Lathan Hodge
- Producer
- Director
- Writer
Lathan Hodge started his television career at CBS/WBBM-TV. As an
Executive Producer, he headed the Children and Entertainment department
at BET. He worked with personnel on a number of television series and
developed the special projects division. He also supervised offices in
Burbank, California, and Washington DC, where he programmed and produced
advertising support movie specials with all of the major US film
studios.
He left BET to become Co-founder of mise en scene Filmwerx, a commercial production company. The Chicago native served as executive producer for television specials for Columbia, Paramount and Disney. He also produced television commercials for BET, and Americans for the Arts.
After mise en scene, he was the Executive Producer for development and production at Creamwerks. He developed original productions that aired on the Sundance Channel and the Discovery Channel. He developed and produced Chef Marcus Samuelsson's series Inner Chef and is now working on Chef Nelson German.
The award-winning producer has garnered three NAACP Image Awards, Two Emmy Awards and the NEA Award for his work in television. He produced "State of Emergency" for Rockstar Games and the documentary "Public Enemy: Welcome to the Terrordome" which examines the relationships of Chuck D, Flavor Flav and Professor Griff over a twenty-year period.
He left BET to become Co-founder of mise en scene Filmwerx, a commercial production company. The Chicago native served as executive producer for television specials for Columbia, Paramount and Disney. He also produced television commercials for BET, and Americans for the Arts.
After mise en scene, he was the Executive Producer for development and production at Creamwerks. He developed original productions that aired on the Sundance Channel and the Discovery Channel. He developed and produced Chef Marcus Samuelsson's series Inner Chef and is now working on Chef Nelson German.
The award-winning producer has garnered three NAACP Image Awards, Two Emmy Awards and the NEA Award for his work in television. He produced "State of Emergency" for Rockstar Games and the documentary "Public Enemy: Welcome to the Terrordome" which examines the relationships of Chuck D, Flavor Flav and Professor Griff over a twenty-year period.