Featured Work
Title: Antonio Tarrell Cinematographer Reel 2021
Job title/role: Director, Cinematographer, Editor
Location:Oxford, MS, Greenwood, MS, Harlem, NY, and Glen Cove, NY
Duration: 02:09
Description: Cinematographer, Antonio Tarrell shares a wide range of visuals clips throughout this reel. Antonio incorporates the use of natural light to give several of the visuals a natural feel when filming outdoors. Antonio also enables the use of studio lights in many of the clips to help give the story a dramatic feel. As an editor, Antonio added special effects, color grading, LUTS, graphics and enhanced the audio. Antonio covered a wide range of shot types such as Medium Shots, Medium Close-Ups, Zoom-In, Low Angel, Panning, and more.
Antonio Tarrell
Cinematographer Antonio Tarrell is a professional hairdresser and salon owner with over 30 years of experience in his field. After graduating as Salutatorian from Full Sail University with a Bachelors of Science in Digital Cinematography, he created Antonio Tarrell Films with a vision to create high-quality, high-definition digital media to help clients enhance their businesses and personal brands. Since it’s inception in 2014, Antonio Tarrell Films has grown to be a well-respected brand by providing quality services in film, short documentaries, music videos, commercials, visuals poems, editing, graphic design, photography and much more. Antonio Tarrell Films' accomplishments include contributions to David Sheffield: The Heartbreak Henry for Theater Oxford, Discovery Channel: Earth hosted by John Holden (2021), PBS: Make America Black hosted by Henry Louis Gates Jr (2021), CONDÉ NAST ENTERTAINMENT featuring Joseph Stinchcomb (2021), Black Privilege. White Power. (2020), Walk Against Fear: James Meredith for Smithsonian TV (2019), Restaurant Impossible: Revisited - Season 2 for Food Network (2019), Pilot Episode: Bluff City Law for NBC, Wedding at Graceland for Hallmark (2019), Dateline Crime with Tamron Hall for Investigation Discovery (2018), Unspeakable Crime: The Killing of Jessica Chambers (2017/2018) for Oxygen TV, Stories Under the Rainbow (2018), and LGBTQ+ Community Fights for Parade After City Tries to Ban Pride (2018) for NowThis News and much more.
Featured Work
Title: Antonio Tarrell Documentary Reel 2022
Job title/role: Producer, Director, Cinematographer, Editor
Location: Mississippi and Arkansas
Duration: 02:34
Description: Cinematographer, Antonio Tarrell shares a wide range of visuals clips throughout this reel. Antonio incorporates the use of natural light to give several of the visuals a natural feel when filming outdoors. Antonio also enables the use of studio lights in many of the clips to help give the story a dramatic feel. As an editor, Antonio added special effects, color grading, LUTS, graphics and enhanced the audio. Antonio covered a wide range of shot types such as Medium Shots, Medium Close-Ups, Zoom-In, Low Angel, Panning, and more.
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.
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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.
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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.
Antonio Tarrell
