STARK RAVING MEDIA - Creating Compelling TV
Stark Raving Media is a one-stop shop for developing, packaging and producing premium unscripted and scripted content with storytelling that is compelling, revealing and downright riveting.
The SRM Company is headed by Lisa Bryant, DGA, and Michel Bryant, Esq., SAG-AFTRA.
We've worked with the industry's best on audience pleasing programs for NETFLIX, HULU, MAX, A&E, OXYGEN, INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY, HISTORY CHANNEL, TRAVEL CHANNEL and National Syndication
We Are Stark Raving Media
LISA BRYANT, DGA
Lisa Bryant is an award-winning documentary filmmaker with more than 25 years of experience as a Director, Showrunner, and Executive Producer for Netflix, MAX, Peacock, Investigation Discovery, History Channel, Spike, Oxygen, Travel Channel, Law & Crime and Court TV.
Bryant has won critical acclaim for the Netflix documentaries Jeffrey Epstein: Filthy Rich and Ghislaine Maxwell: Filthy Rich, drawing attention to survivors of sexual assault and the systemic abuse of power in the United States and around the world.
Prior to exposing the Epstein saga to more than 100 million viewers, other noteworthy docuseries include Unspeakable Crime: The Killing of Jessica Chambers, The Mind of a Murderer, and GONE: The Forgotten Women of Ohio.
Awards include: 2 Critic’s Choice Awards for Best Crime & Justice Series: (Jeffrey Epstein: Filthy Rich and Unspeakable Crime: The Killing of Jessica Chambers), Cynopsis Award: Best True Crime Series (Unspeakable Crime: The Killing of Jessica Chambers), Emmy Award (NBC News special on the Olympic Bomber), 7 Tellys, 2 Gracie Awards and an Associated Press award.
A consummate professional at all levels, Lisa works with key people at every network and production company to achieve the needs of the client while staying true to the stories she has been entrusted to tell the audience. The key to her success is the ability to manage the production of content from inception, ensuring projects are delivered on time, within budget, and exceed expectations.
MICHEL BRYANT, ESQ SAG/AFTRA
Michel Bryant is a journalist; attorney, broadcaster and Emmy Award winning creator with more than 30 years experience in radio and network television. Over the decades, Michel has been involved in dozens of television productions as a Showrunner, Executive Producer, and Writer including his role as the developer and Executive Producer of the A&E series, “I Survived a Crime.” The series reached #2 nationally when also streamed on Netflix.
Michel's experience in front of the camera also gives him the unique ability to understand the entire creative process. He's been a national correspondent and anchor/host for Extra, A Current Affair, CourtTV, Law & Crime Network and has appeared on virtually every network and nationally syndicated program, including ABC, NBC, CBS, MSNBC, CNN, FOX, Oxygen, I.D., HULU, MAX, Inside Edition, Entertainment Tonight, Extra, and many more. Michel is also author of the book, "The Legal Edge for Homeowners, Buyers, and Renters" published by St. Martin's Press. The book is based on the nearly 1000 legal self-help segments Michel hosted, produced and syndicated nationally leading to critical acclaim and 2 EMMY Awards and the National Press Club Award.
As an attorney, Michel is able to apply his knowledge and experience in the legal field to better understand true crime content. Whether investigating the basis for a given crime or understanding how the legal process works, Michel is best able to blend the complicated mix of the law, the players and the justice system to create truly real and relatable programming for the masses craving this content.