Filmmakers
The filmmakers behind the story
Meet the creative team bringing Love Will Save the Day to the screen.
Nathan Hale Williams
Writer / Director / Producer
Nathan Hale Williams is an Emmy-nominated director, writer, and producer, a best-selling author, and an entertainment attorney. His films have won Best Picture at the American Black Film Festival, a GLAAD Media Award, and an African Movie Academy Award.
- Emmy nomineeAll Boys Aren't Blue
- GLAAD Media Award winnerAll Boys Aren't Blue
- Best PictureAmerican Black Film Festival, Dirty Laundry
- Two-time NAACP Image Award nomineeDirty Laundry and Leading Women
A Black Enterprise Modern Man of Excellence and recipient of the Thurgood Marshall Prestige Award for Excellence, Williams is the President and CEO of iN-Hale Entertainment. All Boys Aren't Blue, now streaming on Amazon Prime Video, also earned two Telly Awards, including Outstanding Direction, and a Gold Anthem Award. His short film 90 DAYS screened at more than 40 festivals, winning the African Movie Academy Award for Best Diaspora Short Film and Overall Winner at the Diversity in Cannes Short Film Showcase.
His work spans Dirty Laundry, the documentary Come Together: Art's Power for Change, BURDEN, and live-action films for Sesame Street. He is the author of six books, a former Essence columnist, and an alum of Mara Brock Akil's Writers' Colony, where he developed Love Will Save the Day. A Chicago native, he returns to his hometown to direct it.
Producers
Vince Allen
Producer
Vince Allen is a film, television, and commercial producer and the founder of Invincible Group Productions. His work spans scripted and unscripted entertainment, branded content, and animation, with credits including Welcome Home, Sister Code, and Illicit. A member of the Producers Guild of America, Allen brings experience assembling creative teams and guiding projects through production.
He is also the founder of Engage the Vision, a youth mentorship organization connecting children in South Los Angeles with mentors. His work across entertainment and community service reflects a commitment to creating opportunity through collaboration.
Joyce Washington
Producer
Joyce Washington is a producer whose work includes the short film BURDEN, written and directed by Nathan Hale Williams, and the feature If Not Now, When?, on which she served as co-producer. Her credits span independent film and television, including producing work on Preachers of Atlanta. With Love Will Save the Day, she continues her collaboration with Williams as a producer on the feature.
Executive Producers
Aaron Walton
Executive Producer
Aaron Walton is the co-founder and CEO of Walton Isaacson and a member of the Advertising Hall of Fame. His work connects culture, brands, and entertainment, including the agency's collaboration with Lexus and Marvel Studios on Black Panther.
Marcus Smith
Executive Producer
Marcus Smith is a multiple Emmy Award-winning television executive producer at KTLA 5 in Los Angeles. His work includes news programming and KTLA's Project Angel Food Lead with Love broadcast.
Toni Y. Long, Esq.
Executive Producer
Toni Y. Long, Esq., is the founder and managing partner of The Long Law Group, with a practice focused on corporate and entertainment transactions. She brings experience in business counsel, financing, and the legal foundations of creative ventures.
Phill Wilson
Executive Producer
Phill Wilson is the founder and former president and CEO of the Black AIDS Institute and an internationally recognized HIV/AIDS advocate. His decades of work in policy, prevention, and community leadership have advanced the response to HIV in Black communities.
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