (Catalogue)