Independent Feature Screening Series: JEAN OF THE JONESES

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Independent Feature Screening Series: JEAN OF THE JONESES

Stella Meghie

Tuesday, February 21, 2017

Begins at 7:00 PM PST
Check-in begins at: 6:30 PM PST

Tuesday, February 21, 2017



SYNOPSIS

Chaos ensues after the estranged patriarch of the Jones family dies on their doorstep. When the paramedic who answers their 911 call tried to win over acerbic Jean Jones, his attempts are disrupted by old conflicts that come to a boil at the funeral.


PANELIST BIO

Stella Meghie, writer, director
Jean of the Joneses premiered at SXSW and TIFF scoring Meghie a 2017 Film Independent Spirit Awards nominatation for Best First Screenplay. Not short on momentum, she signed on to helm the MGM / Warner Bros. best-selling YA Adaptation of Nicola Yoon's "Everything, Everything" set to premiere May 2017. Meghie is also currently working on a pilot at Warner Bros. with John Wells Productions.

Moderator - Xavier Neal-Burgin, writer, director
Xavier is a writer/director from USC's School of Cinematic Arts. He's an alumnus of the ABFF HBO Short Film Competition and was a semi-finalist for The Student Academy Awards. A goofball at heart, he's amassed 50,000 followers via long form Twitter stories dealing with Gucci flip flops, big donks and twerking. He strives to bring an emotionally powerful aesthetic through drama, and a pleasantly gut-aching hilarity through comedy.