Directors

Angus Wall and Friends, Thanks for the Inspiring Eddie Murphy Documentary

The era when I launched The Darnell Works Agency in LA in 2000 was certainly one of the luckiest times in my life. Introduced by my Terpin Group pal Addie Bua to Angus Wall and his fellow owners and leaders of West Hollywood creative editorial house Rock Paper Scissors and its sister VFX company a52, we formed a vital professional relationship that lasted over 10 years, and we have kept in touch ever since.

Over this span, I’ve had many opportunities to savor this gentleman’s monumental feats. Those awed feelings were fully present throughout every second of his wonderful Netflix documentary, ‘Being Eddie.’

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Visual Timeline and PR Case Study: Cutters Studios


In-depth PR case study materials follow. Last Updated 7 August 2026

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Acclaimed feature documentary “Sloane: A Jazz Singer” set for October 1 release on Kinema

As announced by Director Michael Lippert, Executive Producers Stephen Barefoot and L. Taylor Arnold, and Producers Donna Campbell and Georgann Eubanks, “Sloane: A Jazz Singer” will debut on https://kinema.com on October 1st, where it will be available worldwide for video-on-demand, live, and virtual screenings. The film is also available for independent bookings.

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James Sweigert and Friends, Thanks for the Inspiring N-Men Documentary

While I have never had the pleasure of working directly with award-winning writer, producer, director, author, and creative executive James Sweigert – nor have we ever met in person – we have become well-acquainted over the past 15 years or so. The paths we’ve forged individually have never quite overlapped, and yet, through an incredibly vast shared network, our virtual connections have generated sparks.

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Jonah Hill, thanks for the life-changing “Stutz” documentary

Last October, Netflix released a feature documentary directed by Jonah Hill. It instantly leapt to my attention through the platform’s recommendation engine, but its buzz reached me from all directions. Still, it took my wife bringing it up in January for us to make the time and screen it together. For the record, it has changed my life.

Even in the trailer, Hill acknowledges the oddness of “a patient making a documentary about his therapist” (his words). Beyond that, I find Hill to be a fascinating and multi-talented person, and Dr. Stutz to be a bona fide gem. Even more specifically, with his process and his tools, the good doctor has helped the filmmaker immeasurably. To bring those tools to the attentions of others and facilitate understanding, Hill presents them methodically, then uses his own experiences to bring the lessons home in some surprising and authentic ways.

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MODE Studios Visual Timeline and PR Case Study


In-depth PR case study materials follow. Last Updated 16 May 2022

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Sam Jones and friends: Thank you for the spectacular Tony Hawk documentary

My deep appreciation for the talents of acclaimed photographer and filmmaker Sam Jones are well-documented in this site. To be honest, for any subject Sam chooses to make a film about, I will be on the edge of my seat. As you may have heard, Sam’s new HBO documentary, “Tony Hawk: Until the Wheels Fall Off” premieres tonight on HBO Max.

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Josh Swade and Friends, Thanks for the Inspiring Ricky Powell Documentary


YouTube commenter “Heckler 220” mentions thinking about this documentary every day since seeing it: I can relate completely. Everyone who grew up in my generation was saturated with exposure to the Beastie Boys, Run DMC, and all the stars deemed famous by the non-stop pop-culture shock-and-awe of our era. Imagine hanging out behind the scenes with one of the wildest party people given total free range among the glitterati, who had the tenacity, gumption, and skill to capture them all through his camera lens.

That is the scene writer-director Josh Swade and his collaborators plunge us straight into, turning deep admiration and their all-seeing camera toward the world famous Ricky Powell, who lived that feverish dream until leaving us a year ago today at the age of 59. On film,

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