WE BUILD STORIES

What We Are

Founded in 2005, Allegheny Image Factory is a media production company based in Morgantown, West Virginia, serving clients nationwide. Our team merges creative vision, technical skill, and strategic insight to produce content with lasting impact. We’re not just a production partner — we’re collaborators, problem solvers, and storytellers committed to elevating every project we touch.

From the company’s beginning as the publisher of the Eisner award-nominated graphic novel, Feast of the Seven Fishes, through production of commercials, MOWs, award-winning documentaries and feature films, Allegheny Image Factory has consistently pursued projects which are not only commercially viable, but also critically embraced.

What Drives Us

We believe in the power of narrative. Great stories don’t just entertain — they influence perception, move audiences, and build brands. Our mission is to bring those stories to the forefront through thoughtful concepting and best-in-class production.

Who we are

Robert Tinnell | Founder

Robert Tinnell is an award-winning writer, director, producer, and graphic novelist whose career spans feature films, television, and publishing. He began his career under legendary filmmaker George Romero before producing a slate of independent films, including South of Reno and Surf Nazis Must Die. Robert went on to direct several acclaimed features in Canada, such as the ACE-nominated Kids of the Round Table, the cult favorite Frankenstein and Me, Airspeed, and Believe, which screened at festivals including Berlin.

As a screenwriter, his credits include adapting the French-language hit Les Boys and Anthony Bourdain’s novel The Bobby Gold Stories. In the world of graphic novels, Robert is known for the bestselling The Black Forest, The Wicked West, and the Eisner-nominated Feast of the Seven Fishes.

Jeffery Tinnell | Founder

Jeff Tinnell is an award-winning producer and publisher with more than three decades of experience in film, television, and branded content. A West Virginia native, he launched his career in Los Angeles, co-founding Desert Music Pictures and producing work for major brands and artists including Nike, Coca-Cola, McDonald’s, The Rolling Stones, Metallica, and Don Henley. His feature film credits span international projects such as Les Boys I & II, Frankenstein & Me, and Young Goodman Brown. Through Allegheny Image Factory, Jeff has continued developing films, documentaries, and original IP—including the Eisner-nominated graphic novel Feast of the Seven Fishes. His career combines Hollywood-level production expertise with deep Appalachian storytelling roots.