Founded by Billy Raftery, Jr. and NBA legend Grant Hill, Point Road Productions is an award winning production company with a development fund whose focus is character driven documentaries about social issues and movements in-and-out of sports to raise awareness and impact lasting change.
THE TEAM
BILLY RAFTERY
DIRECTOR / PRODUCER / WRITER
Billy Raftery graduated Columbia University and founded the Children Rise Foundation where he directed and produced award-winning ANGELS IN EXILE narrated by Academy Award winner Charlize Theron (Red Granite, Amazon Prime) in 2016. In 2018, he founded Point Road Productions with NBA legend Grant Hill and began accruing a robust slate of Intellectual Properties that are in development or production. Currently, Billy is directing and producing several films in production with industry leader Cinetic Media.
While at Point Road, Billy directed and produced other acclaimed and award winning films like THE MAESTRO: ROLLIE MASSIMINO STORY (Fox Sports, 2018), WITH A KISS (CBS Sports, Turner Sports, 2017), THE PREPPIE CONNECTION (Showtime, IFC Films, 2016) and LONG SHOT (Hulu, option by WWE Studios, 2015). He also kickstarted ESPN's 2019 Fan Story branded campaign with DR. FANDOM.
Billy is represented by ICM Partners.
GRANT HILL
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
Grant graduated from Duke University (‘94) where he won back-to-back NCAA basketball championship titles and became the eighth player in the program’s history to have his number retired. Along the way he won multiple awards including ACC Player of the Year and 2-time NCAA All-American. He then went on to play in the NBA for 19-years where he achieved NBA Rookie of the Year, was a seven time NBA All Star, three-time NBA Sportsmanship Award winner and more. He is currently an announcer as one of CBS NCAA Basketball’s lead voices. Recently, Grant became a co-owner of the Atlanta Hawks.
As a filmmaker, Grant co-produced DUKE 91 & 92: BACK TO BACK and STARTING AT THE FINISH LINE: THE COACH BUEHLER STORY. The films aired on Turner Sports’ TruTV, TBS, CBS and TNT.
Grant is the founder of Hill Ventures, a marketing company, and Penta Capital, a private equity firm. He is also a franchisee of Subway in underserved communities in hopes of attracting more commerce and employment in these areas as well as offering healthier food options. Grant is also one of the world’s premier collectors of African American Art.
Grant and Billy Raftery’s first co-producing endeavor was on CBS Sports/Turner Sports’ WITH A KISS on legendary basketball announcer, Bill Raftery. Now they are producing partners at Point Road Productions.
Grant is represented by CAA.
MIKE JAMES, JR.
ASSOCIATE PRODUCER / ACTIVIST
Mike James is retired American football player and the first NFL player to file for a therapeutic use exemption (TUE) specifically for cannabis, a controversial decision that has thrust Mike into the global spotlight as an advocate to bring medical marijuana use out of the shadows as an alternative for addictive opioids.
Mike grew up in Haines City, FL, and was one of the nation's top running backs. After graduating with a full athletic scholarship from the University of Miami, Mike was drafted by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2013. As a professional athlete, his history making game against the Seattle Seahawks, rushing for 158 yards, led him to be officially declared “a force to be reckoned with”. The following week, during a Monday Night Football game against the Miami Dolphins, Mike suffered a devastating, season ending injury.
Mike fought to return to his job and the sport that he loves. Back on the field, trauma to the body continued, including multiple concussions. Mike began to research natural forms of effective relief for chronic pain, brain injury recovery and cognitive function maintenance. He found that cannabis was a viable alternative.
Mike is also an advocate for those that are underserved, underprivileged, or marginalized. He spends time volunteering to empower and encourage at-risk youth.
Together with active and retired athletes speaking out publicly in coordinated fashion, he is able to generate significant media interest. Since going public with the therapeutic use exemption (TUE), Mike and Dr. Sisley lobby around the country for medical use as well as have been featured on CNN, BBC and Sirius XM.
OLIVIA SCHNEIDER
COORDINATING PRODUCER
Olivia Schneider is a coordinating producer at Point Road Productions. Olivia majored in Film and Television at the Savannah College of Art and Design and double minored in Business Collaboration and Producing for Film and Media.
Prior to Point Road Productions, Olivia coordinated the feature film, THE BIG BEND (Austin Film Festival 21') starring Jason Butler Harner and Virginia Kull. Olivia has also worked on television shows with Pop TV, A+E Networks, Jax Media, and Big Fish Entertainment. Olivia has produced commercial and branded content with aerospace engineering company Cobham AES, Makana Masks, fashion leader TIBI, and the Coca Cola Company.
In 2020, Olivia was an event speaker and awards presenter at aTV Fest in Atlanta, GA.