Marvin D. Bryson
- Editorial Department
- Producer
- Writer
After successfully completing an Avid editing program and earning an Additional Editor credit on Carmella Cardina's modern-day film adaptation of William Shakespeare's "The Tempest" (2001), Bryson secured a position on the administrative staff at the world-renowned American Film Institute (AFI) Conservatory. From there, he moved onto episodic television post production working on programming for ABC, TLC, and Lifetime among others; and most notably, a 5-season run on NBC's historic "Law & Order" series. During this time, he earned membership into The Motion Picture Editor's Guild (MPEG) and The Producer's Guild of America (PGA), working on literally hundreds of episodes of broadcast television, and thereby becoming a subject matter expert regarding the shaping of a narrative storyline.
Bryson's first acknowledged writing effort, a television pilot entitled "Capitol Help," was selected to the Producer's Guild of America's Diversity Workshop in 2007 where participants were taught all aspects of showrunning for broadcast television. During the 2007-2008 screenwriter's strike, Bryson's life and career unexpectedly pivoted when he took on the responsibility of becoming the primary caregiver for an aging parent with Alzheimer's and dementia. His 10-year ordeal changed the trajectory of his creative focus, leading him down the path of authorship in the form of the book, "Expectancy: A Caregiver's Story of Navigating Family Issues Between Retirement and Transition."
Expectancy was selected to the 2017 Congressional Black Caucus Foundation's Author's Showcase. Subsequently, Bryson has produced documentary and narrative films, authored two novels, created the 17-episode "Life Tracks" PodCast limited series, optioned a holiday-themed screenplay, and created an additional television pilot that was selected as a semifinalist in the 2024 Los Angeles International Screenplay Awards Diversity Initiative.
Now in his early-sixties, Bryson continues to work as a creative writer, consulting media producer, and family-caregiving advocate.
Bryson's first acknowledged writing effort, a television pilot entitled "Capitol Help," was selected to the Producer's Guild of America's Diversity Workshop in 2007 where participants were taught all aspects of showrunning for broadcast television. During the 2007-2008 screenwriter's strike, Bryson's life and career unexpectedly pivoted when he took on the responsibility of becoming the primary caregiver for an aging parent with Alzheimer's and dementia. His 10-year ordeal changed the trajectory of his creative focus, leading him down the path of authorship in the form of the book, "Expectancy: A Caregiver's Story of Navigating Family Issues Between Retirement and Transition."
Expectancy was selected to the 2017 Congressional Black Caucus Foundation's Author's Showcase. Subsequently, Bryson has produced documentary and narrative films, authored two novels, created the 17-episode "Life Tracks" PodCast limited series, optioned a holiday-themed screenplay, and created an additional television pilot that was selected as a semifinalist in the 2024 Los Angeles International Screenplay Awards Diversity Initiative.
Now in his early-sixties, Bryson continues to work as a creative writer, consulting media producer, and family-caregiving advocate.
