Warm congratulations to RPJ Client Engel Entertainment on the promotion of several in-house talent, Ben Shank, Jen Egan, Kara Smith, and Julia Jenkins. Ben Shank has been appointed Chief Content Officer and will oversee all development and programming. The Showrunner and Executive Producer of Engel’s long-running series Lone Star Law and North...
Congratulations to our friends and clients Milisuthando Bongela, Marion Isaacs, and Multitude Films on the upcoming premiere of Milisuthando at the Sundance Film Festival! Director, Milisuthando Bongela, reflects on the “moment of first encounter” between previously segregated white and Black South Africans. She draws from her own experiences growing up...
Warm congratulations to RPJ Client Jessica Devaney and Multitude Films on the upcoming Sundance Film Festival opening night premier of It’s Only Life After All. The Multitude produced documentary shines a light on Emily Saliers and Amy Ray of the Grammy Award-winning folk rock duo Indigo Girls. Adding to the...
Warm congratulations to RPJ Client Fighter Steel Productions and Teressa Tunney on their thriller podcast series, Spark Hunter, hitting #1 in the UK and Australia and #2 in the US, in the Science Fiction podcast category! Spark Hunter tells the story of the worlds most advanced AI, grappling with its...
Red Marble Media’s investigative true crime podcast Proof uncovered new evidence that cast doubt on the sentence to life in prison handed to two men in Georgia. The podcasters interviewed the key witnesses that set the foundation of the case authorities had built against them when they were both only...
Just over a month ago, FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried was running one of the world’s largest crypto-currency exchanges and hobnobbing at conferences with the likes of Bill Clinton. Celebrities and athletes, from Larry David to Tom Brady, appeared in FTX advertisements. The FTX name was everywhere, including on the Miami Heat’s...
Dr. Natalia Mehlman Petrzela recently had her latest book Fit Nation reviewed by The New York Times. In Fit Nation, Petrzela traces the evolution of the fitness craze in the United States from Jack La Lane to Peloton to everything in between. Fit Nation is expected to be released on...
Congratulations to RPJ Clients Tabitha Breese and Yesenia Tlahuel on the nomination of their film, Mija, for Best Feature Documentary in the 2022 IDA Documentary Awards! Mija follows 26-year-old music manager Doris Muñoz, as she works to launch the career of Chicanx pop stars while navigating her own family’s undocumented...
Warm congratulations to RPJ Client Words and Pictures Productions on the premiere of Jeanette Lee Vs. Following decorated and iconic billiards player, Jeanette Lee, known for her confident, locked in demeanor, and “Black Widow” persona, the films presents the coda to her journey as a top ranked pool player. Battling...
This Friday 11/11, RPJ Partner Nicole Page and Senior Associate Daniel Ain will be leading a panel on the current state of defamation law and its impact on documentary filmmaking at Producing Day at DOC NYC. They will be joined by Jessica Devaney, founder of Multitude Films, and Phil Bertelsen,...