The Company Story
Moving Culture Through Narrative
JMV Entertainment Productions began with a simple realization: the most powerful force in the world is an authentic story told well. Transitioning from a legacy of live events into a dedicated creative production powerhouse, we have focused our lens entirely on narrative depth and high-end execution.
We create media that is accessible, real, and vital. We build worlds that invite audiences to feel inspired, connected, and deeply moved.
Meet Our Team
Malynda Hale
Owner & CEO
Malynda Hale is an award-winning actress, filmmaker, singer-songwriter, and storyteller based in Los Angeles. Working across film, television, music, and digital media, her work explores themes of identity, humanity, faith, race, and emotional connection through cinematic storytelling and character-driven narratives.
Most recently, she starred in the feature film Bull Street alongside Loretta Devine and Amy Madigan and made her directorial debut with the short film Curtain Call, which screened at festivals internationally including Bend Film Festival, GAZE International LGBTQIA Festival, and Middlebury NewFilmmakers Festival. Her second short film, Au Gratin, starring Tiffany Daniels, Loretta Devine, and Jay Donnell, was selected for the Poppy Jasper International Film Festival and Wyoming International Film Festival, and will also screen at the LightReel Film Festival in Washington, D.C. and the Martha’s Vineyard African American Film Festival in August, an Oscar-qualifying festival.
John Volk
Co-Owner & Writer
John Volk is a writer and a content distribution media executive with past experience as an entertainment and corporate attorney. He has worked with companies such as Disney, Netflix, Sony, Hulu and Amazon. A creative mind coming from the corporate world, he wants to create a better world for his biracial daughters. Through his work, he seeks to tackle social issues in novel ways—to make you laugh, cry, and think. He is based in Los Angeles but will always be a Midwesterner at heart.
His recent accomplishments include being in the top 2% of drama feature scripts at Austin Film Festival, currently top 1% of all feature scripts on Coverfly, Sundance Screenwriters Lab Second Rounder (x2); for stage plays: National Playwrights Conference Semifinalist, Screencraft International Stage Play Finalist, Bay Area Theatre Festival Semifinalist.
Ryan Patrick Dean
Director of Photography
Ryan is an award-winning cinematographer with nearly two decades of experience lensing features, documentaries, and commercials for studios like HBO, Disney, and Netflix. Renowned for his masterful lighting and meticulous composition, he brings his high-caliber visual artistry and deep industry expertise to his collaboration with JMV Entertainment. Beyond his technical precision on set, Ryan is an avid mentor dedicated to inspiring the next generation of visual storytellers.