Known for Production
Jamal Watson is the Senior Vice President of Development and Production at Monkeypaw Productions. Prior to joining Monkeypaw, Watson served as Vice President of Development and Production at Overbrook Entertainment. During his time at Overbrook, he worked his way from the role of intern to the executive ranks. Watson gained a skillset for telling diverse stories that cater to global audiences. Jamal produced ABFF Festival Winner and African Academy Award Nominee "Sprinter," Sundance 2019 selection & official 2019 TIFF selection "Hala," he served as an executive to Will Smith on Disney’s live action version of "Aladdin," and an Executive Producer on the six-part docuseries "Amend."
Filmography
5 films, 4 shows


Mr. Miracle
2025 · 14m
country: Unknown
The Official Short Film for “Mr.Miracle”


HIM
2025 · 1h 36m
country: United States
After suffering a potentially career-ending brain trauma, Cameron Cade receives a lifeline when his hero, legendary eight-time Championship quarterback and cultural megastar Isaiah White, offers to train Cam at Isaiah's isolated compound that he shares with his celebrity influencer wife. But as Cam's training accelerates, Isaiah's charisma begins to curdle into something darker.


Spilled Milk
2025 · 11m
country: United States
What really happened to all the dads that went to get milk and never came back? A father’s innocent errand leads him to an encounter with an enigmatic figure called 'The Milk Man', where things quickly go sour.


Hala
2019 · 1h 33m
country: United States
Seventeen-year-old Pakistani American teenager Hala struggles to balance desire with her family, cultural, and religious obligations. As she comes into her own, she grapples with a secret that threatens to unravel her family.


Sprinter
2019 · 1h 54m
country: Jamaica
Sprinter tells the story of Akeem Sharp who is set to be Jamaica's next big track-and-field sensation. Akeem hopes to rise in the track and field world will take him to the U.S. to reunite him with his mother who has supported the family while living as an illegal resident for over a decade. But Akeem's rising star is weighed down by turmoil at home: a volatile father, and an unruly older brother who insinuates himself into Akeem's career as a means of escaping - or perhaps enhancing - his scam artist hustle. Not only does Akeem have to prove to himself and everyone that he can succeed, but also overcome the struggles that may ultimately bring him down.