Vision Statement
To unite good people to create quality content that makes the world more colorful
Who We Are
Best friends turned business partners.
Making movie magic since September 2020.
Lauren Musgrove
ATHENS, GA
As a director, producer, shooter, and editor, Lauren has created many environmental and people-centric documentaries, narratives, and music videos. Her work has screened at various festivals such as Tribeca and Sidewalk, and she has won 8 Southeast Emmys. She was a co-producer/director for the “People of Alabama” video series that won an INMA Global Media Award in 2020. She has extensive experience in social media content, creating videos that regularly received over 1M views for Red Clay Media (creators of It’s a Southern Thing and This is Alabama) and Meredith Corporation (owner of national brands such as Southern Living, Cooking Light, People, and Time). Lauren holds an MFA in Film & Media Art from Emerson College, and is now a tenure-track Assistant Professor of Film and Television Production at The University of Georgia.
View her portfolio: laurenmusgrove.com
Maggie Brown
ATLANTA, GA
A producer, director, and AD, Maggie’s most recently produced narrative feature “Miranda Veil” got picked up for distribution by Lionsgate. She was a producer for Jared Leto's company, Paradox, and was head researcher for his debut documentary feature “A Day in the Life of America”, which premiered at Tribeca in 2019. Maggie has produced and AD’d numerous independent music videos, shorts, and commercials. She worked on the producing team for America’s Got Talent, and as a casting assistant for the video games Destiny and Fall Out 4. She also worked on TV shows such as “This is Us”, “Modern Family”, “Teen Wolf”, and films like “The Greatest Showman” as a PA in Los Angeles. She helped found the Black Warrior Film Festival, which has showcased and honored student work annually since 2013.
Our Intention
Of the top 100 grossing films of 2019, only 10.7% of their directors were women, and 24.3% of their producers were women.* The film industry desperately needs more artists with diverse voices in gender, race, LGBTQ+, and background experience to create the collective cultural experience that is film. Purple Magnet Productions is founded and owned by two women from the South, committed to the much needed movement for inclusion of diverse voices in the film industry, and to the most kind, ethical, and supportive practices possible in making movie magic.
Maggie and Lauren made films together in undergrad at The University of Alabama, and have now been successful in the film industry for over 4 years. In a mutual desire to have the resources to create projects they are passionate about sharing with the world, they decided to join forces as Purple Magnet Productions. Their intent is to create content that inspires people, shares unique voices, and energizes the creative community.