Producer - Writer - Creative Consultant - ADHD Advocate
Stephen Tonti is a freelance Producer/Executive Producer for Film & Television currently based in New Orleans, LA.
Born in New Orleans, LA and raised in Dallas, TX, Stephen holds a B.F.A. in Directing from Carnegie Mellon University and an M.F.A. from USC's Graduate Film and Television Production program.
He has worked in various industries spanning film, theatre, music, tech, online publication, new media, and even complex mental health advocacy. Here are just a few companies Stephen has worked for since finishing undergrad:
Amblin ~ NBC Universal ~ HEARST Media Group ~ The Roundabout Theatre Company ~ The Wild Honey Pie ~ Manhattan Theatre Club ~ The Lincoln Center ~ Dallas Theatre Center ~ LAUNCH Presents: TBD Fest ~ Hooke Audio ~ Potential Within Reach ~ Attention Different ~ New Krewe Productions… etc.
Stephen is also proud to have worked alongside a menagerie of magnificent mentors:
Paula Wagner ~ Harrison Marks ~ Lindy & Vince de Quattro ~ Stephen Flick ~ Brenda Goodman ~ John Brennan ~ Kevin Moriarty ~ Daniel Sullivan ~ Sydney Beers & Scott Ellis ~ Jacob Jaffke ~ Jane Grey … etc.
And he is honored to have had his various works featured on/in:
Cannes Film Festival (American Film Corner) ~ New York CineFest ~ MTV ~ Billboard ~ Broadway World ~ Vevo ~ Brooklyn Vegan ~ Hearst's Snapchat Channel "Sweet" ~ Mom + Pop Music ~ Playground: A Festival of New Work ~ Shot For Shot Film Festival ~ Style of Sound ~ Attention Magazine ~ ADDitude Magazine ~ Snobby Robot ~ Roundabout Theater ~ The Wild Honey Pie … etc.
Stephen is the Co-Founder of Vin Fiz Productions, New Krewe Productions, and the ADHD coaching & advocacy company Attention Different.
Stephen started Attention Different with Aaron Smith in 2014 after the success of his 2013 TEDx Talk at Carnegie Mellon titled "Attention Different, NOT 'Deficit.'" The 2013 talk is on YouTube and has since gathered well over 2 million views.
“You’re only given a little spark of madness… if you lose that, you’re nothin’.”
~ Robin Williams (1977, Live at the Roxy)
