C
Centrell Reed is an entrepre-
neur, businesswoman, and me-
dia leader in the city of Hous-
ton. We caught up with the New
Orleans native inside her studio
at CReed Global Media, an im-
pressive space that houses me-
dia and production services.
Reed’s professional appearance
is as polished as her speaking
voice. As we approach her of-
fice, she admits to operating on
very little sleep, but it doesn’t
stop her from making sure the
operations of her company are
intact before offering us to sit
down to chat with her. Right
away, she says, how super excit-
ed she is to introduce film and
entertainment in a way no one
else has done in the fourth larg-
est city in the U.S. Reed is quick
to add, “There may be some
who have distribution in some
form or fashion, it just has not
been prevalent.” Her company,
she says, will service the indus-
try through her experience as a
producer. And work behind and
in front of the camera.
BSM: How will CReed Global Media help to
expand Houston’s entertainment industry in
regards to film, jobs, and education?
CR: CReed Global Media has been working on a
project to expand a film studio with the Hous-
ton Film Commission, The Mayor’s office, city
councilmembers, county commissioners, state
senators, and congresswomen and men. To
fill the gap in making it happen, my company
created the Houston Entertainment Indus-
try Task Force, and we held our first meeting
in April of 2019. A whole lot goes into creat-
ing a film studio. I want to champion for this,
and the solution is “let me do it” and they (the
industry people) will come. Around this time,
I also started writing for IF Magazine. It’s an
International Focus Magazine. I came in as an
author and contributor and I write about all of
this stuff in terms of film and entertainment
space in Houston. What is going on? What’s the
growth? I should mention, there were only fif-
teen people who attended my first meeting, but
it was who was there; the Houston Film Com-
mission, the Mayor’s office, multicultural af-
fairs, and Greg Carter, a well-known, director
to name a few. He called me the day before and
said he heard about my meeting and flew from
California to Texas to be there. He also shared
the information with people he knew who can
help me to provide jobs and resources to make
Houston the next Hollywood or Atlanta, GA.
BSM: How has the confidence level for the peo-
ple who were a part of previous attempts to ex-
pand a film studio in Houston changed?
CR: Initially, the confidence level was low.
Those who came to the first meeting and who
was super excited said they had been down this
same road. Some called beforehand to share
their bad experiences, while others gave their
support. I also talked to people who worked
with the biggest names in the industry, and
many of them said to me, whatever you need, I
will give it to you.
Reed then mentions the likes of professionals
like Charnele Brown. Best knowns as Kimberly
Reese of “A Different World” visiting her studio
as part of the conversation for film and enter-
tainment expansion in Houston. Brown moved
to the city some part of the last decade and
teaches acting through her company TriWen
Productions.
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