Anatomy of a Story:
Jonathan Katz & the State of the Union Rebuttal (2024)
14:12 | Documentary
On March 8th, 2024 a TikTok video about the previous night’s State of the Union rebuttal from experienced independent news reporter Jonathan M. Katz went viral and created an important news cycle about truth in politics in the United States.
Triggers (2020)
0:46 | Trailer
An aspiring conservative politician attempts to run for office whilst avoiding dealing with gun violence and personal tragedy in the age of right-wing media.
1:22:10 | Feature Movie
Award poster for Triggers
Beyond the Frame: Triggers (2020)
2:16:03 | Documentary
Beyond the Frame is a behind the scenes documentary series detailing the independent production processes of Mystery Dinner Studios. In Beyond the Frame: Triggers co-executive producers Tony Aaron II & Chris Carthern, with co-composer Otis Jones, walk you through some of the details of the creation of Triggers, an independent movie about conservative politics and gun violence.
Poster for Beyond the Frame: Triggers
Concerned Global Citizens
Poster for Concerned Global Citizens
Concerned Global Citizens is an upcoming documentary about 3 years of travel around the world, climate change, and the joys and sadnesses of self-discovery.
A Winter's Journey
Poster for A Winter’s Journey
A black snowboarder goes on a 3 year journey from beginner to expert and stands up to the bigots in, and the bigotry of, the industry along the way.
The Team
Tony Aaron II and Chris Carthern are co-executive producers, best friends, and social justice advocates that have devoted their careers to self-producing diverse, woke, incisive, and insightful content with the uncompromising intention of doing their part to permanently change the world for all underrepresented and oppressed peoples. #BlackLivesMatter #ProportionalRepresentationNow
Tony Aaron II
Director ∙ Cinematographer ∙ Editor ∙ Composer ∙ Executive Producer
Chris Carthern
Camera Operator ∙ Location Sound Recordist ∙ Executive Producer
Allison Ewing
Associate Executive Producer ∙ Casting Producer
Otis Jones
Composer
Guillermo Schöning
Intern ∙ Camera Operator ∙ Still Photographer
Brian Bradford
Mentor ∙ Retired CBS Paramount Executive
Rev. Benjamin Perry
Religious Progressive ∙ Religion Consultant
Heather Taylor
Police Reform Consultant ∙ Retired Detective Sargent
MYSTERY DINNER STUDIOS presents TRIGGERS
executive producers TONY AARON II and CHRIS CARTHERN
associate executive producer ALLISON EWING
editor TONY AARON II composers OTIS JONES and TONY AARON II
director TONY AARON II cinematographer TONY AARON II