Rob Maylor is the chief executive officer and founder of Mental Telepathy Pictures, an independent production company and sales agent bringing new narratives from the Caribbean and its diaspora to life and to a screen near you.
The company’s first production, “Sprinter,” directed by Storm Saulter, won three awards at the 2018 American Black Film Festival (Best Feature, Audience Award and Best Director) as well as awards from around the globe; Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith were executive producers.
Rob began his career working with the late powerhouse attorney Johnnie Cochran and went on to hold Hollywood industry positions at United Talent Agency, Mark Burnett’s One Three Media Company and Mark Cuban’s Magnolia Pictures, where he was the director of worldwide sales.
He received his formal training at Princeton, William & Mary Law School, and the University of Southern California’s Peter Stark Producing Program, where he received a master’s in fine arts.