Keith Brown Firelight Films

Keith Michael Brown is currently Executive Vice President of Content for Firelight Films, the premiere documentary film company for stories that reach and engage diverse audiences. He also serves as executive producer and producer on its films. He is the director and producer of the short film A New Day Begun”: The Black National Anthem  marking his directorial debut.

Prior to Firelight Films, Brown was Senior Vice President of Programming for CNN Headline News and served as a senior documentary and news executive for leading cable and broadcast networks including CBS, NBC, BET, Paramount and PBS. Brown is a founding board member and consulting producer of Shine Global, the award-winning nonprofit film organization focused on children’s issues. His leadership in the industry has garnered numerous awards, including an Academy Award and two nominations, national Emmy Awards, NAACP Image Awards and Peabody Awards among others. A best selling non-fiction author, Brown is also an emerging visual artist who has dedicated his career to telling stories about under-represented communities and people.