ILL-HIO Films, LLC is a film production company founded in 2014 by Anton Deshawn and Rahim Branch. degree in Arts, Entertainment & Media Management.
Co-Founder- Anton Deshawn is an American filmmaker who resides in Chicago, IL. Anton graduated from Columbia College Chicago in 2005 with a B.A. While attending film school at Columbia College Chicago in 2010, Anton completed his first short film, Happy New Year (2010). In July 2012, Anton released his second short film, The Promoter (2012) with a private screening at Columbia College Chicago. In
August 2013, he completed the documentary 1st & Goal, a film that he co-directed with Rahim Branch. Co-Founder- Rahim Branch has a Bachelor's of Art’s degree from Cleveland State University. After graduating he worked at a post-production studio as the in-house editor. In 2009 he directed his first short film, Mother’s Day. After moving to Chicago and enrolling at Columbia College Rahim directed two more shorts, Spilled Milk, Flip side of the Coin and Not an Ordinary Day which is currently in post-production. Rahim also has directed two documentaries, Vert-Con and 1st and Goal along with Anton Deshawn. We specialize in narrative and documentary story-telling through thought provoking and creative projects. Our diverse film interest allows us to produce different film genres at ILL-HIO. Along with producing films, ILL-HIO will market their projects with an online campaign consisting of commercial trailers, posters and e-marketing. Businesses can hire us for script to screen commercials, promotional, and training videos. Musical artists can hire us to shoot and edit their music videos.
