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Director · Actor · Producer

Marquis Barnes

Cinematic storytelling with soul. Fifteen years on set and behind the lens — from Hollywood features to Fortune 500 campaigns.

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Every frame is intentional. Every story has a pulse. I build worlds for film, television, and the brands that want to be remembered — split between Atlanta and Los Angeles, working worldwide.

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Projects Directed
ATL/LA
Two Coasts

Film & Television

The Credits Wall — productions I've helped bring to screen.

Features and series spanning Hollywood studios, BET+, OWN, and TLC. Scroll through the reel.

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2019Trading Paint poster
Feature Film
Trading Paint
w/ John Travolta & Shania Twain
2020The Devil All the Time poster
Netflix Feature
The Devil All the Time
Tom Holland · Robert Pattinson
2012Iyanla Fix My Life
OWN Network
Iyanla, Fix My Life
Oprah Winfrey Network
2018The Family Business poster
BET+ Original Series
The Family Business
Carl Weber's · Recurring · 8 Episodes
2025The Family Business: New Orleans poster
BET+ Original Series
The Family Business: New Orleans
Carl Weber's · Brandon T. Jackson · Lela Rochon
2020The Vanished poster
Feature Film
The Vanished
w/ Anne Heche & Thomas Jane
2019Line of Duty poster
Feature Film
Line of Duty
w/ Aaron Eckhart
2020Embattled poster
Feature Film
Embattled
w/ Stephen Dorff
2017Truth or Dare poster
Feature Film
Truth or Dare
Independent Thriller
2022The Black Hamptons poster
BET+ Limited Series
The Black Hamptons
Lamman Rucker · Vanessa Bell Calloway
2018Ready to Love poster
OWN Network
Ready to Love
Unscripted Series
2018Sweet Home Sextuplets poster
TLC
Sweet Home Sextuplets
Unscripted Series
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Trusted by the brands & networks

Tyler Perry StudiosGoogleNetflixNFLBETOWNMercedes-BenzHiltonadidas
National GeographicComcastGrey GooseTLCREVOLTThe Shade RoomHollywood UnlockedSheraton
Marquis Barnes portrait

About

Creating Films
with soul

15+ years in film, television, and branded content — from Hollywood features to Fortune 500 campaigns. Every frame is intentional. Every story has a pulse.

Based in Atlanta and Los Angeles, working with directors, brands, and networks who value cinematic quality and authentic storytelling. Founder of Frame × Frame Academy — building a new kind of interactive film education for the next generation of creators.

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Let's create
something worth watching.

Film, television, branded content, events & speaking. Based in Atlanta — working worldwide.