Rameen Aminzadeh
A community organizer, activist and filmmaker with 21 years of experience as a director, editor and producer in the entertainment industry. Mr Aminzadeh has brought his unique perspective and storytelling abilities to every project he takes on. From series work for Discovery ID, A&E Network, The History Channel, National Geographic, Discovery Channel, MTV, TLC, and ABC, to independent music projects and social justice documentaries like Get Up Stand Up and Bigger Than Water, he is genuinely both artist and activist – using his artistic talents and resources to fight for justice on many fronts.
Growing up in Baltimore city Rameen knows the challenges low income minorities face when it comes to opportunities to succeed. Through his non profit Beats Rhymes & Relief he has dedicated his life to utilizing the arts to create paths to success for youth living in marginalized communities.
Jeffrey Elizabeth Copeland
Jeffrey Elizabeth Copeland is a comedy writer and documentary producer. In her most recent documentary, Bigger Than Water, Jeffrey worked with filmmaker Rameen Aminzadeh to exposes the vast corruption and coverup stemming from the Flint Water Crisis, bringing much needed attention to the government disaster. Despite her extensive comedy experiences, there is nothing humorous about an entire town denied the right of clean drinking water, and it’s through projects like BTW that keep the crisis in the forefront of discussion.
She infuses her experiences as an African-American woman into the groundwork of some of her best work. In another of her recent documentaries, Get Up, Stand Up, Jeffrey brings the rarely seen narrative of a young women of color uniting and demanding change against an oppressive governing system.
When she isn’t working on socially-relevant documentaries, Jeffrey spends her free time (and money) studying at the Upright Citizens Brigade and performing with her favorite improv troupe, Chocolate Wonton. But even in her comedy pieces, Jeffrey always aims to include a deeper message, usually centering around people of color.
King Hollis
Director, writer, producer King Hollis, has a profound 20 plus year tenure in the film and television industry. In 2004 Hollis founded Media 13 Studios, an industry-leading creative firm leveraging unrivaled reach and access to create and produce compelling content across these divisions: Narrative Filmmaking, Integrated Long Form Content, Commercials, Brand-Specific- Broadcasting and traditional television.
King Hollis, blends unique talents with a distinct, compelling vision of the future of creative content. With acclaimed documentary series like ‘Children’s Med Dallas’— an unprecedented look behind-the- scenes look at the remarkable cases and doctors in one of the Nation’s premier teaching hospitals— and ‘The Undercard,’ a deeply moving look at boxing in a way that audiences had not previously seen— the studio pushes new boundaries.
Narrative filmmaking and long-form content are the backbone of the Media 13 Studios vision. With genre films like ‘Pearl,’ ‘Sinners and Saints’ and ‘Daylights End, the studio is working with sister company SouthRoad Pictures to develop a slate of engaging, powerful motion pictures and limited series.