Stella meghie is a canadian film director and screenwriter, whose debut feature film jean of the joneses 2016. Moby longinottos feature documentary debut tells the story of jheri jones, a 74 year old transgender divorcee, and her family in bible belt mississippi. Gloria reuben and sherri shepherd in jean of the joneses 2016. Jean of the joneses 2016 directed by stella meghie. Written and directed by stella meghie in her feature debut, the film is impressively shot and features professional editing. Introducing both a fresh new voice and a fresh new face to independent filmmaking, jean of the joneses is a crisply urbane comedy from firsttime writerdirector stella meghie, boasting a. Ash talks to the tom joyner morning show about her role in the starz hit, survivors remorse and what to expect from jean of the joneses. Jean of the joneses 2016 tvma 1h 26m dramas a struggling author couch surfs between family members while learning a little bit about her lineage that could be the key to finding her true self. When the paramedic who answers the 911 call tries to win over acerbic jean jones, his attempts are disrupted by old conflicts that come to a boil at the funeral. I loved the joneses and both duchovny and moore are perfectly cast as the sexy gogetter couple that seem to have it all and therefore they know their neighbours will covet this. Why does everything have to be about slavery and poverty, sighs the writer jean jones, the neurotic, conceited yet evercharming descendant of a middleclass jamaicanamerican family from new york.
Erica ash stars in tv ones jean of the joneses black. Download premium images you cant get anywhere else. Against the advice of her family, who all seem to be stewing in their own secrets, jean plans the funeral for gray jones and uncovers some tough truths about. Sep 20, 2016 this may be our most original, tv one original yet. Jean, a literary multicultural wunderkid or so called by the new yorker, is on the brink of following in the family tradition of selfinflicted abandonment and failure until one day. Keeping up with the joneses 2016 fox 2000 pictures film with isla fisher and zach galifianakis.
Introducing both a fresh new voice and a fresh new face to independent filmmaking, jean of the joneses is a crisply. If jean of the joneses feels fresher than most multigenerational ensemble dramedies, credit not only the relative novelty of an allblack, mostly female cast, but also writerdirector stella. Oct 23, 2016 in stella meghies winning jean of the joneses, the former view cohost plays the frosty uptown mother of a slacker novelist named jean and is forced to take in the girl while she. Watch or download jean of the joneses 2016 full movie. See the full list of jean of the joneses cast and crew including actors, directors, producers and more. Ray mamoudou athie, the paramedic finds it wrong to fall for jean, when they have a dead body between them. Jean stars sherri shepherd, taylour paige, erica ash, gloria reuben, and michelle hurst. Full movie online free jean jones, a gawky, 25year old finds new love unexpectedly in the back of a. Jean of the joneses a witty directorial debut hints at big things to come by sean l. Starring taylour paige hit the floor, sherri shepherd the view and gloria reuben mr. Sherri shepherd, taylour paige star in jean of the. Reconciled after years of estrangement, and now living with two of her four sons in her trailer park home, jheri embarks on a new path to reveal her true self to her grandchildren while her son trevor begins a. We met jean as she is getting dumped by her boyfriend.
Tv one premieres film festival sensation jean of the. Nov 01, 2016 in theatres november 11 the lives of 25yearold jean jones and her multigenerational, middleclass jamaicanamerican family of strongminded, stubborn yet loving women, come to an arresting stop. Keeping up with the joneses is a 2016 american action comedy film directed by greg mottola and distributed by 20th century fox. Stella meghies debut feature film jean of the joneses made its world premiere at sxsw in 2016. Aug 31, 2016 with its ensemble of strong women in relatable family dysfunction, writerdirector meghies feature debut is a breezy comedy that opens with a stumble but slowly regains its footing. Jean of the joneses is about a girl from a dysfunctional family of jamaican women who have happily sent all the men in their lives running for the past 30 years. Jean of the joneses premieres on tv one sunday, october 23rd and stars erica ash, sherri shepherd, michelle hurst, gloria reuben and taylour paige. She was nominated for a spirit award and immediately became a director to watch. It stars demi moore, david duchovny, amber heard, and ben hollingsworth. Ray is looking for round 2 and jean is looking for her good church clothes see the video. Jean of the joneses is a 2016 canadianamerican film written and directed by stella meghie in her directorial debut. The film, starring taylour paige as the eponymous jean jones, premiered at the 2016 sxsw film festival. That might trigger a kind of laughter in the audience, as the way it was shot and even acted, a seemingly emotional scene appears senseless and.
Do not be fooled by the jazzy new york vibe of stella meghies multigenerational comedy jean of the joneses. Comedy featuring taylour paige, sherri shepherd, gloria reuben, erica ash, michelle hurst, mamoudou athie and francois arnaud. Get premium, high resolution news photos at getty images. This is the kind of movie i wish i could keep up with but unfortunately the joneses did little business on this side of the pond. October 6, 2016 highly visually controlled, snappily edited, and beautifully acted, jean of the joneses is a clever new york comedy about the caribbean diaspora. Jean of the joneses follows the dysfunctional jones family as they go through an unusual family tragedy. Meghies first feature, jean of the joneses, earned her a screenwriting nod at the independent spirit awards. Jean jones, a gawky, 25year old finds new love unexpectedly in the back of a brooklyn ambulance with paramedic ray malcolm on the day the grandfather shes never met shows up on her doorstep and drops dead with her book in his pocket. Robot, this comedy about a dysfunctional family of women kicks off. Keeping up with the joneses film torrent en francais. This may be our most original, tv one original yet. Jean of the joneses 2016stream and watch online moviefone. 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.
Released 2016, jean of the joneses stars sherri shepherd, taylour paige, erica ash, gloria reuben the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 22 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic. Jean jones taylour paige is an aspiring writer whose underwhelming personal life and undesirable career prospects have left her with little to no hope for the future. Newcomer taylour paige shines in this dysfunctionalfamily comedy of manners. In theatres november 11 the lives of 25yearold jean jones and her multigenerational, middleclass jamaicanamerican family of strongminded, stubborn yet loving women, come to an arresting stop. Jean of the joneses is a darkly funny, laterthanusual. Jean of the joneses blog five times jean was every one of us. Afp jean get premium, high resolution news photos at getty images. Originally from toronto, ontario, meghie worked as a public relations agent in. Jean of the joneses 2016 stream and watch online moviefone. Whats the best way to get your stubborn family to a funeral. Download keeping up with the joneses 2016 subtitles from the source.
Et the networks latest original movie centers on 25yearold jean, portrayed. Its story follows a suburban couple galifianakis and fisher who begin to suspect their new neighbors hamm and gadot are secret agents. Hi my name is jean, under the name of r jones, i am fairly new to you tube,and am still finding my way around. Mar 30, 2016 if jean of the joneses feels fresher than most multigenerational ensemble dramedies, credit not only the relative novelty of an allblack, mostly female cast, but also writerdirector stella. With francois arnaud, gloria reuben, anna hopkins, sherri shepherd. Action movies 2016 every action movie coming out in 2016. In stella meghies winning jean of the joneses, the former view cohost plays the frosty uptown mother of a slacker novelist named jean and is forced to take in the girl while she. Jean of the joneses remains original in its darkly funny perspective on the contemporary black experience and that universal feeling of having lived a third of your. Recently, the sentinel joined tv one affiliates at the harmony gold theatre in hollywood for the tv one premiere of jean of the joneses, a comedydrama starring taylour paige hit the floor as. When we asked the writerdirector her advice for other female filmmakers, she said, dont care what people are thinking about you if you have to say no, or if you have to ask for something you need to do your job properly. While it is reminiscent of the works of woody allen and whit stillman, meghies film has its. Download keeping up with the joneses 2016 subtitles from. She directed the feature films jean of the joneses 2016, everything, everything 2017, the weekend 2018, and the photograph 2020. With its ensemble of strong women in relatable family dysfunction, writerdirector meghies feature debut is a breezy comedy that opens with a stumble but slowly regains its footing.
She went on to direct the adaptation of nicola yoons ya novel everything, everything starring amandla stenberg friend of the podcast as well as the weekend starring saturday night live alum sasheer zamata. The joneses is a 2009 american film written and directed by derrick borte. Keeping up with the joneses film torrent en francais cinema. Stella meghie is a canadian film director and screenwriter. Tv one premieres film festival sensation jean of the joneses. It premiered at the 2009 toronto international film festival on september, 2009. The new joneses share easy actions we can all make for the health and wellbeing of our people and planet. Sherri shepherd, taylour paige star in jean of the joneses. Gloria reuben celebrity profile check out the latest gloria reuben photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes.
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