WHO WE ARE
Independent Cinema
with Purpose
VisionQuest Filmworks is a Los Angeles-based independent film makers rooted in authentic storytelling. We develop and produce original scripts that aims to build cross-cultural understanding among diverse audiences worldwide. Every project we undertake crafting universal narratives that speak to shared human vulnerabilities and triumphs. from the writer's room to the screen.
12+
Scripts in Cataloged
7
Short Films Produced
10+
Festival Awards
Many
visions
Endless Stories
WHAT WE DO
From Page to Screen
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Script Writing & Development
We craft original screenplays centring overlooked aspects of humanity. Turning powerful voices and lived experiences into narratives ready for production.
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Independent Film Production
From pre-production planning to final cut, we specialise in bringing independent films to life with creativity, intention, and cinematic quality.
IN DEVELOPMENT
The Stories We Are Building
01 · Featured Project
TreeWalkers
PHYSCOLOGICAL THILLER
In the volatile aftermath of the Civil War, a crew of Southern Black woodsmen in 1891 is hired to secure contested timberland for a Northern outsider — but the job entangles them in a deadly land dispute that threatens their lives their families, and their fragile foothold in a hostile Jim Crow South
02
The Foley
PHYSCOLOGICAL THILLER
Set in a remote desert, an unlikely romance blooms on set between a socially inept foley artist and a celebrated starlet — stirring resentment among the crew. When emotions reach a breaking point, sound itself becomes a weapon, and one fateful moment of curious hearing changes everything.
03
Of Princess & Pistols.
PHYSCOLOGICAL THILLER
Of Princes and Pistols traces the hidden alliances, daring strategies, and human stakes of the anti-slavery movement, revealing how the Colored Conventions forged a covert network that reshaped freedom's fight.
04
Matty's Lyft
POLITICAL SATIRE
In an age where technological loopholes blur the line between life and death, Matty's rideshare becomes the ride of a lifetime — with consequences neither passenger could have imagined.
05
Northern Winds
ACTION ADVENTURE
Two brothers rally a wayward crew of daredevil misfits on two wheels to overcome the financial and moral obstacles threatening to take the family home — and their small-town way of life — forever.
06
Introspection
DRAMA
Drifting since birth, Asher longs to belong — only to discover after being adopted that he must keep it secret. Half a lifetime is spent in quiet pursuit of his biological family and the truth that was always just out of reach.
07
The Way We Were
COMING OF AGE DRAMA
During the turbulent rise and fall of integration and school busing in Los Angeles, two rival brothers find their worlds colliding. When blood and culture clash, survival becomes the only question that matters.
FROM THE SCREEN
Watch Our Work
Mattie's Mania (Teaser)
The Way We Were Trailer
The Tempest (TEASER!)
ABOUT THE FOUNDER
Rome I. Mubarak
WRITER .PRODUCER .DIRECTOR
Born and raised in South Central Los Angeles, Rome I. Mubarak has lived a life defined by curiosity, creativity, and a refusal to be boxed in. As an African American man with a global perspective — having lived abroad and owned international real estate — he brings an outside-in view to the stories he tells about his own country and its people.
His love of film and photography stretches to childhood, making history as the first African American camera salesman at Fedco in Los Angeles as a teenager. From capturing moments on the high school yearbook staff to studying on the Director's track at UCLA Extension, Rome has pursued the craft with quiet, unwavering dedication.
Today, with several completed screenplays and short films to his name, Rome is actively developing his projects into feature films and episodic television — driven by a singular mission: to tell stories that deserve to be heard, and to build a more equitable future for independent cinema.
BEHIND THE LENS
Life on Set
A glimpse into the world behind our productions, from the production of "The Way We Were". From location scouting and trailer production to the candid moments that happen between "action" and "cut."
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