Jay DeVon Johnson
He has appeared on stage as Jim Bono in "Fences," earning an Outstanding Supporting Actor Award. Now living near Atlanta, GA, he previously served as a military adviser for the Lifetime drama "Army Wives."
Jay holds a Master's in Public Administration and a Bachelor's in Social Psychology. He is a life member of the Noncommissioned Officers Association and a Desert Storm veteran, and he is a proud father of two daughters.
The Last Soul on a Summer Night
Daniel Nearing
Andre Truss, Keisha Dyson
Contemporary reinterpretation of Sherwood Anderson's novel Winesburg, Ohio, tells the story of lost and lonely souls taken to a Chicago Heights boardinghouse, where they struggle with their personal demons.
The Last Soul on a Summer Night
Just Mercy
Destin Daniel Cretton
Michael B. Jordan, Brie Larson
The powerful true story of Harvard-educated lawyer Bryan Stevenson, who goes to Alabama to defend the disenfranchised and wrongly condemned — including Walter McMillian, a man sentenced to death despite evidence proving his innocence. Bryan fights tirelessly for Walter with the system stacked against them.
Just Mercy
Dear Santa, I Need a Date
Terri J. Vaughn
Ray J, Reagan Gomez-Preston
DEAR SANTA, I NEED A DATE tells the comedic story of two successful and ambitious siblings Janelle Vaughn (Gomez-Preston) and Jason Vaughn (Ray J). Their parents, Mr. Vaughn (Jay DeVon Johnson) and Mrs. Vaughn (Johnson), are proud of their children’s flourishing careers but are displeased with their dating lives. Every holiday season, the Vaughn’s anxiously prepare for their children to bring home a significant other only to be disappointed. This year, The Vaughn’s apply pressure by expressing their concerns to Jason and Janelle, which sparks a bet between the siblings on who can find a date by Christmas.
Dear Santa, I Need a Date
Chicago Heights
Daniel Nearing
Jay DeVon Johnson
Nathan Walker is a young man living in Chicago Heights, Illinois, many miles south of downtown Chicago. He finds himself entwined every day in the lives of his neighbors. They're polite, friendly, down-to-earth people. But in any community, individuals have their own private passions that their neighbors will never know. Each has a dark secret, a disappointed dream, a fervent hope, a spirit-breaking fear. We accompany Nathan while he comes of age and observe with him as the layers fall away from this seemingly random array of ordinary people who, below their practiced, Christian surfaces, are extraordinarily human.
Chicago Heights
Christmas Belles
Terri J. Vaughn
Raven Goodwin, Dominique Perry
Despite being successful in their careers, two 30-something BFFs never stop hearing that they both need a man before it's too late. When a handsome pastor arrives just in time to kick off the Christmas season, both ladies try to make a move-but as their hilarious attempts to one up each other keep growing, it will be up to their family to remind them what the holiday season is truly about.
Christmas Belles
Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase
Katt Shea
Sophia Lillis, Sam Trammell
Nancy Drew, a smart high schooler with a penchant for keen observation and deduction, stumbles upon the haunting of a local home. A bit of an outsider struggling to fit into her new surroundings, Nancy and her pals set out to solve the mystery, make new friends, and establish their place in the community
Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase
Uglies
Joseph McGinty (McG)
Joey King, Brianne Tju
In a future where resources are depleted, scientists create genetically modified orchids for energy and a surgery to transform Uglies into "Pretties" at 16. Tally and her friend Peris promise to keep their scars but are separated when Peris becomes a Pretty. After sneaking into the city, Tally finds Peris changed and befriends rebellious Shay, who introduces her to "The Smoke," a free community. Forced to spy for Dr. Cable, Tally discovers the surgeries limit brain capacity for control. Rejecting the system, she throws away her tracker. When Dr. Cable attacks, Tally helps free the rebels but learns Shay is now a Pretty. To aid the cause, Tally volunteers to test a cure. The story ends with Tally living as a Pretty but still bearing her scar, indicating her commitment to justice.
Uglies
