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Hilary Shor

Hilary ShorPRODUCER

Hilary Shor is a producer who has worked on multiple critically acclaimed films including Alfonso Cuarón’s Children of Men. Shor has had a longstanding relationship with Oscar & Emmy nominated director Lee Daniels (Precious, Empire), and has worked with him as producer/ Exec. producer on The United States vs. Billie Holiday, The Butler with Oprah Winfrey, Forrest Whitaker, Lenny Kravitz, and The Paperboy starring Nicole Kidman and Zac Efron. She has also served as an executive producer on Eye of The Beholder, starring Ewan McGregor and Ashley Judd.

Shor owns her own production and management company Hilary Shor Productions and was the previous President at Hit and Run Productions.

Notable Credits

Children of Men, The United States vs. Billie Holiday, The Butler, The Paperboy, Eye of The Beholder

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Christina Oh

Hilary ShorPRODUCER

Hilary Shor is a producer who has worked on multiple critically acclaimed films including Alfonso Cuarón’s Children of Men. Shor has had a longstanding relationship with Oscar & Emmy nominated director Lee Daniels (Precious, Empire), and has worked with him as producer/ Exec. producer on The United States vs. Billie Holiday, The Butler with Oprah Winfrey, Forrest Whitaker, Lenny Kravitz, and The Paperboy starring Nicole Kidman and Zac Efron. She has also served as an executive producer on Eye of The Beholder, starring Ewan McGregor and Ashley Judd.

Shor owns her own production and management company Hilary Shor Productions and was the previous President at Hit and Run Productions.

Notable Credits

Children of Men, The United States vs. Billie Holiday, The Butler, The Paperboy, Eye of The Beholder

Chris Mckay

Hilary ShorPRODUCER

Hilary Shor is a producer who has worked on multiple critically acclaimed films including Alfonso Cuarón’s Children of Men. Shor has had a longstanding relationship with Oscar & Emmy nominated director Lee Daniels (Precious, Empire), and has worked with him as producer/ Exec. producer on The United States vs. Billie Holiday, The Butler with Oprah Winfrey, Forrest Whitaker, Lenny Kravitz, and The Paperboy starring Nicole Kidman and Zac Efron. She has also served as an executive producer on Eye of The Beholder, starring Ewan McGregor and Ashley Judd.

Shor owns her own production and management company Hilary Shor Productions and was the previous President at Hit and Run Productions.

Notable Credits

Children of Men, The United States vs. Billie Holiday, The Butler, The Paperboy, Eye of The Beholder

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Sam Rosenthal

Hilary ShorPRODUCER

Hilary Shor is a producer who has worked on multiple critically acclaimed films including Alfonso Cuarón’s Children of Men. Shor has had a longstanding relationship with Oscar & Emmy nominated director Lee Daniels (Precious, Empire), and has worked with him as producer/ Exec. producer on The United States vs. Billie Holiday, The Butler with Oprah Winfrey, Forrest Whitaker, Lenny Kravitz, and The Paperboy starring Nicole Kidman and Zac Efron. She has also served as an executive producer on Eye of The Beholder, starring Ewan McGregor and Ashley Judd.

Shor owns her own production and management company Hilary Shor Productions and was the previous President at Hit and Run Productions.

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Eileen Cabiling

Hilary ShorPRODUCER

Hilary Shor is a producer who has worked on multiple critically acclaimed films including Alfonso Cuarón’s Children of Men. Shor has had a longstanding relationship with Oscar & Emmy nominated director Lee Daniels (Precious, Empire), and has worked with him as producer/ Exec. producer on The United States vs. Billie Holiday, The Butler with Oprah Winfrey, Forrest Whitaker, Lenny Kravitz, and The Paperboy starring Nicole Kidman and Zac Efron. She has also served as an executive producer on Eye of The Beholder, starring Ewan McGregor and Ashley Judd.

Shor owns her own production and management company Hilary Shor Productions and was the previous President at Hit and Run Productions.

Notable Credits

Children of Men, The United States vs. Billie Holiday, The Butler, The Paperboy, Eye of The Beholder

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Carl Weathers

Carl WeathersACTOR | DIRECTOR

Carl Weathers started his career as a successful football star at San Diego State and playing with the Oakland Raiders until he retired from the sport in 1974. Weathers then shifted his focus on acting, beginning with small parts Friday Foster and Bucktown. His big break in the industry came when Weathers starred as Apollo Creed in the blockbuster film Rocky, opposite Sylvester Stallone. He then went on to play Creed in three other Rocky movies.

Weathers also starred in Predator opposite Arnold Schwarzenegger. The following year, Weathers had his first starring role in Action Jackson, followed by four In the Heat of the Night two-hour TV specials that were much better received by critics and viewers alike.

Weathers become known to a new generation as Greef Karga in the popular Disney+ series The Mandalorian, which earned Weathers a Golden Globe nod in 2021 for nod Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series – Drama.

Notable Credits

The Mandalorian, Happy Gilmore, Action Jackson, In The Heat of The Night, Chicago P., Chicago Justice, Toy Story 4, Rocky, Predator, Friday Foster, Bucktown

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James Avery

James Avery

James AveryACTOR | PRODUCER

James Avery was best known as the Uncle Phil on The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. Avery was a classically trained actor and scholar from New Jersey who joined the US Navy after graduating high school and served in Vietnam from 1968 to 1969. Upon leaving the military, he moved to San Diego, California and began writing TV scripts and poetry for PBS.

He won an Emmy for production while at PBS. In addition sitcom television, Avery was also a voice actor for over a dozen animated television series and features and was host of the popular PBS travel and adventure series Going Places.

Notable Credits

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, Going Places, Raise Your Voice, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, License to Drive, Sherri

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Femi Odugbemi

Hilary ShorPRODUCER

Hilary Shor is a producer who has worked on multiple critically acclaimed films including Alfonso Cuarón’s Children of Men. Shor has had a longstanding relationship with Oscar & Emmy nominated director Lee Daniels (Precious, Empire), and has worked with him as producer/ Exec. producer on The United States vs. Billie Holiday, The Butler with Oprah Winfrey, Forrest Whitaker, Lenny Kravitz, and The Paperboy starring Nicole Kidman and Zac Efron. She has also served as an executive producer on Eye of The Beholder, starring Ewan McGregor and Ashley Judd.

Shor owns her own production and management company Hilary Shor Productions and was the previous President at Hit and Run Productions.

Notable Credits

Children of Men, The United States vs. Billie Holiday, The Butler, The Paperboy, Eye of The Beholder

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Femi Odugbemi

Nollywood filmmaker, Femi Odugbemi discusses the rise of Nollywood and the direction he hopes the industry will take.

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Hilary ShorPRODUCER

Hilary Shor is a producer who has worked on multiple critically acclaimed films including Alfonso Cuarón’s Children of Men. Shor has had a longstanding relationship with Oscar & Emmy nominated director Lee Daniels (Precious, Empire), and has worked with him as producer/ Exec. producer on The United States vs. Billie Holiday, The Butler with Oprah Winfrey, Forrest Whitaker, Lenny Kravitz, and The Paperboy starring Nicole Kidman and Zac Efron. She has also served as an executive producer on Eye of The Beholder, starring Ewan McGregor and Ashley Judd.

Shor owns her own production and management company Hilary Shor Productions and was the previous President at Hit and Run Productions.

Notable Credits

Children of Men, The United States vs. Billie Holiday, The Butler, The Paperboy, Eye of The Beholder

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