PEOPLE
A New Yorker by way of Jamaica brought up in two locales that are opposites, Chad offers a point of view shaped by what these places have to offer. After receiving a B.S. in communications from the University of Miami, he started his career as a director on several documentaries that explore social and cultural issues relative to Miami—such as race-based gentrification, the African-American custom of women wearing hats to church services on Sundays, and Miami’s soul music scene in the mid to late 60s.
His films have been invited to screen at SXSW, Aspen Shortsfest, The Miami International Film Festival, Maryland Film Festival, Cleveland Film Festival, and Cinequest.
In 2015, Chad transitioned into commercial directing. His body of work includes spots for Coors Light, Elevance Health’s Simply Healthcare, lifestyle campaigns for Oakley, Resorts World Casinos, and healthcare work for Broward Health, one of the largest health systems in the U.S.
Chad Tingle
Executive Producer/Founder
Director
Mark Gantt is a seasoned director and storyteller whose creative journey began in the art department of major feature films and television productions. Over the years, he has built an impressive directorial portfolio, blending compelling narratives with a distinctive visual style. Mark's career took a pivotal turn with the acclaimed web series The Bannen Way, which he also starred in, earning multiple Streamy Awards, including Best Director. The series' success showcased Mark's ability to create dynamic, audience-grabbing content.
Mark's directorial highlights include Murder In Mexico: The Bruce Beresford-Redman Story, his first feature for Lifetime, and Soul Mates, a horror thriller released in theaters in October 2023. Additionally, he has directed branded series for esteemed platforms like AOL and Lifetime, and commercials for high-profile clients such as Fox, Nissan, and ESPN, demonstrating his versatility across genres and formats.
Mark's collaboration with top-tier talent, including Steven Soderbergh, Sam Raimi, and Ron Howard’s New Form Digital, has further enriched his craft. His 2020 Lifetime features, A Deadly Price For Her Pretty Face and Secret Life of a Celebrity Surrogate, solidified his reputation for delivering high-stakes, emotionally gripping stories.
Currently, Mark is in pre-production on a romantic comedy set to shoot in Malta in 2025, marking an exciting new chapter in his directorial career.
MARK GANTT
Director
Marlon Johnson is an award-winning producer and director. A native of Miami, Marlon earned bachelor’s degrees in both Anthropology and Communications with a special focus on Motion Pictures from the University of Miami. He has produced award-winning documentary films exploring music, social, and cultural issues in collaboration with the Ford Foundation and the John and James L. Knight Foundation.
In 2014, Marlon co-produced and directed the feature-length documentary Deep City: The Birth of the Miami Sound chronicles the 1960s Soul Music scene in Miami. The film premiered at SXSW and was considered one of the top picks amongst the films that year. In 2016, Marlon was awarded a Florida Cultural Consortium Fellowship for Visual Media Artists. He completed his second feature documentary, Symphony in D, which takes the viewer on a symphonic journey across the city of Detroit as seen through the eyes of a Pulitzer Prize-nominated composer, Tod Machover.
His most recent films are Singular, a concert documentary and love letter to the artistry of the multi-Grammy-award-winning jazz vocalist Cecile McLorin Salvant, and River City Drumbeat, a contemplative portrait of the leader of a Pan-African drumline in Louisville, KY, who has dedicated his life to mentoring and saving the lives of youth in his neighborhood through arts and culture. The film was a 2020 New York Times Critic’s Pick.
Marlon Johnson
Photographer
Devin hails from Boulder, Colorado, loves snowboarding and became passionate about still photography and developing film prints while in high school. After earning a film production degree with a focus in documentary from the University of Colorado at Boulder, Devin returned to still photography and fused documentary techniques with street photography to create a unique visual style of candid portraiture. His approach aims to reveal the spiritual and immaterial parts of his subjects to the viewer.
Devin has shot Prudential, Toyota, Heinz, Muellers, and Gatorade campaigns featuring celebrity athletes such as Serena Williams, Usain Bolt, JJ Watt, Dwayne Wade, and Lionel Messi.
Aside from his commercial work Devin focuses his efforts on passion projects involving street photography and the environment, in and around Los Angeles.
DEVIN STINSON
Film Festivals
AWARDS
AFFILIATIONS
3X Sun Coast Emmy Winner
2022 Bronze Telly winner
