The first film titles have been selected for the Voices section for the upcoming 2017 International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR).
Jean of the Joneses
NAME OF FILM: JEAN OF THE JONESES
DIRECTOR(S): Stella Meghie
STARRING: Taylour Paige, Sherri Shepherd, Erica Ash, Gloria Reuben, Michelle Hurst, Mamoudou Athie, Francois Arnaud, Anna Hopkins, Demore Barnes
GENRE: Crime Film
SYNOPSIS: When the estranged patriarch of the Jones family abruptly drops dead on their doorstep, sharp-witted Jean Jones takes the opportunity to stir up a boiling pot of familial dysfunctions that distracts her from an unraveling love life and stalled writing career.
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