10 African-American Film Producers Fueling The Business of Hollywood
George Tillman Jr. and Robert Teitel
Within a few years of each other, partners and college friends Tillam and Teitel of State Street Pictures produced huge box office hits: Soul Food (written and directed by Tillman) and Men of Honor. Their success didn’t stop there. They went on to produce all three Barbershop films and Notorious (directed by Tillman).