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Kurt Farquhar KURT FARQUHAR FEATURE FILM #TWOMINUTESOFFAME Leslie Small, dir. Lionsgate / Codeblack Paul Hall, Mike Upton, Jeff Clanagan, prods. THE PERFECT MATCH Queen Latifah, Douglas Shaffer, Lionsgate / Codeblack / Flavor Unit Quincy Newell, Jeff Clanagan, exec. prods. Bille Woodruff, dir. NOT EASILY BROKEN Bill Duke, dir. Sony Screen Gems Bill Duke, T.D. Jakes, Curtis Wallace, prods. COVER Bill Duke, dir. 20th Century Fox Bill Duke, Warren Kohler, prods. CREATED EQUAL Bill Duke, dir. Thada Catalon, prod. 96 MINUTES Aimee Lagos, dir. First Point Entertainment Lee Clay, Justin Moore-Lewy, prods. LIFTED Lexi Alexander, dir. Screen Media Films Deborah Del Prete, prods. PASTOR BROWN Rockmond Dunbar, dir. Rock Capital Films Steven Belser, Carol Ann Shine, prods. MILES FROM HOME Ty Hodges, dir. Lab 601 Meagan Goode, Ty Hodges, Ralph Farquhar, prods. BAXTER & McGUIRE (short) Mike Blum, dir. Comedy Central / MotherLoad Michael Weithorn, prod. GAS Henry Chan, dir. 20th Century Fox ROOM 302 (Short) Erma Elzy-Jones, dir. Deborah E. Ward, prod. TELEVISION MOVIES KIDNAPPED: THE KAMIYAH MOBLEY Linda Berman, Robin Roberts, exec. prod. STORY Lifetime LIGHT GIRLS Bill Duke, dir. Own Network Aimée Flaherty, Stephanie A. Frederic, prods. DARK GIRLS Bill Duke, dir., prod. Own Network The Gorfaine/Schwartz Agency, Inc. (818) 260-8500 1 BEING MARY JANE MOVIE Mara Brock-Akil, Salim Akil, exec. prods. BET THE QUAD MOVIE Felicia Henderson, Charles Holland, exec. prods. BET THE MIKI HOWARD STORY Carl Craig, Eric Tomosunas, Ron Robinson, TV One Teyonah Parris, prods. Christine Swanson, dir. MEDIA Susan Banks, Sheila Ducksworth, Mitchell TV One Gailin, Ty Walker, prods. Craig Ross, Jr., dir. WHAT LOVE WILL MAKE YOU DO Darrin Dewitt Henson, Brad James, Ty BET Johnston, Victoria Rowell, Justin Bones, prods. Lisa Haynes, dir. SECOND SIGHT Michael Scott, Theolonius Brooks, prods. TV One Michael Scott, dir. PLAY’D: A HIP HOP STORY Bill Borden, prod. HBO Oz Scott, dir. *Score & Original Songs DANCING IN SEPTEMBER Reggie Rock Blythewood, Don Kurt, Reuben HBO Cannon, prods. *Addt’l Music Reggie Rock Blythewood, dir. COMMITMENTS John J. Kelly, Vince Ravine, prods. BET Original Film Carol Mayes, dir. TELEVISION THE PROUD FAMILY: LOUDER & Ralph Farquhar, Bruce Smith, exec prods PROUDER (½ hr series) Disney + BLACK LIGHTNING (1 hr series) Greg Berlanti, Salim Akil, Mara Brock Akil, The CW / Bonanza Productions Sarah Schechter, exec. prods. THE NEIGHBORHOOD Aaron Kaplan, Wendi Trilling, Dana Honor, Jim (1/2- hr series) Reynolds, exec. prods. CBS James Burrows, dir. BEING MARY JANE (1 hr series) Mara Brock-Akil, exec. prod. BET IN CONTEMPT (1 hr series) Terri Kopp, Tamara Gregory, Daniel Iron, BET Lance Samuels, exec prods. The Gorfaine/Schwartz Agency, Inc. (818) 260-8500 2 KURT FARQUHAR THE PROUD FAMILY: Ralph Farquhar, Bruce Smith, exec prods LOUDER & PROUDER (½ hr series) Disney + BLACK LIGHTNING (1 hr series) Greg Berlanti, Mara Brock Akil, Salim Akil The CW exec prods THE NEIGHBORHOOD (½ hr series) Jim Reynolds, Aaron Kaplan, Dana Honor CBS AMERICAN SOUL: THE Jesse Collins, Devon Greggory, Jonathan Prince prods. UNTOLD STORY OF SOUL TRAIN (1 hr series) Carl Craig prod. BET BEING MARY JANE (1 hr series) Mara Brock-Akil, exec prod. BET Salik Akil, exec prod. AMBITIONS (1 hr series) Oprah Winfrey, Will Packer, Kevin OWN Network Arkadie, Sheila Ducksworth, exec prods. GAMES PEOPLE PLAY (1 hr series) Tracey Edmonds, Vanessa Middleton BET Angela Burt-Murray exec prods. IN CONTEMPT (1 hr series) Terri Kopp, Tamara Gregory, exec prod. BET THE QUAD (1 hr series) Felicia Henderson, Charles Holland exec prod. BET SAINTS & SINNERS (1 hr series) Eric Tomosunas, exec. prod. Bounce TV KING OF QUEENS (½ hour series) Michael Weithorn, prod. CBS Columbia TriStar Television FURST BORN (1/2 hour pilot) Dan O’Shannon, Todd Holland, exec prod. CBS WINNING UGLY (1/2 hour pilot) Chris Case, exec prod. FOX exec prods. STITCHERS (1 hr series) Jeff Schechter, Jonathan Baruch, Todd Holland Freeform exec prods. FREE AGENTS (½ hour series) John Enbom, Todd Holland, Karey Burke, exec NBC prods. The Gorfaine/Schwartz Agency, Inc. (818) 260-8500 3 RUSSELL SIMMONS: ALL DEF COMEDY Stan Lathan, Rikki Hughes, Russell Simmons, Prod. HBO (1 hour special) BRAVE NEW VOICES (1/2 hr series) Russell Simmons, Stan Lathan, Lee Gaither, HBO exec. prods. SOUL FOOD (1 hr series) Kenneth “Baby Face” Edmonds, Showtime Tracey Edmonds, Felicia Henderson, prods. MATT WATERS SHOW (1 hr series) James D. Parriott, Tom Tannenbaum, CBS Delores Robinson, Montel Williams, prods. UNDER ONE ROOF (1 hr series) Thomas Carter, Walton Dorniche, prods. CBS KING OF QUEENS (½ hour series) Michael Weithorn, prod. CBS GIRLFRIENDS (½ hour series) Gramnet, Mara Brock-Akil, prods. UPN THE GAME (1/2 hour series) Gramnet, Mara Brock-Akil, prods. UPN/BET REAL HUSBANDS OF HOLLYWOOD Ralph Farquhar, Chris Spencer, Stan Lathan, prods. BET (½ hour series) MEDIA (1 hr series) Susan Banks, Sheila Ducksworth prod. TV One ZOE EVER AFTER (½ hour series) Debra Martin-Chase, Erica Montolfo, Danny Rose BET exec. prods. THE NEXT 15 (½ hour series) Carlos King, exec. prod. TV One HERE WE GO AGAIN (½ hour series) Eric Tomosunas, Meg Deloatch, exec. prods. TV One SINGLE LADIES (1 hour series) Felicia Henderson, exec prod. VH1 KEYSHIA COLE: ALL IN (½ hour series) James Dubose, exec prod. BET THE FRIGHT NIGHT FILES (½ hour series) Susan Banks, exec REED BETWEEN THE LINES Felicia Henderson, exec. (½ hour series) BET The Gorfaine/Schwartz Agency, Inc. (818) 260-8500 4 KURT FARQUHAR TRIGGERS (1 hr series) Gary Tarpinian, exec. prod. Military Channel KEISHA & DANIEL: FAMILY FIRST James Dubose, exec. prod. BET (½ hour series) LINCOLN HEIGHTS (1 hour series) Kathleen McGhee-Anderson, exec. prod. ABC Family SOUL FOOD (1 hour series) Kenneth “Baby Face” Edmonds, Tracey Edmonds, Showtime Felicia Henderson, prods. MATT WATERS SHOW (1 hour series) James D. Parriott, Tom Tannenbaum CBS Delores Robinson, Montel Williams, prods. UNDER ONE ROOF (1 hour series) Thomas Carter, Walton Dorniche, prods. CBS ALL OF US (1/2 hr series) Will Smith, Jada Pinkett Smith, Betsy Borns, prods. UPN ONE ON ONE (1/2 hr series) Eunetta Boone, prods. UPN THE PROUD FAMILY Bruce Smith, Ralph Farquhar, prods (animation ½ hr series) ABC/ Disney Channel SISTER SISTER (1/2 hr series) Suzanne DePasse, Sy Rosen, prods. WB / ABC / Paramount TV THE PARKERS (1/2 hr series) Ralph Farquhar, Sara Finney, Vida Spears, UPN / Big Ticket Television prods. MOESHA (½ hour series) Ralph Farquhar, Sara Finney, Jim Tripp, Vida UPN / Big Ticket TV Spears, prods. LOVE INC. (1/2 hr series) Warren Littlefield, prod. UPN / Paramount Pictures Television SECOND TIME AROUND (½ hour series) Ralph Farquhar, Michelle Listenbee-Brown, UPN / Paramount Pictures Television Claude Brooks, prods. SOLUNA (½ hour pilot) Jacque Edmonds Cofer, Kelsey Grammer, UPN / Paramount Pictures Television Susanne DePasse, prods. CUTS (½ hour pilot) Greenblatt/Janollari, Eunetta Boone, Benny UPN / Paramount Pictures Television Richburg, prods. The Gorfaine/Schwartz Agency, Inc. (818) 260-8500 5 SAVING JASON (½ hour pilot) Winfred Hervey, prod., Stan Lathan, dir. WB IN THE HOUSE (½ hour series) Gary Hardwick, exec. prod. NBC DANCE 360 (½ hour series) Hat to the Back Productions, prod. Paramount DEF COMEDY JAM: PRIMETIME Stan Lathan, Sandy Werncik, prods. (1/2 hr series) HBO WHO’S GOT JOKES (1/2 hour reality) Ralph Farquhar, prod. TV One BLENDIN (½ hour pilot) Jim Tripp, Ralph Farquhar, prods. COUSIN SKEETER (½ hour series) Mike Tollin, Brian Robbins, Tracy Sullivan, Nickelodeon prods. JETT JACKSON (1/2 hr pilot) Lee Gaither, Liz Nealon,Fracaswell Hyman, prods. Disney Channel THE KIRK FRANKLIN SHOW (½ hour Ralph Farquhar, prod. series) CLAUDE’S CRIB (½ hour series) Mort Nathan, Bill Boulware, Barry Fanarro, USA Network prods. C-BEAR & JAMAL (animation) Swinton Scott, prod. (½ hour series) Fox KEYSHIA COLE: THE WAY IT IS James DuBose, prod. (reality) BET THE CORNER (½ hour pilot) Stan Lathan, dir. HBO Stan Lathan, Gary Hardwick, prods. NED AND STACEY (½ hour series) Michael Weithorn, Bill Baker, prods. Bill Baker, prod Fox SOUTH CENTRAL (½ hour series) Ralph Farquhar, Michael Weithorn, prods. Fox SINBAD (½ hour series) Ralph Farquhar, Michael Weithorn, prods. Fox ROC (½ hour series) Stan Lathan, prod. Fox The Gorfaine/Schwartz Agency, Inc. (818) 260-8500 6 KURT FARQUHAR JACKEE (½ hour series) Michael Moye, prod. NBC HELLO, MR. MOON (½ hour pilot) Andrew Susskind, prod. FOX LIVIN’ LARGE (½ hour pilot) Quincy Jones, Stephen J. Cannell, prods. ABC THEA (½ hour series) Andrew Susskind, prod. ABC MY BROTHR AND ME (½ hour series) Calvin Brown, Ilunga Adell, prods. Nichelodeon PEARL’S KITCHEN (½ hour pilot) Ralph Farquhar, prod. Fox NEW ATTITUDE (½ hour series) Bill Boulware, Jackson, McHenry, prods. NBC THE ROYAL FAMILY (½ hour series) Redd Foxx, prod. ABC DREXELL’S CLASS (½ hour series) David Newman, Phil Kellard, Tom Moore, ABC prods. WHAT GOES AROUND (½ hour pilot) Michael Moye, prod. NBC RACHEL GUNN (½ hour series) Katherine Green, prod. Columbia Television / Fox EDISON (1-hour pilot) Disney / Touchstone CBS RECORDINGS SONG ARTIST “Real Life” (composer) Pointer Sisters “Stupid Love” (arranger) Brenda Russell “Crazy For Your Love” (composer) Sam Riney “Now That I’m With You” (composer) Papa John Creach “Everytime We Kiss” (composer) Sam Riney The Gorfaine/Schwartz Agency, Inc. (818) 260-8500 7 .
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