Production experience
NARRATIVE FEATURES / SHORTS
TELEVISON
Technical Director “Peaches” Straight to Video Starring Wendy Robinson
Produced “Only in Your Dreams” AXE Film Series (Comedy)
Produced, Edit “Neighborhood Kings” Straight to Video (Drama)
Directed/ Produced /Written “One Last Time”, an independent feature. (Thriller)
Produced (re-shoot) “I Got The Hook Up” pick ups/re-shoot Miramax/Dem.
Produced “Jasine’s Moments” (Drama)
Produced “Also Known as Girl” (Drama)
Production Supervisor “The Let Out Guys” Axe Attractions (Comedy)
Production Supervisor *Holy Fit” Axe Attractions (Comedy)
Directed “iChoreographer” Pilot Presentation – Mandalay
Edited “In The Company of Friends” TVOne – NessaB Prod.
Directed “The Lisa and Winston Show” Ethiopia TV-Episode. 1
Directed “The Lisa and Winston Show” Ethiopia TV-Episode. 2
Directed “X&J Customs” Pilot – Comedy for television
Directed /Written “Midnight Blue” M.O.W. for BET. (Comical Spoof)
Directed/Produced/Written “Why Colors?”, an anti-gang violence film. Showtime
Directed/Produced/ Written “Circle of Pain” – a movie made for Showtime.
DOCUMENTARY
LIVE
Directed/Produced/ Written () “Heroes of Katrina” a 90 min doc on Hurricane Katrina
Directed/Produced/ Written “Passing the Torch” a documentary on Jazz legends
Directed/Produced/ Written “Katrina: Keeping the Faith” Rebuilding Gulf Coast effort
Directed “Body Language” Behind the scenes-Patti LaBelle
Directed/Produced/ Written “Somethin’ to Say” – Beats by the Bay Series DVD
Directed/Produced/ Written “The Independent Game” – Selling urban Music Indie style
Directed /Produced/Written “The Independent Music Guide” Part 1
Directed /Produced/Written “The Independent Music Guide” Part 2
Camera Operator “Jay-Z” Behind the Scenes Album – MTV
Directed/Produced/ Written “Black Magic” – A doc on Magic and illusions
Directed/Produced/ Written “The Big Event” an orchestral documentary.
Producer. Director “ Against all Odds” starring TK Kirkland (7 camera)DVD
Produced, Directed “Shout” Gospel Comedy concert – Mark C. Lawrence
Produced, Directed “Livin’ Out Loud” Multi-camera concert DVD
Directed “Gladys Knight Live” taping of DVD
Directed “Gandy’s – The Power of Music”. (Five camera live shoot)
Directed “PantherUntamed” Jazz concert”. (Five camera live shoot)
Directed “Nike and Macy’s” Live presentation in Santa Monica
COMMERCIALS
EPKS
Producer. Director Sun West Mortgage – Reverse mortgage 60 sec.
Produced HALLMARK – featuring Maya Angelou (five commercials)
Directed/Produced/ Written NIKE Commercial Presentation for the Nike Pan Pacific
Produced CONVERSE ALL STAR. Dir. Clifford Goler.
Produced/directed/Written FONS – Gospel artist for Avatar Records
Directed /Produced BLAXUADE – Avatar Records
Produced “Sons of Funk” – No Limit /Priority Records/Shooting Star
Produced “Fiend” – No Limit /Priority Records/Shooting Star
Produced “No Limit Branding Spot” – No Limit /Shooting Star
Produced “Soldja Slim” – No Limit /Shooting Star
Directed “City of Lynwood” Parks and Recreation Presentation
Directed “HBFF Infotainment panels” on film distribution
Directed, Written, Edit “Mission: Diddy” – P. Diddy presentation. M. Salazar
Edit “Avi Arad Presentation” – Lionsgate
Edit :Giffoni Hollywood” Crystal Sky Prod.
Edit “Super Mario” Nintindo – Avi Arad Productions
Directed “Diana Kirschner, PH.D.”
Directed “Grace Fraga”
Directed “Peter C. Siegel, R.H.”
Directed “Dr. Anyes Van Volkenburg”
Directed, Written, Edit “F. Gary Gray” DGA Awards Presentation
Directed, Edited “Livin’ Out Loud” Kin Productions
Directed, Edited “All You’ve Got” MTV Featuring Ciara – DVD supplement
Directed, Edited “Johnnie Proby” Gospel Artist
Directed, Written, Edited “Los Angeles Ballet”
Directed, Written, Edited “Lisa Gillespie Jewelry Collection” Cosco presentation
Directed, Written, Edit “Richard Pryor Tribute” DGA Presentation
Direct, Edit “Kathlene Kennedy” Star Bright Award speech
Directed, Edit “Johnny Guitar Watson” for Estate website
Direct, Edit “Tri-Caucus” California Endowment
Direct, Write, Edit “Dr. May Angelou” DGA presentation
Produced / Directed / DP “Intel – Clubhouse”
Director of Photography “Survivors” USC Norris Cancer Hospital
Director of Photography “Ted and Sheri” – Church Howse Records
Director of Photography “No Smoking” Series of five PSA’s
Co-Written/Directed “Sprung” The motion picture for Trimark Pictures Co-Written/Directed “Eve’s Bayou”for Trimark Pictures
Directed “Way Past Cool” EPK for Redeemable Pictures.
Directed “Helen Carollo Judo Master” Profiles
Directed/edited “Hollywood Black Film Festival 2000, 2001” .
Directed “Wil Wheaton” Featuring David Foster and Dick Clark.
Directed “Funfala” featuring Victor Orlando – percussion
Directed “The Beat” Summerjam 2000, 2001
Directed “Artists in Motion” a Gospel Showcase
Directed “Kontac” Bay Area Rapper – Steven Ashford
Directed “Panther” Jazz saxophonist
Directed “California Black Women Health Project”
Directed “Fear of Black Hat” DVD behind the scenes
(Add’l List upon request)
THEATER
VARIETY SHOWS
Directed/Produced/ Written “Various Styles of Acting”. ICAP Educational Series.
Directed /Produced “Some of My Best Friends” – National Tour.
Associate Produced “6 Pieces of Musical Broadway” The Dorothy Chandler.
Directed “I Got Problems” Comedy DVD
Produced/Directed “Jazz On Venice Beach” for L.A. Cultural Affairs
Produced/Directed “Some of My Best Friends” Theatrical Play
Directed/Produced/Written “Secrets of Rita-G” Straight to DVD
Produced/Directed/Written “Our Gang on Tour” Variety show review.
Produced/Directed/Written “Entertainment Live” at UCLA.
Co-Produced/Written/Directed “The Griffith Park Laserium Show” College Tour
Directed “The Cinco De Mayo Jazz Festival” at Roosevelt Park.
Directed/Written “The 2nd Annual Martin Luther King Gospel Concert“.
MUSIC VIDEO
INDUSTRIALS
Directed “Katrina” Cre’o
Directed “Mama used to Say” – J.J. Indie
Directed “Just Rewind” – Keisa Hakeem – Indie
Directed “Change Gonna Come” Johnnie Proby – BluProbe Records
Directed “What About Us” Kin Productions
Directed “Slip into the Groove” Kin Productions
Directed “Where’s the Love”, Kin Productions
Produced “If You Walk Away” – Goodfellaz. Avatar/Polygram
Produced “Last Night the DJ…”- Sylk Avatar/Columbia
Produced “Black Suede” Avatar Productions.
Produced / Direct or Sun West Home Mortgage – Infomercial
Dribblerobics D. Washington Fitness DVD
Produced / Directed Nike – Europe (Five live shows)
Directed California Black Women’s Health Project
Directed “MEDWeek ‘99” Minority Business Video
Directed Preparing for the US Open – Pebble Beach
Directed Candle CIO Conference Videos – OfficeMax, The Limited,
Digital Island, Jewelry.com, Convergys, Household Int’l, Toronto Justice System, AXA Financial.
Directed “Cohen Brown” presentation video
RADIO
CREW
Written “Black Men: A Legacy of Achievement” SI Communications.
Written “Black Women: A Portrait of Dignity” SI Communications.
Produced / written “The Independent Game” radio show. (2) hours programming
Post Production Supervisor “I Got The Hook Up” Dimension/Miramax Films.
Music Supervisor “State of Mind” an independent Feature.
AWARD SHOWS
HONORS / AWARDS
Production / AFTRA Awards, R&B Awards, People’s Choice,…(300 award shows from 1985 to 2010) Academy Awards, Emmys, Soul Train, Women of Soul
Honors: 1995 Showtime Grant to produce a film for Black History Month of ’96.
1995 Finalist in the Roy W. Dean Film Grant. Numerous Film Festivals. Nominated for a NAACP Theater Award for Best Director. Won 1994 NAACP Theater Award for Producing Best Local Theater Production. .
FESTIVAL HONORS
Awards: Silver Star Award, Worldfest Houston Int’l Film Festival – Outstanding Achievement in Film Award, from the Arizona Film Society’s – “Saguaro Film Festival” – The Chicago Int’l Film Festival Silver Hugo Award. The Canadian Int’l Annual Film Festival, 2nd. Best Independent Scenario. Honorable mention: The Black American Cinema Society Awards; AVC Cindy Int’l Film Festival in New Orleans (Affiliated with the Infocom conference); Columbus Int’l Film & Video Festival. Special Awards: Won three Billboard/KFC, song wards for original film songs. Screening Honors: San Jose Cinequest Film Festival; 8th Annual Black Int’l Cinema Festival at Indiana University at South Bend and in Berlin Germany; S.E. Manly Film Festival in Los Angeles. African Market Place Film Festival in Los Angeles; African American Film Festival, Wash. D.C.; D.C. African American Short Film Festival. The 1995 Chicago Int’l Children’s Film Festivcal. Cable Networks, 1996. 3rd place – Temecula Valley Int’l Film Festival, 2nd place – The Charlston Worldfest Int’l Festival, Certificate of Merit: The 32nd Chicago International Television Festival, The Rochester Int’l Film Festival. Screening honors San Jose Cinequest film Fest.- 1997 Pan African Film Festival, The Hermosa Beach Int’l Film Fest, The Orlando African Film Fest. 2003 Hollywood Black Film Festival, San Francisco Black Film Festival.
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
WGA (Writers Guild of America), DGA (Directors Guild of America), SAG (Screen Actors Guild), AFTRA (American Federation of Television and Radio Association). Independent Feature Project West, Black Filmmakers Foundation, National Black Programming Consortium, Association of Independent Video & Filmmakers, Black Association of Documentary Filmmakers, West. American Film Institute National Member,
NATIONAL SPOTLIGHT
Featured on: KTLA Morning News, BET Cable Network, Entertainment Tonight, E! Entertainment, KCOP Mid-Day News.
INDIE PUBLISHER
Bobby is an independent publisher / owner of MardisBooks which has release six (6) books to date. The books are “Journey to Green City,” “My Trip to Green City,” “Never Give Up,” Adventures with Mr. Steve & The Grasshopper,” “Adventures with Mr. Steve & the Lost Year,” & “Adventures with Mr. Steve & The Big Shift.”
