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PRODUCED FROM JAMAICABUILT FOR AUDIENCES EVERYWHERE

LAB Studios

Global stories. Produced from Jamaica.

Original films · Series · Digital entertainment

STORYTELLING WITH GLOBAL AMBITION

AGENDA

THE JOURNEY
ONE STUDIO. MULTIPLE FORMATS. GLOBAL AMBITION.

THE STUDIO

JAMAICA → EVERYWHERE

A studio built
to travel.

LAB Studios is a film and television studio based in Jamaica and the entertainment division of The LAB.

01

Digital first

Consistent online releases. Direct audience relationship. Learn fast, grow loyal viewers.

02

Premium features

Larger-scale projects for broader distribution and long-term IP value.

BASED IN JAMAICA. BUILDING ENTERTAINMENT FOR GLOBAL AUDIENCES.

THE FOUNDER

LEADERSHIP
Kimala Bennett, Founder and CEO of The LAB, Executive Producer of LAB Studios

From building brands to building
entertainment IP.

JMD $20KStarted The LAB
JSEFirst agency on Junior Market
~20 yrsCreativity & commerce
7Titles in motion

Award-winning Jamaican entrepreneur. Built The LAB from a laptop into the first advertising agency and production company listed on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange — now expanding into entertainment as executive producer across LAB Studios’ slate.

Anthony N. Sabga Caribbean Awards for Excellence Laureate · YPO chapter chair · author of Starting A Business in Jamaica. Current focus: building LAB Studios into a globally relevant entertainment business based in Jamaica.

Executive producer Entrepreneurship laureate YPO chapter chair Author
NEARLY TWO DECADES AT THE INTERSECTION OF CREATIVITY & COMMERCE

THE SLATE

ALREADY EXECUTING

We are already
executing.

In a short time, LAB Studios has brought multiple original projects from development into finished content and to market.

Surprise! I Love You official movie poster
DIGITAL ORIGINAL

Surprise!
I Love You

Happily Ever Awkward official movie poster
DIGITAL ORIGINAL

Happily Ever
Awkward

Jenna-in-Law official poster
SERIES

Jenna-in-Law

The Marriage Clause official poster
MICRO-DRAMA

The Marriage
Clause

Love Offside official movie poster
PREMIUM FEATURE

Love Offside

PREMIUM FEATURE Christmas in
the Tropics
PREMIUM FEATURE

Christmas in
the Tropics

SEVEN ORIGINAL PROPERTIES · MULTIPLE FORMATS · ONE GROWING STUDIO

AUDIENCE PROOF

SURPRISE! I LOVE YOU

DIGITAL ORIGINAL · YOUTUBE

A Jamaican story
found a global audience.

One film. A rapidly growing global audience.

874K
VIEWS
FIRST 7 DAYS
YouTube
Surprise! I Love You — YouTube key art
Surprise! I Love You official movie poster
YouTube
165KWATCH HOURSFIRST 7 DAYS
+11KNEW SUBSCRIBERSFIRST 7 DAYS
150+COUNTRIES &TERRITORIES
10,892SHARESFIRST 7 DAYS
ONE FILM. A RAPIDLY GROWING GLOBAL AUDIENCE.

CATALOGUE

HAPPILY EVER AWKWARD
Happily Ever Awkward — YouTube key art
Happily Ever Awkward official movie poster

DIGITAL ORIGINAL · YOUTUBE

Happily Ever
Awkward

After Surprise! I Love You, new viewers discovered the catalogue.

534KTOTAL VIEWS
214KWATCH HOURS
3,200SUBSCRIBERS
YouTube
  • “If I can sit and watch a Nigerian movie why can’t I sit and watch a Jamaican movie? I enjoyed this so much — the quality is excellent.”
    @hopianfrancis2240
  • “After watching Surprise! I Love You, I am going down a rabbit hole.”
    @QuaniCovers
  • “Huge step forward for Jamaican cinema.”
    @Gemmar_876
Watch on YouTube
EVERY RELEASE BUILDS ON THE LAST

SERIES

JENNA-IN-LAW
Jenna-in-Law — YouTube key art
Jenna-in-Law official poster

SERIES · YOUTUBE

Jenna-in-Law

Proof the channel can hold attention beyond a single breakout film.

53KTOTAL VIEWS
11KWATCH HOURS
399SUBSCRIBERS
YouTube
  • “This is the kind of production Jamaica has been needing. Great job team — please keep them coming.”
    @rotibeans
  • “This channel is the best on YouTube right now.”
    @rootsgirlchin6023
  • “I was so invested, I wanted more. A whole season is needed ASAP.”
    @geneshabrown884
Watch on YouTube
CONTENT THAT COMPOUNDS AUDIENCE ATTENTION

IP ACROSS FORMATS

VERTICAL MICRO-DRAMA

COMPLETED · DISTRIBUTED ON MANSA

Building IP
across formats.

The Marriage Clause is a completed 34-episode vertical micro-drama, distributed on Mansa.

34EPISODES
ONE STORY WORLD
The Marriage Clause official poster
Scene from The Marriage Clause
BUILDING IP FOR HOW AUDIENCES WATCH NOW

PREMIUM FEATURES

FROM DIGITAL ORIGINALS TO FEATURES

From digital originals
to premium features.

Jamaican-produced stories designed to travel across platforms and markets.

Love Offside official movie poster
Romantic comedy Completed

Love Offside

Premium feature · designed to travel
Holiday romance Completed

Christmas in
the Tropics

Premium feature · poster forthcoming
JAMAICAN-PRODUCED. DESIGNED TO TRAVEL.

WHAT COMES NEXT

A CONSISTENT PIPELINE

We’re building
a slate.

A consistent pipeline of stories.
A growing audience with every release.

01 / NOW

Grow

Grow LAB Studios originals and catalogue.

02 / NEXT

Develop

Happily Ever Awkward 2, additional digital originals, series and micro-drama development.

03 / EXPAND

Scale

Premium features, new writing talent, partnerships, and distribution.

ONE STUDIOCONNECTED FORMATSCOMPOUNDING AUDIENCE
BUILDING THE NEXT CHAPTER, TITLE BY TITLE

THE OPPORTUNITY

PARTNERSHIP

BUILDING A GLOBAL ENTERTAINMENT BUSINESS FROM JAMAICA

We’ve proven
we can make
the stories.
Now let’s scale.

We believe Jamaica and the wider Caribbean can build and own globally relevant entertainment IP. LAB Studios brings original stories, production capability, a growing direct relationship with audiences, and nearly two decades of marketing expertise.

We’ve proven we can make the stories. We’re proving we can build the audience. Now we’re building the partnerships to scale.

SEEKING PARTNERSHIPS IN
Distribution
Co-production
Financing
Strategic partners
PRODUCED FROM JAMAICABUILT FOR AUDIENCES EVERYWHERE

Thank you

Global stories. Produced from Jamaica.

Built for audiences everywhere.

LET’S BUILD WHAT’S NEXT