Spotlight on ‘Managed’ filmmakers
Managed represents Janaé Rachel Ballot’s debut as a screenwriter, director and producer. A proof-of-concept for a series, Managed is a biting satirical anthology that tells comedic stories through the eyes of a high-strung talent manager who is compelled to navigate her clienteles’ existential crises while trying to not lose her identity in the midst of Hollyweird.
Ballot has previously written two feature films that are currently in development, including the Anthony Perkins biopic Don’t Fence Me In. Another project, a short film titled Contract Player, is currently in post-production.
As a writer, 
Ballot strives to not only entertain, but to resonate with audiences of all kinds. Toward that end, she mixes originality with familiarity, pushing boundaries to subvert expectations. She developed her craft growing up on film sets in Beverly Hills, California, learning from different department heads while studying acting, writing and directing through experience and mentors. When she is not writing, producing or directing, she is mentoring and collaborating with screenwriters and filmmakers, guiding them through all stages of development.
The rest 
of the Managed creative team includes Academy Award nominated composer and songwriter Shawn Patterson (who wrote and composed WB’s The Lego Movie hit song, “Everything is Awesome”), Co-Producer Elísabet Ronaldsdóttir (editor for John Wick, Shang-Chi, Atomic Blonde) and South Florida born and bred Co-Producer Matthew Monelli, who flew out to L.A. to 
produce Managed and who has worked with award-winning musicians such as The Weeknd, The Lost Kings and Travis Scott.
May 10, 2022
About the Author
Tom Hall is both an amateur artist and aspiring novelist who writes art quest thrillers. He is in the final stages of completing his debut novel titled "Art Detective," a story that fictionalizes the discovery of the fabled billion-dollar Impressionist collection of Parisian art dealer Josse Bernheim-Jeune, thought by many to have perished during World War II when the collection's hiding place, Castle de Rastignac in southern France, was destroyed by the Wehrmacht in reprisal for attacks made by members of the Resistance operating in the area. A former tax attorney, Tom holds a bachelor's degree as well as both a juris doctorate and masters of laws in taxation from the University of Florida. Tom lives in Estero, Florida with his fiancee, Connie, and their four cats.