TINY HAWK: AN ORIGIN & LEGACY
Our Inspiration
MEET LEONA
"TINY" HAWKINS
“Leona “Tiny” Hawkins (1922 - 2010) began working at the South Dallas Nursing Home in 1965, where she found her passion for helping others. She became the first Black Nursing Home Administrator to be licensed in the State of Texas. She earned her Ph.D. in Business Administration, and bought and ran the South Dallas Nursing Home.
Hawkins was recognized for her career efforts, receiving awards like Quest for Success Black Entrepreneur in Dallas-Fort Worth, 1987, and being inducted into the Texas Black Women’s Hall of Fame in 1986. Hawkins received over 500 awards and certificates for her efforts in political and social organizations including the NAACP, South Dallas Business and Professional Women, and National Council of Negro Women.”
Credit: University of North Texas
MEET LEONA
"TINY" HAWKINS
Our Mission
To tell bold, meaningful stories that amplify underrepresented voices and spark cultural dialogue. We craft immersive experiences across film, branded content, and live events, partnering with artists, communities, and organizations to create work that is imaginative, impactful, and deeply human.
OUR DIVISIONS
Tiny Hawk Films
With a focus on impact storytelling, Tiny Hawk Films is dedicated to producing projects that blend authenticity with cinematic craft — creating documentaries and cultural narratives that spark thought.
Tiny's Agency
Our commitment to creative excellence drives us to deliver outstanding results, while our innovative solutions set us apart in the industry.
Rodney Hawkins
Founder
Driven by creativity and integrity, our team is comprised of individuals who are dedicated to their craft.
MEET OUR EXCEPTIONAL TEAM
Rodney Hawkins is the founder of Tiny Hawk Productions (THP), a full service production company specializing in feature length documentaries and documentary series. In the first six months of launching, THP successfully delivered a historical documentary to Paramount, produced a highly acclaimed immersive art gallery exhibition and executed productions in West Africa, New York, Houston, Austin, Honolulu and New Orleans. Rodney founded THP after more than a decade with CBS News where he earned three National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Emmy nominations, an Alliance for Women in Media Foundation’s Gracie Award, an American Bar Association Silver Gavel Award and a National Association of Hispanic Journalist Al Neuharth Award.
Rodney’s experience led him to create THP and name it after one of his childhood heroes who inspired him to become an entrepreneur: his late grandmother Leona “Tiny” Hawkins was a Dallas icon that served her community while employing them. Tiny Hawk Productions will continue Tiny's powerful legacy.
Laura Hays
Operations Director
MJ Johnston
Director of Photography
Tony White
Associate Producer
THE LEONA TINY HAWKINS FOUNDATION
OPENING DOORS THROUGH STORYTELLING — FOR THE NEXT GENERATION AND THE LAST