Sean works with producers and production companies focusing on all aspects of production legal services from development to distribution, with a particular focus towards documentaries and docu-series.

He serves as counsel for Emmy award-winning companies Boardwalk Pictures (“Chef’s Table”) and Scout Productions (“Queer Eye”), servicing shows such as “Cheer” and “The Black Godfather.” He also represents production companies such as Caliwood Pictures (“A Nice Girl Like You”) and The Solution Entertainment Group (“Killerman”, “Line of Duty”, “Honest Thief”), and he recently provided representation on the 2023 Tribeca premieres “Take Care of Maya,” “The Secret Art of Human Flight,” “Eric LaRue,” & “The Adults.”

Sean enjoys being a part of teams that help elevate unconventional stories, and he delights in sharing his experience with young producers, writers and lawyers when he has the opportunity.  

Documentaries and Docu-Series

• Boardwalk Pictures
• "Last Chance U: Basketball," 2021-Present
• "My Love," 2021
• "Accepted," 2021 Tribeca
• "Cheer," 2020 Emmy winner
• "We Are Freestyle Love Supreme," 2020 Sundance
• "The Black Godfather," 2020 Emmy nominee
• "The Playbook," 2020
• "BookTube," 2019-2021
• "Jenny Slate: Stage Fright," 2019
• "Best Shot," 2018
• Campfire
• "TikTok, Boom.," 2022
• "The Innocent Man," 2018
• Other:
• "Take Care of Maya,” 2023 Tribeca
• "Mama Bears," 2022 SXSW
• "Bad Axe," 2022 SXSW
• "Descendant," 2022 Sundance
• “The Exiles,” 2022 Sundance”
• "Brainwashed: Sex-Camera-Power," 2022 Sundance
• "Don’t Make Me Over," TIFF 2021
• "Tirdy Works," 2020
• "The Secret Life of Lele Pons," 2020
• "Halston," 2019 Sundance

Feature Films

• "The Adults,” 2023 Tribeca
• “Eric LaRue,” 2023 Tribeca
• “The Secret Art of Human Flight,” 2023 Tribeca
• "A Thousand and One,” 2023 Sundance
• "Sanctuary," 2022 TIFF
• "V/HS/99," 2022 TIFF
• “Palm Trees and Power Lines,” 2022 Sundance
• "Watcher," 2022 Sundance
• "Offseason," 2021 SXSW
• "I’m No Longer Here," 2021 DGA nominee, Mexico’s submission for 2021 Best International Feature at the Academy Awards
• "Initiation" (f/k/a “Dembanger”), 2020 SXSW
• "Minyan," 2020 Berlin
• "A Nice Girl Like You," 2020
• "Honest Thief," 2020, with Liam Neeson
• "Bad Therapy," 2020
• "Yes, God, Yes," 2019 SXSW
• "Line of Duty," 2019, with Aaron Eckhart
• "Killerman," 2019, with Liam Hemsworth
• "Diane," 2018 Tribeca
• "Monsters and Men," 2018 Sundance

Speaking Engagements

• " Finding and Negotiating Distribution for Your Film with Elsa Ramo,” panelist for Sundance Master Class, 2022
• "Swimming with Sharks—Getting the Deal You Deserve,” Women in Media, 2022
• “How You Can Protect Yourself Legally on Film and TV Projects,” Stage32, 2021
• "Your Definitive Legal Guide to Distribution Deals: 2-Part Intensive," Stage32, 2020
• Veterans Writing Project - Industry Representatives panelist, The Writers Guild Foundation, 2019-2020
• “How to Find Investors and Secure Financing for your Feature Film,” Stage32, 2020
• “Understanding Option Agreements” Roadmap Writers, 2020
• Film Financing Workshop, Women in Media, 2020
• “Legal Aspects of Filmmaking,” California Institute of the Arts, 2019

Awards & Recognitions

• "Rising Star," Super Lawyers, 2022-2024

Recognitions

• Southern California Super Lawyers Rising Stars List, 2022
• "Hollywood's New Leaders of 2021," Variety 2021

Media Mentions

• “Streaming Wars Could Bring ‘Return to Quality’,” Los Angeles Business Journal, 2022

Bar Admissions

• State Bar of California

Education

Sean Pope graduated cum laude from Loyola Marymount University in 2010 with a Bachelor’s of Arts in Political Science. He went on to receive his Juris Doctorate from Loyola Law School Los Angeles in 2014. He was the Chief Research Editor for the Loyola of Los Angeles Entertainment Law Review, where his article “America Off-Line: A Look at the Applicability of the Americans with Disabilities Act on Streaming Digital Media and the Internet” was published.