Rising Light Entertainment, (RLE) started on the campus of Clark Atlanta University, in August 2005. It was Brandon Garnder (CEO, & Co-Director) who envisioned Rising Light Entertainment, as an up and coming production company headed by two young, ambitious, and eager African-American filmmakers. (Brandon Gardner & Jihad "JZ" Ziyad). As they continue to conceptualize on ever growing ideas, they hope to make their mark in the world of entertainment, by producing films, short comedy cuts, music video spoofs, etc, that will tickle, and tease, in both a comical and intellectual way. Brandon and Jihad "JZ" Ziyad, at the age of 20 has worked on many major productions and also alongside some of the biggest and most repsected filmmakers, acotrs, comedians, etc. in the industry; Tyler Perry, Rainforest Films' Will Packer and Rob Hardy, Roger Bobb, Ruben Canon, Diane Ashford, Crystal "Clear" Roberson Jamie Foxx, Comedian extraordinnaires Wil Sylvince and JJ, Chris Brown, and many others.