ABOUT
Ricky Burchell
Ricky Burchell has a more than 20-year career in the entertainment industry. He began his career as a performer but soon went on to host, and produce his own hip hop show, “Mixx Master’s Lounge” which was seen in 120 million homes worldwide. Over the years, he worked with Billboard charting artists Kurtis Blow, Lecrae, NewsBoys, Earnest Pugh, Struggle Jennings, Jelly Roll, and many more. Producing music and/or music videos. Ricky also partnered with Abingdon Press where he wrote and produced over 75 children’s songs, 20 music videos, and 7 short films and documentaries. Ricky has also written and directed a large number of commercials as well as writing, performing, and producing the theme song for ESPN2 show “King of the Strip”.
In 2015, Ricky wrote and directed his first feature-length film, “Where is Good?”. With a small budget and a local cast, the film gained international success after signing a worldwide distribution deal which included Netflix Brazil, streaming services throughout Latin America and Africa and a Walmart Distribution deal. The film won an award for Best Editing and Best Leading Actress from the Faith Film Festival. He currently has 4 films that he has written and directed including “3 Days 3 Nights”, “AM Radio” starring Omar Gooding, “One More Dream” and “Trap City” starring Brandon T. Jackson & Clifton Powell.
G.B Thimotheose
G.B. Thimotheose is the Co-Founder, Partner, and Executive Producer of Kyyba Films. G.B. has executive produced three major Hollywood feature films, Devil’s Night: Dawn of the Nain Rouge, Celebrity Crush and Christmas Coupon which have been distributed around the world. As a Co-Founder and Partner of Jegal Entertainment, he has executive produced the Omar Gooding film AM Radio. His upcoming film, Trap City is in post-production. G.B. has also distributed the Liam Neeson starrer The Marksman in seven Asian countries including India in 2021. His films have been featured in major world film festivals including Festival de Cannes, Dances with Film, Sunscreen Film Festival, Gasparilla International Film Festival, Houston Horror Film Festival, Rock Horror Film Festival in Brazil, etc. His film Celebrity Crush premiered at the historic Grauman’s Chinese Theatre (TCL Chinese Theatre) and Devil’s Night: Dawn of the Nain Rouge at Festival de Cannes.