We are The Next Level Brothers, D’Angelo and Martel McCornell, writer/director filmmakers from Cleveland, Ohio, currently studying Film at the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, CA. We will travel to Ghana to direct and film a documentary about the grand opening of the first international Gloria Pointer Teen Movement Education Center. We have known Yvonne Pointer, of Cleveland, since childhood. Ms. Pointer became a community activist after her daughter, Gloria, was raped and murdered in December 1984.

Her daughter’s death was not in vain. Yvonne’s diligent efforts to change her community led to Positive Plus, a non-profit organization working to make Cleveland a safe place for kids to grow up, be educated, and thrive. She still lives in Cleveland, Ohio, working to make a difference daily. She has a vibrant social media presence. Ms. Pointer received national recognition for her efforts (Oprah, President George Bush’s Points of Light citation, and more) and received national and international press coverage.

One of those newspaper articles found its way to Ghana, West Africa, literally at the feet of Anthony Tay, a young man who was desperately hungry. Anthony reached out to Yvonne, who responded passionately.

Anthony Tay and Yvonne Pointer have communicated since 2003. She was surprised 5 years later when he named a movement after Gloria Pointer. When she first visited Ghana to support Anthony’s efforts to duplicate her work in his community, it was all love and much more progress.

The miracle has continued and donors have contributed funds to build a school. On August 15, 2015, the center opens in Anthony’s village in Ghana, West Africa. The center’s mission statement is that “Every child has the right to good health, education, and a violence-free society.”

Our skills as writers, directors and editors will be enhanced by the addition of a brilliant cinematographer with top level equipment and a camera assistant to preserve each day’s footage.

Your support of our journey to Ghana will allow us to make a Next Level documentary that will inspire others throughout the world to make a difference and make real changes in the world around them.

Please visit our Indiegogo campaign today!

About us: We are D’Angelo McCornell and Martel McCornell, The Next Level Brothers – two visionary, biological-brother, film directors, who were born Next Level. Though six years apart in age, we are inseparable creatively and in life. We are blessed with love and synergy that brings us together as one. Our timeline stretches way back from riding a bike with training wheels, to discovering the art of drawing and creating.