Jijo Reed

Jjjo Reed is an Emmy Winning Producer, 16-time Telly Award Winner, and Executive Producer of over 100 feature films and/or series. Jijo Reed has been recognized by MSN as one of the "Top 10 Leading Men in 2025" and featured in LA WEEKLY and NEW YORK POST as the leader in independent film post production. His company, Sugar Studios was awarded as "TOP POST PRODUCTION STUDIO OF 2025" by the prestigious, worldwide industry publication, Media & Entertainment Business Review. His feature films include COYOTES (2025) starring Kate Bosworth and Justin Long plus WORLD BREAKER starring Mila Jovovich and Luke Evans and VAMPIRES OF THE VELVET LOUNGE with Mena Suvari, Tyrese Gibson and Steven Dorff. Other projects include CRESCENT CITY starring Alec Baldwin and Terrence Howard, THE BLACKENING directed by Tim Story for MRC, Village Roadshow's CINNAMON, and MENDING THE LINE starring Brian Cox (Succession)... also, MACHINE GUN KELLY'S LIFE IN PINK 2022 documentary for Hulu/Disney and BACK ON THE STRIP with Kevin Hart and Tiffany Haddish. A high point in his career is when he deep dived to the wreck site of TITANIC in the Russian submersible, MIR 1, while directing and producing a documentary about the famed, ill-fated ship...during which he became one of the very few men in the entire world to dive the actual wreckage of TITANIC at 2.5 miles below sea level. More people have been to outer space than this depth of the ocean. His "ground-breaking, cinematic" footage of Titanic is recognized globally. Reed states: "This was the most life-changing project of my career." Also, Reed was Visual Effects Supervisor for THE AVENGERS S.T.A.T.I.O.N 3D interactive exhibit, the immersive experience which is currently a main attraction in Times Square, NY and Las Vegas. Jijo was Executive Producer of the 2013 OBAMA PRESIDENTIAL INAUGURATION Concert in Washington DC featuring WIL I AM and JOHN LEGEND. Additionally, he has produced screen media for live music concert tours, including EMINEM'S MTV Awards performance and GUNS & ROSES. In 2004, Jijo created the hit VH1 show "CELEBRITY REHAB" which has won numerous awards and has helped people all over the world overcome addiction. Throughout the 1990's, he worked as Post Supervisor on the audio/visual ad campaigns of studio films such as Martin Scorsese's CASINO, Jim Cameron's TRUE LIES, STAR TREK, DIE HARD, LETHAL WEAPON 4, THE UNFORGIVEN, and many others. Jijo Reed grew up in Studio City, California. He is a third generation Los Angeles native and the grandson of ALAN REED who was the voice of FRED FLINSTONE and acted in such movies as Breakfast At Tiffany's and Postman Always Rings Twice. Jijo is also the nephew of FRED ASTAIRE/ GINGER ROGERS choreographer, HERMES PAN.