116 S Murphree Ave, Bruce, MS 38915 | w. antoniotarrellfilms.com antoniotarrellfilms@gmail.com | c. 662-643-0282
Who Am I
Antonio Tarrell is a filmmaker hailing from Bruce, Mississippi, whose expansive skill set spans producing, directing, and cinematography. Known for his ability to craft visually captivating images that advance narratives and resonate deeply with audiences, Tarrell has a unique talent for creating films that impact viewers on a subconscious level. His dedication to storytelling is evident in his varied body of work, which includes feature films, documentaries, and commercials.His portfolio is a testament to his versatility and commitment to quality, featuring influential works such as Cole: Bridge to Justice (2025), Caravan of Hope (2025), We Were Here: A Journey Through Memory (2025), and Voices of Mississippi(2025). Earlier projects include (I'm Not) Your Negroni (2024), Moving Spirit II (2024), and Sites of Memory (2024), among others. Tarrell's films often explore themes of justice, memory, and social change, aiming to provoke thought and inspire action.Antonio Tarrell Films, under his guidance, has also made significant contributions to television, working with major networks on productions that include NHK’s Mississippi Revealed (2022), Fox Business: Earth with John Holden (2022), and PBS: Make America Black hosted by Henry Louis Gates Jr (2021). Each project showcases Tarrell's flair for engaging with complex topics through powerful visual storytelling, establishing him as a prominent voice in contemporary filmmaking
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
- Owner Antonio Tarrell Films LLC; Mississippi | Arkansas
- Producer, Director, Director of Photography
- Co-ordinator Documentary Crew, Oxford Film Festival
- Producer, Cinematographer and Editor, Yoknaptawpha Arts Council
- Board Member, Oxford Film Festival
Camera Department
- Cinematographer, Cole: Bridge to Justice, 2025
- Cinematographer, We Were Here, 2025
- Cinematographer, Collective Memory, 2025
- Cinematographer, Caravan of Hope, 2025
- Cinematographer, (I'm Not) Your Negroni, 2024
- Cinematographer, Spirit of Dance II, 2024
- Camera Operator, Citizen's Revival: It's Not Too Late, (MS, GA, TN) 2024
- Cinematographer, Sites of Memory, 2024
- Cinematographer, Voices of Mississippi 2024
- Director of Photography, 5the Step, 2023
- Cinematographer, Robert Johnson: I Believe I'll Go Back Home 2023
- Cinematographer, Sites of Resistance and Healing, (Oxford, Sumner, Mound Bayou MS, Montgomery AL), 2023
- Cinematographer, Alluvia Collective: Oral History (Oxford, MS), 2022
- Director of Photography, Fox Business: Earth with John Holden (Arkansas), 2022
- Director of Photography, NHK (Japanese Broadcast: Mississippi Revealed (Mississippi Delta), 2022
- Camera Operator, Matthews Film Company: Bancorpsouth, (Tupelo, MS), 2022
- Cinematographer, Theatre Oxford, (Oxford, MS), 2022
- Producer, Mississippi Public Broadcast: Mississippi Roads, (Oxford, MS), 2022
- Cinematographer, The Wellness and Counseling Center of Tupelo, (Tupelo & Oxford, MS), 2021
- Cinematographer, Southern Foodways Alliance Symposium, (Oxford, MS), 2021
- Cinematographer, Michael Fagans: Who the Hell are We featuring James Meredith, (Oxford, MS), 2021
- Cinematographer, Theatre Oxford: David Sheffield: The Heartbreak Henry, (Oxford, MS), 2021
- Director of Photography, Discovery Channel (HIBC LLC): Earth with John Holden (Grenada, MS), 2021
- Director of Photography, PBS: Making Black America (Oxford and Starkville MS), 2021
- Cinematographer, Theatre Oxford: 10 Minute Plays, (Oxford, MS), 2021
- Cinematographer, YAC: Online Artist, (Oxford, MS), 2021
- Director of Photography, The Will Film, (Oxford, MS), 2021
- Director of Photography, CONDÉ NAST ENTERTAINMENT: Bon Appetite-Bombay Sapphire, (Oxford, MS), 2021
- Director of Photography, Big Bad Business Bites, (Oxford, MS), 2021
- Director of Photography, Giving Tuesday, (MS), 2020
- Director of Photographer, Letter To The Supervisors, (Oxford, MS), 2020
- Cinematographer, It’s My Party! (Oxford Theatre), (Oxford, MS), 2020
- Director of Photography, Black Privilege. White Power. (MS & New York), 2020
- Cinematographer, Giving Tuesday, (Oxford, MS), 2020
- Cinematographer, Spillit Memphis, (Oxford, MS), 2020
- Cinematographer, Acting with Jackie Joyner, (Oxford, MS), 2020
- Cinematographer, Theatre Oxford, (Oxford, MS), 2020
- Cinematographer, LOFT for Non-Profits, (Oxford, MS), 2020
- Director of Photography, MS Presenters Network (MS), 2020
- Director of Photography, Arts To Go (MS), 2020
- Director of Photography, Oxford Juneteenth (Oxford,MS), 2020
- Director of Photography, I'm Not Your Negroni (Oxford, MS), 2020
- Director of Photography, Sag-Aftra Oxford Community Film Project: Golden Years (Oxford, MS), 2019
- Cinematographer, The Iron Bartender, (Oxford, MS), 2020
- Cinematographer, Gracie and Zack Wedding, (Baton Rouge, LA), 2019
- Cinematographer, The Studio, (Oxford, MS), 2019
- Cinematographer, Kegan Coleman: Senate District 8 Campaign (Oxford, MS), 2019
- Cinematographer, Lauren and Jotavius Wedding, (Oxford, MS), 2019
- Cinematographer, Yoknapatawpha Arts Council: CSA Project (Oxford,MS), 2019
- Cinematographer, The Iron Bartender, (Oxford, MS), 2019
- Cinematographer, LeagueLife Yoga, (Oxford, MS), 2019
- Cinematographer, Today's Dentistry, (Oxford, MS) 2018
- Camera Operator and Editor, Jay Hughes Political Campaign Ad “Why I Volunteered” (Oxford, MS), 2018
- Camera Operator, Oxygen Network: Unspeakable Crime: The Killing of Jessica Chambers (Batesville, MS), 2018
- Director of Photography, The Walter Anderson Project, (Ocean Springs, MS), 2018
- Camera Operator, Wineskins Concert (Oxford, MS), 2018
- 1st Assistant Camera, Missing Pieces, (Oxford, MS) 2018
- 1st Assistant Camera Operator, Oxford Community Film Project: Checked In (Oxford, MS), 2018
- Camera Operator, Groovy’s Wounded Warriors, (Batesville, MS) 2018
- Director of Photography, Stories Under a Rainbow, (Starkville, MS and Oxford, MS) 2018
- Director of Photography and Actor, The Juke Joint: Becoming Bukka, (Oxford, MS, Aberdeen, MS and Parchman, MS) 2018
- Camera Operator, Ricky Dick, (Oxford, MS) 2018
- Camera Operator, Business Conservationist, the Life of Bob Dunlap, (Oxford, MS) 2018
- Director of Photography, Memory Makers, (Oxford, MS) 2018
- Camera Operator, The Yard, (Memphis, TN) 2018
- 1st Assistant Camera, Oxford Community Film: #Fifteen, (Oxford, MS) 2017
- 2nd Assistant Camera and Extra, Oxford Community Film: FIREMAXX, (Oxford, MS) 2016
- Director of Photography andEditor, AFRISSIPPI, (Oxford, MS) 2016
- Director of Photography, Hope, (Oxford, MS) 2015
- Director of Photography, Dope, (Oxford, MS) 2014
ART Episode | 26m 45s | 2023/03/19
Production Department
- Producer and Director, Cole: Bridge to Justice, 2025
- Producer and Director, Collective Memory, 2025
- Producer and Director, We Were Here, 2025
- Producer and Director, (I'm Not) Your Negroni (MS) 2024
- Co-Director, Citizen's Revival: It's Not Too Late, (MS, GA, TN) 2024
- Producer, Mississippi Poetry in Photography, 2024
- Producer, Sites of Memory, 2024
- Associate Producer, 5th Step, 2023
- Producer, Sites of Resistance and Healing, (Oxford, Sumner, Mound Bayou MS, Montgomery AL), 2023
- Producer, MPB: Double Decker, 2022
- Producer, OxFilm Beginners and Advance Kids Film Camp, (Oxford, MS), 2021
- Producer and Director, I Can't Breathe, (Oxford, MS), 2020
- Producer and Director, I'm Not Your Negroni, (Oxford, MS), 2020
- Producer, Memory Makers, (Oxford, MS), 2018
- Co-Producer & Co-Director, Oxford Kids Film Camp: Daydreamers (Oxford, MS), 2018
- Producer and Director, Stories Under a Rainbow, (Starkville, MS and Oxford, MS), 2018
- Producer and Director, Writer, AFRISSIPPI, (Oxford, MS) 2016.
- Production Assistant, Smithsonian Tv/Dream Reality Tv: Walk Against Fear: James Meredith (Jackson, Attala Co, Hernando, Oxford, MS), 2019
- Production Assistant, ASTM Int'l (Fulton, MS), 2019
- Production Assistant, Restaurant Impossible: Revisited - Season 2 for Food Network (Tupelo, MS), 2019
- Production Assistant, Hallmark: Wedding at Graceland (Memphis, TN), 2019
- Production Assistant, NBC Pilot Episode: Bluff City Law (Oxford, MS and Memphis, TN), 2019
- Production Assistant, First Time Flippers (Memphis, TN), 2018
- Production Assistant, 24 Hours Hell’s Kitchen with Gordon Ramsey (Memphis, TN), 2018
- Production Assistant (Talent), Deadline Crime with Tamron Hall (Jackson, MS, West Point, MS and Starkville, MS), 2018
- Production Assistant, Oxygen Network: Unspeakable Crime: The Killing of Jessica Chambers, (Batesville, MS) 2017
Mississippi Revealed (2022)
Journey with Cannon Hersey as he explores parallels between battles over voting rights today and the historic struggles of the 1964 Freedom Summer in Mississippi. With his grandfather, famed writer John Hersey's groundbreaking "A Life for a Vote" as a roadmap, Cannon reveals how black farmers cultivated freedom by tending the earth, and are still striving to overcome a legacy of systemic oppression.
Lighting Department
- Grip, Oxford Community Film Project: Checked In (Oxford, MS), 2018
- Grip, Jay Hughes Campaign (Oxford, MS), 2019
- Electrician, 2nd Assistant Camera and Extra, Oxford Community Film: FIREMAXX, (Oxford, MS) 2016
Editor
- Spirit of Dance II, 2025
- (I'm Not) Your Negroni, 2024
- Sites of Memory, 2024
- 5TH Step, 2024
- Twenty Years: Oxford Film Festival, 2024
- Big Bad Business Bites, (Oxford, MS), 2021
- Fiber Arts Festival, (Oxford, MS), 2020
- Giving Tuesday, (Oxford, MS), 2020
- Acting with Jackie Joyner, (Oxford, MS), 2020
- Spillit Memphis, (Oxford, MS), 2020
- Oxford Theatre, (Oxford, MS), 2020
- LOFT for Non-Profits, (Oxford, MS), 2020
- Drive In Preroll, Oxford Film Festival (Oxford, MS), 2020
- MS Presenters Network (MS), 2020
- Arts To Go (MS), 2020
- Oxford Juneteenth (Oxford,MS), 2020
- I'm Not Your Negroni (Oxford, MS), 2020
- Song Writers Challenge (Oxford, MS), 2020
- Iron Bartender, (Oxford, MS), 2020
- Lauren and Jotavius Wedding, (Tupelo, MS), 2019
- The Studio, (Oxford, MS), 2019
- Gracie and Zack Wedding, Gracie and Zack Wedding, (Baton Rouge, LA), 2019
- Sag-Aftra Oxford Community Film Project: Golden Years (Oxford, MS), 2019
- Kegan Coleman: Senate District 8 Campaign (Oxford, MS), 2019
- Yoknapatawpha Arts Council: CSA Project (Oxford,MS), 2019
- LeagueLife Yoga, (Oxford, MS), 2018
- Today's Dentistry, (Oxford, MS) 2018
- Jay Hughes Political Campaign Ad “Why I Volunteered” (Oxford, MS), 2018
- The Walter Anderson Project, (Ocean Springs, MS), 2018
- Stories Under a Rainbow, (Starkville, MS and Oxford, MS) 2018
- AFRISSIPPI, (Oxford, MS) 2016
Transportation Department
- Talent Assistant to Tamron Hall, Deadline Crime with Tamron Hall (Jackson, MS, West Point, MS and Starkville, MS), 2018
- Talent Assistant to James Meredith, Smithsonian Tv/Dream Reality Tv: Walk Against Fear: James Meredith (Jackson, Attala Co, Hernando, Oxford, MS), 2019
EDUCATION
- Digital Cinematography; Full Sail University (Salutatorian), Winter Park, FL - 2016
- The Natural Healing Arts School of Massage Therapist, Tupelo, MS - 2012
- Creation School of Cosmetology, Tupelo, MS — 1994
SKILLS
Proficient in Microsoft, Adobe, Final Cut ProX, Sony Catalyst , Editing, Color Grading, Set Designer, Jib Operator, Dolly Operator, Stabilizer Operator, Lighting, and Transportation
EQUIPMENT
Sony fx6, Sony fs7, Sony fs700, Rokinon Cine Lens Kit, LED light Kit, C-Stands, Wireless and Boom Mic Audio Kit, Heavy Duty Slider, Jib, and much more.