Covered Sun Films was founded in April, 2016 by Wayne Cella and John Manning. The micro-short film The Thing in the Basement followed in June 2016.

In January 2018, Cella and Manning collaborated on a short Sci Fi/Action script called Talisman. With script in hand, Covered Sun Films turned their sights toward casting the project and shot the short in August 2018. After completion of filming, it was decided to spin Talisman off into a web series. The series was released to YouTube on 5/21/2020, and is also available on Amazon Prime and the Reveel Network.

Talisman received a total of 10 Festival selections, 30 nominations and won 11 awards. The series has spent considerable time in the Reveel Top 10 Most Watched shows, including a resurgence in late 2024 that carried into 2025.

Covered Sun Films produced 3 music videos and a series of community outreach videos in 2020/2021.

The teen drama insignificant, was shot in August 2021 and completed in August of 2022. insignificant was written by Wayne Cella, John Manning & Collin Roach and stars Drew Margolis, Collin Roach, Emily Jayne, Keith Pichardo, Kylee Ann Agnello, Tricia Sullivan and Paul Forrest Quinn.

insignificant launched January 4, 2023 on Amazon’s Prime Video. insignificant premiered on The Reveel Network on May 12, 2023 and on YouTube on July 2, 2023 and is also available in an extended cut on Tubi and the Gay Binge TV Network. The series has amassed 20 festival selections, 51 nominations and 27 awards.

Cella directed the short film Passerby in February 2023.

Covered Sun co-produced the Collin Roach-penned series, Blink Twice, the pilot episode of which premiered on YouTube on March 29, 2024.

The short film Mercury wrapped production in late 2023. Mercury stars Jefrey B. Wilkerson, Isaac Conner, Jake Blakeslee, Benjamin Elliott, John D. Schaub and Michael PJ Marston and was written and Directed by Cella. Mercury premiered in the Top 10 Short Films list on Reveel on July 3, 2024.

The psychological thriller/horror short film [un]neighborly shot in August of 2024 and released to YouTube on October 25th. The film premiered in the Reveel Top 10 Short Films the week of November 5, 2024.