Emmy winning film and television producer, Shelby Stone considers her greatest achievement in Hollywood is surviving. As a Black woman who started in this business knowing no one, she has, through sheer force of will, and some dumb luck, managed to build a career in film and TV and make some pretty good projects along the way. Shelby and Derek Dudley started a production company, ID8 Multimedia, which has a wide variety of projects including features Super High (New Line), Hate to See You Go, starring Morgan Freeman as well as, the new feature documentary from Oscar winner, Questlove (Summer of Soul) on Sly Stone . They also have several series in development, namely The Street (NBC) Blood Brothers (Showtime) and they've just started pre-production on season six of The Chi. She is also a very experienced executive, running production companies for several of high profile African American stars including Jamie Foxx, Queen Latifah and Common. She is the recipient numerous awards and nominations, including Emmys, Golden Globes, The Bronze Lens, People's Choice, GLAAD, George F. Peabody Awards, the Humanitas Award, and NAACP awards. Shelby is an active member of Producer's Guild, Women in Media, and Film Independent where she taught the Producer's Lab.
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Biography from IMDb.
- USA
- Producer
- 18 on MovieCove · 22 credits in all
What are Shelby Stone's films like?
Across their 17 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.
Genres
Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 1 · Earnest 16
A split, not a type: Light 5 · Serious 5 · Dark 7
Grounded 16 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0
A split, not a type: Gentle 4 · Charged 6 · Intense 7
Steady 8 · Shifting 8 · Whiplash 1
Straight-faced 11 · Some laughs 5 · Funny 1
A split, not a type: Slow burn 9 · Even-paced 8 · Relentless 0
A split, not a type: Casual 8 · Engaged 6 · Full focus 3
A split, not a type: Easy watch 1 · Affecting 6 · Heavy 10
Resolved 11 · Open-ended 6 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy1
- Bittersweet12
- Tragic2
- Ambiguous2
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Shelby Stone's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 15 of their 18 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Shelby Stone's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
22 credits, 18 with a MovieCove page.
His, Hers & Ours(2025)
Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films
Starman(2025)
Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films
Forever(2024)
Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films
Horror Noire(2021)
Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films
40 Years a Prisoner(2020)
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films
The Last Two Lovers at the End of the World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films
Bessie(2015)
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films
Brotherly Love(2015)
Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films
November Rule(2015)
Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films
Percentage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
House of Bodies(2016)
Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films
Steel Magnolias(2012)
Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films
Life Support(2007)
Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films
Lackawanna Blues(2005)
Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films
Boycott(2001)
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films
The Middle Passage(2000)
Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films
Skipped Parts(2000)
Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films
Lumumba(2000)
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
Drop Squad (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)
Hate to See You Go (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 16 titles, 15 of them dated from 1994 to 2025.
Biggest box office
Brotherly Love (2015)
Highest rated
Lackawanna Blues (2005)
Most popular right now
Sly Lives! (aka the Burden of Black Genius) (2025)
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.
Awards
a Primetime Emmy from 4 major nominations, 2005–2015.
- Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Television Movie
- Producers Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Producer of Long-Form Television
- Independent Spirit Award, nominated · Best First Feature
- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Made for Television Movie
Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.
How do Shelby Stone's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 68th percentile, the median of all 18; across their 17 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 68th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up7
- 50th to 74th7
- 25th to 49th4
Shape of the crowd
8 of their 18 titles are Mixed.
- Universally Loved1
- Divisive1
- Cult Classic3
- Crowd Pleaser5
- Mixed8
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Who does Shelby Stone work with?
People who share at least 2 of Shelby Stone's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Queen Latifah shares the most, 7.
Directors
- Nelson GeorgeShared titles: The Real MVP: The Wanda Durant Story (2016), Life Support (2007)See all 2 shared titles with Nelson George
Writers
- Bart BakerShared titles: His, Hers & Ours (2025), Forever (2024)See all 2 shared titles with Bart Baker
Actors
- Queen LatifahShared titles: House of Bodies (2016), The Real MVP: The Wanda Durant Story (2016), Bessie (2015), Brotherly Love (2015), November Rule (2015), Steel Magnolias (2012), Life Support (2007)See all 7 shared titles with Queen Latifah
- Terrence HowardShared titles: House of Bodies (2016), Lackawanna Blues (2005), Boycott (2001)See all 3 shared titles with Terrence Howard
- Macy GrayShared titles: Brotherly Love (2015), November Rule (2015), Lackawanna Blues (2005)See all 3 shared titles with Macy Gray
- Lesley-Ann BrandtShared titles: His, Hers & Ours (2025), Horror Noire (2021)See all 2 shared titles with Lesley-Ann Brandt
Cinematographers and editors
- Don MoneyShared titles: His, Hers & Ours (2025), Forever (2024)See all 2 shared titles with Don Money
- Horacio MartinezShared titles: His, Hers & Ours (2025), Forever (2024)See all 2 shared titles with Horacio Martinez
- Brian A. KatesShared titles: Bessie (2015), Lackawanna Blues (2005)See all 2 shared titles with Brian A. Kates
Producers
- Shakim CompereShared titles: House of Bodies (2016), The Real MVP: The Wanda Durant Story (2016), Bessie (2015), Brotherly Love (2015), November Rule (2015), Steel Magnolias (2012), Life Support (2007)See all 7 shared titles with Shakim Compere
- Ron RobinsonShared titles: Horror Noire (2021), House of Bodies (2016), Brotherly Love (2015), November Rule (2015)See all 4 shared titles with Ron Robinson
- Derek DudleyShared titles: Sly Lives! (aka the Burden of Black Genius) (2025), Horror Noire (2021), 40 Years a Prisoner (2020)See all 3 shared titles with Derek Dudley
- Otis BestShared titles: House of Bodies (2016), November Rule (2015), Life Support (2007)See all 3 shared titles with Otis Best