Meet the Team
Monet Clayton
FounderMonet is a producer, writer, filmmaker, and founder of Safe Haven Films, where she creates, develops, packages, and produces bold, character-driven stories across film and television.
Prior to launching Safe Haven, Clayton served as Vice President of Development & Production at Southpaw Entertainment. Her producing credits include Inheritance, starring Lily Collins and Simon Pegg, which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival, and Every Breath You Take, starring Casey Affleck, Michelle Monaghan, and Sam Claflin. During her tenure, she helped develop and set up film and television projects across FX, Netflix, Amazon, and other major platforms, including a multimillion-dollar book adaptation acquired by Apple.
Her career spans development, production, programming, writing, and producing, with experience at NBCUniversal, Sony Pictures Entertainment, Netflix, and Paramount. She has also developed projects with Paramount+, Amazon, STX Entertainment, and independent partners.
Through Safe Haven, Clayton is building a slate of film and television projects in collaboration with fellow filmmakers, acclaimed talent, and financing partners.
Clayton has participated in the Sundance Institute Labs and Yale’s Connected Leadership program, and has served as a guest lecturer for UCLA Extension’s Film & Television program. She is a member of the Producers Guild of America and is represented by Entertainment 360 and Lichter, Grossman, Nichols, Feldman, Rogal, Shikora & Clark.
As a former teenage foster youth, Monet volunteers with teenagers in the foster care system, a commitment rooted from her own experiences and a belief that every young person deserves to feel seen, supported, and heard.
Jack Tynan
Director of DevelopmentJack Tynan is a producer, writer, and development executive whose work spans story development, creative collaboration, and building film and television projects from the page toward production. As Director of Development at Safe Haven, he works closely with writers and directors to shape material, develop projects creatively, and identify the filmmakers, cast, and partners who can bring them to life.
He is currently writing and producing a television adaptation of Ugo Nwasike’s THE FUND, alongside a slate of film and television projects in development at Safe Haven Films.
Jack’s background spans acting on stage and screen, writing, directing, and hands-on production, including directing and producing David Mandell’s one-man play IT’S A PHASE. His multidisciplinary experience informs an approach grounded in character, performance, visual storytelling, and the practical realities of bringing a story to the screen.
Jack is also an alumni of McGill and UCLA’s Film Extension Program. Beyond film, Jack’s professional background also includes consulting for Deloitte and suicide prevention.