Booker T. Mattison

Associate Professor, Entertainment & Media Studies

About

Booker T. Mattison teaches Screenwriting and Directing for the Screen courses, in addition to creative jobs as an author and filmmaker.

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Education

Master of Fine Arts, Film and Television, New York University
B.A., Mass Communication, Norfolk State University

Experience

Booker T. Mattison is an author, filmmaker and professor who wrote and directed the BET+ original film, “The Sound of Christmas” starring Ne-Yo, Serayah, and Draya Michele. The New York Times called the movie “a charming, new holiday film.” The film is an adaptation of Tiffany L. Warren’s novelThe Replacement Wife” and was submitted for Emmy consideration for Outstanding TV Movie for 2023.

Mattison wrote and directed the film adaptation of Zora Neale Hurston’s short story “The Gilded Six Bits” which aired on Showtime. It stars Chad L. Coleman, T’Keyah Crystal Keymah, and Wendell Pierce. The Hollywood Reporter said, “Mattison’s direction and feel for her characters match up to Hurston’s sterling piece of fiction…full of atmosphere and strongly developed characters.”

Mattison’s next film, “Twisted Marriage Therapist,” is a Tubi original film that he wrote and directed. The psychological thriller stars Marija Abney, Pha’Rez Lass, and Jennifer Sears.

Mattison’s debut novelUnsigned Hype” was published by Revell Books (Baker Publishing Group) in 2009 and was nominated for a South Carolina Book Award in the Young Adult Category. His second novel Snitch was published by Revell/Baker in 2011. The ebook reached #1 on BN.com and received a starred review in Publishers Weekly that said, “Author and filmmaker Mattison’s sophomore outing reads like it’s ready for screen adaptation… Mattison has a superb ear and his skills keep on growing.”

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Booker T. Mattison writes and directs “Twisted Marriage Therapist”

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Booker T. Mattison writes and directs “The Sound of Christmas”

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Grady Entertainment & Media Studies students win multiple awards at the 2020 GCA Student Film Festival

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Focus on Faculty: Booker T. Mattison

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‘The Sound of Christmas’ Review: A Gospel Singer Finds Love, via the New York Times

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Here’s Which Holiday TV Movies Were Submitted for the 2023 Emmys, via Variety

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‘Sound Of Christmas’: Ne-Yo To Topline BET+ Holiday Movie From Tressa Azarel Smallwood’s MegaMind Media, via Deadline

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