About Us.

Executive Producer + Director 
​chiquita lockley​

 


​Chiquita Lockley is Executive Producer and Director of the forthcoming documentary, Eggs Over Easy: Black Women & Fertility (2021). She is also the producer of the award-winning documentary Kunta Kinteh Island: Coming Home Without Shackles (courtesy ERoss Studios).  She holds a BA in English from Spelman College and an MA in Film Studies from Emory University.
 
She specializes in Live Event Production, providing creative direction and VFX design for: BET Super Bowl Gospel Celebration, Hank Aaron Chasing The Dream Foundation, and production management for artists tours/events featuring: Tasha Cobbs (TCM), Matt Redman, Kierra Sheard, Fantasia, PJ Morton of Maroon 5, Michelle Williams of Destiny’s Child, and many others. After Hurricane Matthew, she produced a concert benefitting Haiti for TCM, which featured Vashawn Mitchell, Anthony Brown, Jonathan McReynolds, and surprise guest Kirk Franklin.

She made her theatrical debut as playwright of the musical Kandi Burruss & Todd Tucker Present: A Mother’s Love. 

Scenes from the musical, starring Kandi, Eddie Levert, Shirley Murdock, and Porsha Williams were featured on the season finale of “The Real Housewives of Atlanta”.

Additionally, she served as the Director of the Holyfield Foundation, during Evander Holyfield’s reign as Heavyweight Champion of the World. She has worked with faith-based organizations like Impact United Methodist Church and consulted for nonprofit organizations for celebrity clients including: Keshia Knight Pulliam, CNN’s Isha Sesay, Cynthia Bailey of RHOA, at al.
 
Having spent the last 15+ years working in Faith-based television and media, Chiquita authored the book Creative Worship: 86 Tips for Establishing a Dynamic Worship, Media & Production Team.  She is also the author of children’s book, Maggie Tales: Mommy, Where’s Heaven?, which seeks to demystify the Circle of Life for children and parents alike. She has the distinction of Goodwill Ambassador for the State of Georgia, awarded by former Secretary of State Cathy Cox.  And she serves on the Board of Directors for the Black Women Film Network and arts non-profit, AIR Serenbe, a residency program for artists. She currently resides in Atlanta, GA where she continues to give back by mentoring girls. 

Our Team

phylicia fant
Executive Producer

Phylicia Fant has established herself as one of the preeminent public relations executives in the music industry through her work with Lil Nas X, Prince, Andra Day, Lil Pump, Jason Derulo, Bebe Rexha, Luis Fonsi, Daniel Caesar, and more. In 2018, she assumed the role of Co-Head of Urban Music at Columbia Records.
 
As Senior Vice President of Media & Strategic Development for Warner Bros. Records from 2011-2018, she conceived and executed campaigns for a wide array of multiplatinum, award-winning, and chart-topping artists. Past and present campaigns include Drake’s OVO Sound, YFN Lucci, Wu-Tang, RZA, Maybach Music Group, Nile Rodgers, Kimbra, Nico& Vinz, Theophilus London, Common, Gallant, They., Gary Clark Jr, Lianne La Havas, Wale, Saweetie, Macklemore and Ryan Lewis, and more.  

She is the Founder and CEO of a full-service lifestyle marketing agency, Purple Agency, where she has led campaigns including: albums, projects, and tours for GRAMMY ® Award-winning, multiplatinum talent such as Swizz Beatz, Timbaland, Anthony Hamilton, BJ The Chicago Kid, Apl.de.Ap of Black Eyed Peas, Legendary Damon, Luis Fonsi, Daniel Caesar, and more as well as labels such as Universal Music Group, TDE, and Rostrum Records. 

karen cook
Producer

A graduate of Spelman College with a B.A. in English Language and Literature, Karen also holds a Masters degree in Anthropology from Georgia State University. Her research has included: The Atlanta Public Schools, Minority Education, Low-Income Communities, Forms of Capital Displacement, Social/Grassroots Movements and Urban Gentrification.  She currently works in media in Atlanta, Georgia at Fitzgerald + Company.  

terrance crowley
​​Director of Photography

A cinematographer and editor, Terrance is an integral part of story-telling for his many clients, most of whom are singers and performers. With this documentary, he uses his lens to help deliver narratives from the hearts of the talent in a compelling way that connects to the audience.

Supervising Editor  Hudson Smith

Supervising Editor of The Voice, Hudson is an award-winning editor who has worked on shows including: Last Comic Standing, The Apprentice, Kitchen Nightmares, Hells Kitchen, and more!