Anthony L. Williams
Founder of Second Glance Productions, Anthony L. Williams is a performer, educator, and award-winning director, writer, and producer.
In 2024, he was the 1st Place Winner in Ilinois' LGBT Chamber of Commerce’s entrepreneur ‘Biz Boot Camp,’ and his newest queer dating docuseries, "It’s Not You, It’s Me," was a festival winner at the Cinema WorldFest Awards, Creation International Film Festival, and Williamsburg International Film Festival, and received the Honorable Mention award at the Various Artists Independent Film Festival. In 2021, he won 2nd place in the Flip the Script Competition for his TV pilot, "Heartstrings," which also claimed 1st Place in London & Lisbon’s 2024 Sunday Shorts Film Festival, a finalist in Chicago's Shortcut100 Fest, and was an official selection in both the Chicago Script Awards and Toronto Lift-Off Film Festival.
Nominated for 6 awards at the 2025 World Music & Independent Film Festival, his critically-acclaimed feature film, "Thicker Than Blood," garnered awards for "Best Director” and "Best Feature Film" in 2019. TTB's impact campaign continues to foster conversations through LGBTQ and African-American nonprofits, HBCUs/universities & teaching hospitals, medical and faith-based organizations, and state and local health departments in nearly 30 major cities nationwide.
His short film, "Absolutely Positive," holds nominations for Best Short Film, Best Director, Best Actor, and Best Actress at the World Music & Independent Film Festival and earned him a personal invite to the National HIV/AIDS Strategy Initiative at the White House in 2013. Now developed as a scripted series, the pilot advanced to the Quarterfinalist round in the 2020 TSL Screenplay Contest.
As a certified MBE and LGBTE business owner with 15 years of extensive experience producing unscripted and documentary content for A&E/Lifetime, the History Channel, National Geographic, Investigative Discovery, The Travel Channel, HGTV, Food Network and more, Anthony's sense of storytelling, no matter the medium, remains unparalleled. He takes pride in creating memorable media that pushes boundaries with purpose and on purpose. And with every story he tells, his mission is to ‘edutain’ and inspire viewers at first glance, while provoking deeper thought, conversation, and connection upon ‘second glance.’
It's Not You, It's Me
Three BIPOC bachelors re-embark into dating; some for the first time, others hopefully for the last!
Docu-series, Drama, Comedy, Romance, Health, Education, Mental Health, Dating
“Breaking the toxic molds, unhealthy labels, and harmful stereotypes associated with traditional dating 'reality shows,' the "It's Not You, It's Me" (INYIM) docuseries finds itself at the intersections of queer perspectives and lived experiences, mental health, and education, focusing on the complexities of human relationships and connections, as well as the importance of self-care, honest self-work and reflection, and a strong support network.”