ROOF Media is the production banner founded by writer, producer, and director Dr. Robin J. Hayes. We create films, TV series, and books that are ravishing, relentless, and ratchet to fearlessly champion and unite global Black, Latinx, and LGBTQ+ audiences — as well as their allies.

Love is the Message.

Oppositional is the gaze.

Dr. Robin J. Hayes, CEO

The uplifting award-winning documentary Black and Cuba follows street-smart Ivy League outcasts as they adventure through block parties, hip hop performances, and candid conversations about race on the island.

My kind of book!
— Ayo Tometi, #BlackLivesMatter Co-Founder

Love for Liberation is an independent feature film that follows Southern diplomat’s daughter KATHLEEN NEAL (pictured above) as she falls in love with former prisoner ELDRIDGE CLEAVER, transforms into a Black Panther Party leader, and goes on the run to the North African capital of Algiers — where she becomes entangled in hijacking, adultery, and murder. A fictional adaptation of the acclaimed history book. Currently in development. Fiscally sponsored by Film Independent — a 501(C)(3).