Co-founded in 2016 by Todd Shotz and Tim Kirkman, T42 ENTERTAINMENT produces theatrical, streaming, television and branded content across platforms.

Todd Shotz is the Emmy Award-winning producer of RECIPE FOR CHANGE: STANDING UP TO ANTISEMITISM (YouTube Originals/Spring Hill). Most recently, he and Tim Kirkman produced the feature film THE GROTTO, written & directed by Tony-winner Joanna Gleason, in theaters and streaming in 2025. The first feature film they produced was LAZY EYE made its world premiere at Provincetown International in 2016, screened at top LGBTQ+ film festivals before its theatrical release and exclusive Netflix run. As a part of the film’s premiere in Philadelphia, Todd received the qFlix Producer’s Award, a much-treasured honor from his hometown. Todd also served as the lead producer on LATTER DAY JEW, as Executive Producer of the documentary feature ON THE SLY: IN SEARCH OF THE FAMILY STONE (2017 Slamdance) and horror-comedy feature GHOST TEAM ONE (Film Arcade/Paramount Pictures), and as Co-Executive Producer of SNAPSHOTS (directed by Emmy winner Melanie Mayron). Before T42, he was the VP of Development for Cheyenne Enterprises, Bruce Willis’ & Arnold Rifkin’s production company, where he worked on such films as LIVE FREE OR DIE HARD, SIN CITY, SIXTEEN BLOCKS and TIMBER FALLS. Todd’s first film was the documentary WRESTLING WITH ANGELS about writer/activist Tony Kushner (directed by Oscar-winner Freida Lee Mock).

Before his career in film, Shotz worked on Broadway in company management of such stage shows as the Tony-winning revivals of KISS ME, KATE and Tom Stoppard’s THE REAL THING. He is a recipient of the Human Rights Campaign E-Hero Award for his activism through media. Leading a dual life as both film producer and Jewish educator, Todd founded the personalized Jewish educational company, Hebrew Helpers, which works with more than 150 families in LA, SF, Boulder, NY, NJ, DC, Boston and Philadelphia. Todd has also become a leading consultant on Jewish representation in film and TV, including working on the long-running ABC series GREY'S ANATOMY and as the Jewish technical advisor on the Netflix film YOU PEOPLE.

Tim Kirkman received Emmy, GLAAD, Gotham and Independent Spirit nominations for his directorial debut DEAR JESSE, named Best Documentary of the Year by the Boston Society of Film Critics. After a theatrical run, DEAR JESSE aired on HBO/Cinemax’s REEL LIFE series. He also wrote and directed the Sundance hit, LOGGERHEADS, winner of the Grand Jury Prize at Outfest and distributed by Strand Releasing; and LAZY EYE, which garnered awards and rave reviews and premiered on Netflix after a limited theatrical run. He also directed the feature films THE NIGHT LARRY KRAMER KISSED ME and 2ND SERVE. He is currently the producer and host of REEL LIVES, a podcast about movies and the people who love them, set to launch in 2025. He is also the co-director (with André Robert Lee) of a documentary short about NC artist Freeman Vines and co-produced by T42 Entertainment. For more than ten years, Tim was an art director in the advertising department of Miramax Films in New York City. He is the recipient of an Alfred P. Sloane Award through the TriBeCa Film Festival for his narrative project about the Wright Brothers. Currently, he is on the faculty at the University of Southern California’s School for Cinematic Arts and UCLA’s Department of Film and Television, the Vermont College of Fine Arts, and Sessions College.