# Tyrone Nelson Jr.

> Tyrone Nelson Jr. is a Richmond-based filmmaker, strategist and founder of The Newviews Agency, established in 2017 as Newviews Productions. His documentary Echoes of a Dream examines Martin Luther King Jr.’s Richmond connections, won the 2025 Richmond International Film Festival Audience Choice Award for Best Short, and received a 2026 Webby nomination in Documentary: Midform.

- **Role:** Founder & CEO at The Newviews Agency
- **Organizations:** The Newviews Agency
- **From:** Richmond, United States
- **Education:** High school diploma; earned alongside an associate degree, according to his biography, Highland Springs High School, Associate degree; earned at age 17, according to his biography, J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College, B.S., Marketing; concentration in Marketing Communication and Analytics, Virginia Commonwealth University, Financial Markets certificate course, reported in his biography, Yale University, Personal Branding certificate course, reported in his biography, University of Virginia, Viral Marketing and Social Media Marketing certificate course, reported in his biography, University of Pennsylvania, Creative Thinking certificate course, reported in his biography, Imperial College London
- **Known for:** Director of the 2025 RIFF Audience Choice Award for Best Short winner, Echoes of a Dream., Echoes of a Dream was a 2026 Webby nominee in Documentary: Midform., Agency selected as a 2024 Comcast RISE grant recipient.

## Career timeline

- **2017** — Founded Newviews Productions, now The Newviews Agency.
- **2020** — Graduated from Virginia Commonwealth University with a B.S. in marketing; directed Jason Nelson, the Commitment.
- **2023** — Directed Built on Route 5: The Varina High School Basketball Documentary.
- **2024** — Newviews Productions LLC was listed among Richmond-area Comcast RISE grant recipients.
- **2025** — Directed Echoes of a Dream; the film won RIFF’s Audience Choice Award for Best Short.
- **2026** — Echoes of a Dream received a Webby nomination in Documentary: Midform and continued its community screening rollout.

## Achievements

- Director of the 2025 RIFF Audience Choice Award for Best Short winner, Echoes of a Dream.
- Echoes of a Dream was a 2026 Webby nominee in Documentary: Midform.
- Agency selected as a 2024 Comcast RISE grant recipient.

## Latest updates

- **2026-04** — Echoes of a Dream named a Webby nominee in Documentary: Midform.
- **2026-02** — Discussed the film’s community-first screening rollout and Richmond history in a VCU News interview.
- **2026-01** — Appeared on CBS 6 Virginia This Morning to discuss the documentary and its community tour.

## Links

- Website: https://www.tyronenelsonjr.org/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tyronenelsonjr
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tyronejrx/

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