Usher Morgan is an award-winning screenwriter, film director, producer and studio executive residing in New York City. Morgan started his career in book publishing and later became involved with film production and distribution. He produced his first documentary film "The Thought Exchange" starring David Friedman and Lucie Arnaz in 2012, followed by his directorial debut, the award-winning short film "Prego", which he wrote with the help of "Seinfeld" writer Andy Cowan. Morgan's first feature film, "Pickings" was released to AMC theaters across the country in March of 2018 and will be making its way to VOD in late 2018. His directing style is influenced primarily by film-noir and spaghetti westerns. The Los Angeles Times calls him, "a talent to watch".