Ron Brown, Birmingham Businessman, Reaches No. 1 With Film on Movie App

Keisa Sharpe-Jefferson | For The Birmingham Times Six months ago, Birmingham’s Waljeron “Ron” Brown Sr. had never heard of the international television movie app Tubi. Little did he know it would change his life. For three weeks from Dec. 30, 2023 to Jan. 21, 2024, the movie he executive produced, ‘Please,’ held onto the number one spot. The urban movie revolves around the female lead character’s life of trauma and betrayal in relationships. “Life was going really well, and I’d taken a little time off to reflect. So I found this little app on my smart tv called Tubi and I started watching it,” said Brown, executive movie producer, director and founder of Pivot Motion Pictures in Birmingham. He was familiar with other movie streaming apps but was simply exploring other options on his smart TV. “I came across a movie called ‘Faithful’, and it was directed by this guy Dennis Reed II, of DR2 Productions in Detroit,” said Brown. “I watched that movie and it ended unlike I would have thought it would end and I was like, ‘I like this [app] right here.’” “Before I knew it, within about a two-week timeframe, I’d watched 10 of this guy’s...