We seek to make connections and create new unions by telling stories that add to our beautiful, yet often fractured, collective. We ask that you join us on our journey to document humanity through film, theatre, poetry, and dance.

Kelvin Z. Phillips, MFA, PMP®

Co-Founder and Chief Creative Officer

Kelvin Z. Phillips, a multi-award-winning screenwriter, director, and producer, has had films showcased at numerous festivals and on platforms such as HBO, Prime, Cinemax, Tubi, and BET. His creativity has earned him grants from notable organizations, including the Jerome Foundation, Art Matters, Inc., the Brooklyn Arts and Cultural Association, and Apparatus Productions, co-founded by renowned figures Christine Vachon and Todd Haynes.

In addition, Kelvin has garnered numerous awards for his screenwriting. He is the recipient of the Laurel Productions and the Herbert Beigel Screenwriting Awards and is a distinguished alumnus of the Guy Hanks/Marvin Miller Screenwriting Fellowship.

Kelvin holds a BA in film directing from Howard University, where he was mentored by the renowned Ethiopian filmmaker Haile Gerima. He also earned an MFA in Dramatic Writing from New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts.

Outside the sphere of creative arts, Kelvin applies his project management and executive leadership skills in program management, creative operations, and executive producing within the digital media and advertising industry.

Carla L. Jackson, MFA, MSMI

Co-Founder and Chief Marketing Officer

A seasoned education, marketing and public relations professional with over twenty years of experience, throughout her career, Carla has created sustainable and meaningful relationships for clients and their audiences including for Nike, the “Hip-Hop International Dance Championship,” and for “August Wilson’s Jitney” (off-broadway) and “King Hedley ll” (Broadway). Carla received her BA in Theatre from Fordham University, her MFA in Theatre Management from the Yale School of Drama (former title), and her MSMI from the Fordham Gabelli School of Business.

Currently, Carla serves as an Assistant Dean at the David Geffen School of Drama at Yale, and the General Manager of the Yale Repertory Theatre, as well as an Assistant Professor Adjunct of Theater Management.