Production Team

mutasmallMuta'Ali
Director

Originally from Westchester, NY, Muta’Ali has grown from a young director of short titles to a budding filmmaker with a range of experience. He has directed over seven feature-length documentaries for artists under record labels including Def Jam Music, Universal Music

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deedavisNora Davis Day
Consulting Producer
President & CEO of Dee Davis Enterprises and Emmalyn II Productions Inc. Emmy Award winner and Executive Producer for Grammy Award winning audiobook “With Ossie and Ruby: In this Life Together”. Associate Produced three seasons of “With Ossie & Ruby” on PBS.

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Arminda Thomas
Archivist

Arminda Thomas is the dramaturg and archivist for Dee-Davis Enterprises, where her production dramaturgy credits include Ossie Davis’ A Last Dance for Sybil (New Federal Theater) and Ruby Dee’s musical adaptation of John Boscoe and the Devil (EST’s Going to

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Producer

Brooklyn born, film producer NJ Frank has an instinctual talent for photography and film. His passion and projects are known for their thought provoking impact. He began making a name for himself producing major projects for clients including AAA,

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sonya bio pic smallSonya Denyse
Project Management
Sonya Denyse is a creatively strategic professional. Sonya’s career spans the public and private sectors in the areas of finance, economic development, and entertainment and is rooted in the singular theme of stellar service. A magna cum laude graduate of New York University and a certified life coach

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Jasmine McCullough
Production Assistant

Jasmine McCullough is a recent graduate of Emory University having received her bachelors degree in Anthropology with a concentration in media. Her humanitarian based upbringing along with her enthusiasm for film and television led her to desire a career in

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