Telling Stories.
We're Not Just
We're changing who gets to tell them.
MBTL Studios is a Black-owned production studio crafting, original stories for film, television, and emerging storytellers.
Film • Television • Original IP • Creative Production
Award-Winning Films that can be accessed across a multitude of channels.
A Different Kind of Production House.
MBTL Studios was built on a simple belief: Black stories deserve more than representation. They deserve ownership, creative control, and room to become something bigger.
Founded by award-winning filmmaker and U.S. Army veteran Sophia L. Ellis, MBTL Studios develops original films and television projects rooted in culture, character, and unapologetic imagination.
From concept to screen, we create stories that entertain, challenge, and shift the way audiences see us.
Nationwide
Creative Reach
20+
Original Concepts
Black Led
Stories & Productions
Film & TV
Development & Production
The Creative Collection
Stories with something to say.
From psychological thrillers and action films to comedy and character-driven drama, MBTL develops original stories that put Black voices, experiences, and imagination at the center.
Explore a growing slate of films and series currently in development, production, and pre-production.
What We Do
Stories with something to say.
BUILT FROM IDEA TO SCREEN.
MBTL Studios develops, produces, and champions original stories from the first spark of an idea through production and beyond.
DEVELOPMENT.
Concepts. Treatments. Scripts. Pitch decks. Story worlds.
PRODUCTION.
Film. Television. Digital. Creative production.
ORIGINAL IP.
We create stories designed to live beyond a single project—and become something bigger.
CREATIVE COLLABORATION.
Writers, directors, producers, actors, creatives, investors, and brands aligned with the vision.