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Booker T. Mattison is a screenwriter ,director and professor who wrote and directed the BET+ original film, ?The Sound of Christmas? starring Ne-Yo, Serayah, and Draya Michele. The New York Times called the movie ?a charming, new holiday film.? The film is an adaptation of Tiffany L. Warren's novel The Replacement Wife and was submitted for Emmy consideration for Outstanding TV Movie for 2023. Mattison wrote and directed the film adaptation of Zora Neale Hurston's short story "The Gilded Six Bits" which aired on Showtime. It stars Chad L. Coleman, T'Keyah Crystal Keymah, and Wendell Pierce. The Hollywood Reporter said, "Mattison's direction and feel for her characters match up to Hurston's sterling piece of fiction...full of atmosphere and strongly developed characters." Mattison's next film, ?Twisted Marriage Therapist,? is a Tubi original film that he wrote and directed. The psychological thriller stars Marija Abney, Pha'Rez Lass, and Jennifer Sears, and premieres on the streaming service September 7, 2023. He received his Master of Fine Arts in film and television production from New York University and his Bachelor of Science in mass communication from Norfolk State University. Mattison is a tenured professor at the University of Georgia where he teaches directing and screenwriting.