Chad Quinn

A native of New Jersey, Chad attended Temple University where he obtained a degree in marketing and business law. He then went on to pursue his law degree at Howard University School of Law. During his studies at Howard, Chad realized that the experience only renewed his passion for writing. After 10 plus years in corporate America, he decided to put all his efforts into his craft. With no formal training, Chad has managed to place as a finalist in multiple film festivals, from HBO's Project Greenlight to the American Black Film Festival's TVOne competition. The situation with TVOne turned out to be a fruitful relationship as his first feature film "Sex, Politics, Race and Religion" is slated to come out with their 2017 Program Schedule. In the summer of 2014, Mr. Quinn's TV pilot series "The Kids..." was rated as the top unsigned pilot series by The Black List. Chad has worked extensively to create projects that highlight and examine the human condition. This writer/director had multiple films hitting this year's festival circuit including, the short film, Perceptions, which boasts an amazing ensemble cast which includes - Alimi Ballard, Charles Malik Whitfield, Malinda Williams to name a few. Another one of Mr. Quinn's films, #Trending, a cautionary tale about indulging in this era of social media, was directed by acclaimed director Stacey Muhammad and A.D. Michael "Boogie" Pinkney. Additionally, his film Mixed, which he directed just premiered at Hollyshorts, the academy recognized film festival. Mr. Quinn truly takes the monarch "art is a weapon," to life as he's also teamed up with Ava DuVernay and Ryan Coogler's Blackout for Human Rights, a network of concerned artists, activists, filmmakers, musicians and citizens who committed their energy and resources to immediately address the staggering level of human rights violations against fellow Americans throughout the United States. Blackout for Human Rights was recently selected as one of Ebony Magazine's #EbonyPower100 Honorees.