At Red Pearl Mission, we believe in the transformative power of film to inspire, uplift, and share messages of hope, love, forgiveness and perseverance. Our mission is deeply rooted in the conviction that through storytelling, we can amplify voices of compassion, kindness, and service in a world often marked by despair, negativity and self-gratification. We are committed to counteracting the harmful influences prevalent in mainstream media, particularly for our youth, by producing impactful content that promotes godly living and positive values such as respect, responsibility and empathy. By mentoring and empowering our next generation of filmmakers, we will encourage them to use their talents for good. With decades of experience in producing inspirational, faith and family films, Jarred and Wendi Coates possess a unique expertise to fulfill these content needs for our world today and share God’s love through film. By creating a variety of high quality work that represents our faith tradition, we can serve as a witness to those who don't believe and minister to those who do, fostering understanding, dialogue, and spiritual growth within and beyond our community.
A native of Baton Rouge, Jarred graduated from LSU, MTI, and Full Sail, a film school in Orlando. Jarred started his career as a high school teacher in Bible and World history at a local Christian school. It was after serving for several years as an Associate Pastor in Memphis, and then Director of City of Faith, a Community Corrections Corporation, that he decided to attend film school. While at Full Sail, Jarred received the Course Director's Award for Film Production, Salutatorian Award, and the Advanced Achievement Award, given by fellow students and professors.
After returning to Baton Rouge, Jarred started Red Entertainment Group, LLC, through which he has worked on numerous films, documentaries, commercial and corporate videos, many of which have won awards, and have been featured in Top 10 Film Festivals. Jarred and Wendi are very active in the film industry in the State of Louisiana and have been team members on over 60 film projects, working on the Producing team on over 20 films, including Beautifully Broken, God's Not Dead, Camp Cool Kids and Amazing Grace.
