Ken Beale

Based in Franklin, Tennessee (Nashville), Ken Beale is a seasoned, independent filmmaker. He was born in 1963 in Hampton, VA to parents David O. Beale and Mary Ann (Howard) Beale. The family moved to Greenville, SC in 1969 where Beale grew up. It was while earning his Bachelor of Science degree in Cinema that Beale found his true calling - to influence others with a positive, uplifting world-view through the medium of film. With 30+ years experience as a filmmaker and marketing communications professional, Beale has developed marketing and advertising programs for market leader companies, created video productions for multi-national clients and produced independent films, documentaries and shorts. Beale began his career in cinema as a production assistant on two feature films, "Beyond The Night" and "The Printing" and as camera assistant on "Access Your Future." He went on to produce numerous ministry films for faith-based organizations and worked as producer/director for a large Southeastern advertising agency, serving such national and international clients as Michelin North America, Ford Motor Company, Toro Irrigation Division, Maxfli Golf, Ryobi-America, Uniroyal/Goodrich, Lanier Worldwide, General Nutrition Products, Velux-America, South Carolina DHEC, Champion Aviation Products and Lockheed Martin. He went on to serve as vice president of Shorey & Associates Marketing Communications, a 35-year advertising agency, and then as director of marketing for Hubbell Lighting, the $1 billion lighting fixture division of Hubbell Incorporated (NYSE: HUBB), and the fourth largest lighting conglomerate in the world. Beale wrote, produced and directed "The Sereer: Desperately Trying to Please God," a feature-length Christian documentary film that explores the culture, the lifestyles and the beliefs of the people of the Sereer tribe in Senegal, West Africa. The film has been honored with 30+ film industry awards, most notably the Best Picture award from the prestigious Los Angeles Independent Film Festival Awards (LAIFFA). In 2016 he produced "Leo Twiggs: Requiem for Mother Emanuel," a short film that showcases batik artist, Leo Twiggs and his nine paintings commemorating the first anniversary of the massacre at Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, SC as well as the response of overwhelming forgiveness by the church and the victims families in the aftermath of the attack. The paintings and the film have exhibited throughout the South. In 2018 Beale came along side fellow producer, Ken Carpenter and director, Brian Baugh to serve as co-producer on "The World We Make," a coming of age film in which 18 year old Lee (a spirited equestrian) and Jordan (an academic and football standout) are at the threshold of building a life together. But their character is tested when racial bias surfaces in their otherwise progressive small town. Ken and his wife, Darla, have two grown children and two grandsons.