Cathy Irby Durant
Writer, Producer, Director | Devine Motion Pictures
Telly Award Winner | Streaming & Broadcast Trailblazer
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Cathy Irby Durant is an award-winning Writer, Producer, and Director with a portfolio of over 200 video, television, and film productions, including music videos, documentaries, TV series, and commercials. Her work includes popular music videos airing on BET and MTV, such as Ann Nesby Live in Concert, a behind-the-scenes Documentary on Usher, and 35mm music videos for pioneering Atlanta rap artists. She also directed a national TV commercial for Verizon Wireless featuring Brian McKnight and produced the History of the Non-Commissioned Officer (NCO) Army documentary for the U.S. Pentagon.
Durant is the creator, writer, and director of Through the Eyes of a Caddie, a golf documentary featuring Augusta National Masters’ caddie Carl Jackson, distributed by MVD. Her work has aired internationally, including broadcasts in Shanghai.
She is the Writer, Producer, and Director of I Am That I Am, a faith-based TV series now streaming on Amazon Prime in the U.S., Germany, and Japan. Episode 2 is in post-production.
Her feature films currently in pre-production include:
Cathy also hosts The Cathy Durant Show, airing weekly on BBS Radio TV and iHeart Radio, now broadcasting in 137 countries and across 37 U.S. cities. The show features exclusive interviews with entertainment executives, attorneys, recording artists, and thought leaders—including EVP John Hadity and the rap group LA Sno.
A pioneer in both news and entertainment, Durant began her media career at NBC-affiliate WALA-TV and WBLX-FM in Mobile, Alabama. She went on to win a Gold Telly Award and Aurora Award for a Pentagon-commissioned environmental documentary and served as VP of Women in Film Atlanta.
She is the founder of Devine Communications Video & Film Production and its feature film division, Devine Motion Pictures, where she continues to tell bold, purpose-driven stories for global audiences.
Notable Credits:
Green Light Producer – MTV Tres
Writer, Producer, Director | Devine Motion Pictures
Telly Award Winner | Streaming & Broadcast Trailblazer
cathydurant.com | YouTube.com/cathydurant
Cathy Irby Durant is an award-winning Writer, Producer, and Director with a portfolio of over 200 video, television, and film productions, including music videos, documentaries, TV series, and commercials. Her work includes popular music videos airing on BET and MTV, such as Ann Nesby Live in Concert, a behind-the-scenes Documentary on Usher, and 35mm music videos for pioneering Atlanta rap artists. She also directed a national TV commercial for Verizon Wireless featuring Brian McKnight and produced the History of the Non-Commissioned Officer (NCO) Army documentary for the U.S. Pentagon.
Durant is the creator, writer, and director of Through the Eyes of a Caddie, a golf documentary featuring Augusta National Masters’ caddie Carl Jackson, distributed by MVD. Her work has aired internationally, including broadcasts in Shanghai.
She is the Writer, Producer, and Director of I Am That I Am, a faith-based TV series now streaming on Amazon Prime in the U.S., Germany, and Japan. Episode 2 is in post-production.
Her feature films currently in pre-production include:
- Going Out a Champion: The Coach Joe Ellis Story (Sports Drama)
- With This Ring, I Thee Wedd (Rom-Com)
- Mr. Excitement: The Jackie Wilson Story (Biopic)
Cathy also hosts The Cathy Durant Show, airing weekly on BBS Radio TV and iHeart Radio, now broadcasting in 137 countries and across 37 U.S. cities. The show features exclusive interviews with entertainment executives, attorneys, recording artists, and thought leaders—including EVP John Hadity and the rap group LA Sno.
A pioneer in both news and entertainment, Durant began her media career at NBC-affiliate WALA-TV and WBLX-FM in Mobile, Alabama. She went on to win a Gold Telly Award and Aurora Award for a Pentagon-commissioned environmental documentary and served as VP of Women in Film Atlanta.
She is the founder of Devine Communications Video & Film Production and its feature film division, Devine Motion Pictures, where she continues to tell bold, purpose-driven stories for global audiences.
Notable Credits:
Green Light Producer – MTV Tres
- Talent Coordinator – Tyler Perry’s Why Did I Get Married?, Meet the Browns
- Executive Producer – Bar-B-Q (Featuring Layzie Bone), distributed by York Entertainment
- Post Production Supervisor – Maverick Films
