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 IL LGBT Chamber of Commerce’s entrepreneur 'Biz Boot Camp' (sponsored by JPMorgan Chase) and his newest queer dating docuseries, "It’s Not You, It’s Me," was a festival winner at both the Cinema WorldFest Awards, Creation 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 and was selected in the Chicago Script Awards and Toronto Lift-Off 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 film, Absolutely Positive, holds nominations for Best Short Film, Director, Actor, and 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.
Having produced content for HGTV, the History Channel, National Geographic, A&E, The Travel Channel, Food Network, Investigative Discovery, and more, no matter the storytelling medium, Anthony 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.’