Robert A. Maylor

Rob Maylor is a Jamaican-American lawyer and producer on a mission to bring new narratives from the Caribbean and its diaspora to life and a screen near you.

 

His feature film production, Storm Saulter’s  "SPRINTER"  was Executive Produced by Jada Pinkett-Smith & Will Smith, and won over a dozen global best of festival awards en route to distribution in North America, Europe, Africa, and Latin America in 2019. He continues to find success through collaborations with visionary auteurs like Joshua Kissi, groundbreaking companies including Lena Waithe’s Hillman Grad, and award-winning films including 2021 IDA Award Winner for Best Music Documentary, “UNIVERSE”. He recently wrapped work on Marlon James’ upcoming series “GET MILLIE BLACK” for HBO and the Oprah Winfrey produced HULU series “BLACK CAKE”.

 

A Torino Film Lab alumni and Film Independent Producing Lab Fellow, Maylor began his career working with the late, famed attorney Johnnie Cochran before going on to hold industry positions at UTA, Mark Burnett Productions, and Magnolia Pictures where he was most recently the Director of International.  He received his formal training from Princeton University, William & Mary Law School, and USC's Peter Stark Producing Program.