OUR TEAM
Director/Producer
SONIA MACHADO-HINES
Sonia Machado-Hines is an award winning director, producer and entertainment executive who focuses on not just her own work, but also on helping visionaries realize their own potential success. Sonia Machado-Hines was born and partially raised in Havana. Her native Cuban roots have instilled in her a high work ethic that is inspired by the love of many cultures, which enhances the quality of her work.
Her production company Black++Productions was inspired as a result of her success with producers, writers and other Hollywood executives over the years. Sonia's first foray in the industry was a dramatic short film called "Karbouj". Shot partially in Beirut, it explored the impact of family ties (or lack thereof) through the simple act of cooking.
Being an artist, as well as a keen businesswoman from her studies at Purdue University, Sonia started a career coaching businesses for entertainment professionals in 2004 and was promptly awarded the title of "Emerging Business Of The Year" by the Los Angeles Business Journal. Sonia is an active fundraiser of the esteemed Women in Film organization, the International Documentary Association and a member of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, and Film Independent.
Sonia's concern, commitment and responsibility for inspiring others keeps her actively involved in raising the productivity standards and self-esteem of those in need, by working with the non-profit programs at NYFest and LAFest founded by good friend, Dylan Leiner - Executive Vice President of Sony Pictures Classics, and Jeff Saunders in New York City.
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I believe that when you shine a light on good, it gives us all a chance to be inspired do more of that. When you shine a light on the bad things in life, it can inspire us to make a change in a better direction. We hope to do that and also hopefully entertain along the way.
Producer
Terence Bernie Hines
Award-winning film maker and actor, Terence Bernie Hines has been cast and directed in films by Academy Award Winning directors James Mangold and Peter Farrelly. He has shared the stage and/or screen with Oscar winners and nominees Matt Damon, Meryl Streep, Greg Kinnear along with Cher in "Stuck On You". He has been in dozens of other films alongside Bob Odenkirk and Danny Huston (7 Weeks In), Alfred Molina and John Cusak (Identity), Harrison Ford (Crossing Over), Beau Bridges (Rushlights), Ben Stiller, Katherine Hahn, Sean Penn and Shirley McClaine and Kristen Wiig (The Secret Life of Walter Mitty) and the late Ed Asner among others- along with many television projects. He's also been in nearly 100 national and international commercials and has directed a national commercial campaign. His "I Feel Great" Nutrigrain commercial spoof has been seen and or downloaded millions of times worldwide on YouTube including going viral in Asia after the Japanese version was released in Asia. Recently, Terence has been writing and or producing several short films that have gone on to win numerous awards around the world - while continuing to act in features and TV.
Producer
CHRISTY DIDIER
Christy Didier, a producer for Black++Productions, is a member of the IDA (Independent Documentary Association) and also volunteers for WIF (Women in Film), a non-profit organization.
She enjoys the multiple creative aspects of filmmaking and has assumed many roles, from producer and production manager to location manager and assistant prop master.
Christy has a deep passion for supporting the arts, as well as its creators, for there would be no art, without the artists.
Actor/Writter/Producer
Tanya Champoux
Tanya Champoux is an actor, writer, and producer for Black+*Productions who spends most of her time in Vancouver, BC. Most recently, Tanya co-wrote, produced and starred in “A Lady’s Love,” a feature film about a woman who discovers her passion for sailing after a recent tragedy. The film is currently in post-production and set to be released in 2025. Tanya is also an integral member of Black++ Productions, a film collective with many exciting projects in the works. Discovering her passion to invent characters as a small child, Tanya is drawn to the transformative magic of storytelling in theatre, film and television. Her versatility and untamed imagination have allowed her to collaborate on a wide array of projects, including the award-winning “Sheepish,” a black-and-white silent film shot on location in Spain, and a twisty horror film shot in an abandoned murder house in Los Angeles called “Mauler.” Always in search of a new story to tell, Tanya continues to turn her passions into reality. In the words of Blanche DuBois, “I don't want realism. I want magic! I try to give that to people. I don't tell the truth, I tell what ought to be the truth. And if that's sinful, then let me be damned for it!”