
Origin(2023)
While investigating the global phenomenon of caste and its dark influence on society, a journalist faces unfathomable personal loss and uncovers the beauty of human resilience.


“Empires are built one block at a time.”
Before becoming a powerhouse music executive who launched Gucci Mane, Nicki Minaj, and French Montana, Deb Antney was a street-smart survivor navigating the dangerous underworlds of Queens, NY and Boston, MA. Balancing romance, ambition, and hustler instincts, she built an underground drug empire while dreaming of something bigger, laying the foundation for her eventual rise to the top of the music industry.
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Lil Mama
Deb Antney

LisaRaye McCoy
Amelia

Clifton Powell
James

Dan Lauria
Uncle Ben

Redaric Williams
Oakland

Jazz Anderson
Donna

Carli McIntyre
Pam

Affion Crockett
Mikey

Blue Kimble
Jimmy

Sa'Raya Paris Johnson
Young Deb
Deb is Boss is a drama film released in 2026. Directed by Trey Haley, it stars Lil Mama, LisaRaye McCoy, Clifton Powell. Before becoming a powerhouse music executive who launched Gucci Mane, Nicki Minaj, and French Montana, Deb Antney was a street-smart survivor navigating the dangerous underworlds of Queens, NY and Boston, MA. Balancing romance, ambition, and hustler instincts, she built an underground drug empire while dreaming of something bigger, laying the foundation for her eventual rise to the top of the music industry.
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