FILMMAKING TEAM
Meet the veteran cinematic team, led by founder and CEO, Dr. Kevin McAfee. With a passion for storytelling, our co-founder Lynn McAfee brings her finance background and innovation to the forefront, shaping the company’s vision. Supported by a talented ensemble of professionals,, the dedicated group contribute their diverse skills and expertise, collectively driving the team’s commitment ensuring authenticity in storytelling with uniqueness in content.
Dr. Kevin McAfee – Founder/Filmmaker
Since beginning his film career at Buena Vista Studios, Kevin dedicated his cinematic works on family entertainment by sharing stories from people groups everywhere. However, the “family of man” became his calling and he has been a founding board member of starting graduate study film schools like Lipscomb University in Nashville.
He founded in 1989, his umbrella company of McAfee & Associates, a growth, marketing, and capital company. This foundation is the Agency of Record for Oceania and continues to support middle market companies.
Kevin was awarded a lifetime achievement award where he began at Disney Studios in 2015. In the last decade, he has been on the cutting edge of film festivals covering stories in Eastern countries, Europe in over forty nations. His track record is proven as he closes on being recognized by over 200 films festivals worldwide .
Veritas Mission Film Association is the philanthropy arm for the parent company and its subsidiaries through the partnership with the Maisha Project in Kenya remains the ethos of “helping others from across every ocean”. Maisha in Swahili means “life” and just passed feeding over 2.5 million meals to children in Kenya. www.veritasmissionfilms.com
MANAGEMENT
Kevin & Lynn McAfee Founders
The Partners
Keith Hatanaka - Capital Partner
Keith Hatanaka is a highly accomplished Wall Street professional, who grew up in Kyoto, Japan. He launched his career as a Vice President at the esteemed Republic Bank of New York overseeing the securities division. Specializing in executing complex “Soft-Dollar Transactions” investment strategies with institutional investors, Keith focused particularly on targeting Japanese endowments seeking diversification. Through his expertise and strategic insights, Japanese investors came to the United States as he played a significant role in contributing to the overall success and growth of the company. Within this role, his exceptional skill in navigating the intricacies of the financial markets, integrity in fiscal analysis, building strong relationships with clients, and achieving outstanding investment outcomes, Keith climbed the investment ladder representing the most powerful capitalists in North America.
Driven by an unwavering thirst for new challenges and experiences, Keith transitioned into an independent global advisor, embracing exciting opportunities that extended beyond traditional avenues. In this capacity, he successfully structured over $2 billion in bilateral infrastructure development ventures, forging strategic partnerships between for the Chinese government interests and energy-resource partners, including renowned entities like Saudi Aramco. A pioneering effort was accomplished through the establishment of an innovative oil storage depot facility in Batangas Bay, Philippines, leveraging creative barter and equity structures. By prioritizing win-win barter exchanges, he facilitated mutual modernization objectives and fostered enhanced regional relations, responding to the growing energy appetites of Asian and many overseas markets.
Jag Gholson
FinTrust Advisors Partners & Executive Producer
Jag Gholson is the Wealth Manager, an award-winning Executive Producer and the writer on MORE THAN CHAMPIONS. This story merges the life of Sam Oni, who left Africa and immigrated to attend an all white college in the 1960’s in the deep South.
He is Executive Producer for the award-winning films, FINAL WORDS OF WWII, #BUTGOD and more. He is an avid sportsman, fisherman, biking, and active member in philanthropy for many causes.
Specializing in estate liquidity studies, multi-generational wealth transfers and structures, his wisdom is a commodity for his vast client base. He carries the qualifications of the Series 6, 63 and 65 licenses. Jag serves on numerous boards including past president of the Cancer Foundation Board in Athens, Georgia.
FILMMAKERS
OCEANIA TEAM
Lynn McAfee
Award Winning Executive Producer
Dr. Miller Bargeron
Award-Winning Producer
Julie Spencer
Executive Assistant Dr. McAfee
Terri Campbell Bell
Screenwriter
Monique Perez
Assistant to President Robert Zemeckis
John Chalfant
Academy Award Winner & Award Winning Sound
Patrick Ingram
Producer, Writer/ Director
Tim Porter
Finance/Capitalization
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