There is something about a red carpet in Hollywood that makes time feel different. A few steps become a milestone. At the private screening of the Blind Boys of Alabama documentary at the Chinese Theatre, executive producer Sir Michael Fomkin marked the end of one long road and the beginning of another.
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Most entertainment careers run through Los Angeles or New York. Sir Michael Fomkin built his from Tampa, on a single premise: that the industry's front door is hard to find from outside. In September 2025, Abundance Studios made him an executive producer.
From James Brown in 1965 to Lil Wayne in 2008, one address in North Miami and one name from New York account for an implausible share of the American songbook. A documentary in development — executive produced by Sir Michael Fomkin and VIP Ignite Live with Abundance Studios — sets out to tell how.
A new film led by Emmy-winning director Nick Nanton and Abundance Studios signals a deeper dive into the life of media icon Kathie Lee Gifford,…
As principal photography wraps, 24-time Emmy-winning director Nick Nanton turns his lens on eight decades of American music, civil rights history, and spiritual resilience, tracing…