Other Projects

"DAMAGED GOODS"
   

By
Roland S. Jefferson

A Simon & Schuster Novel/Atria Book
  
Log Line:

Life imitates art when an ex-con and a stripper go on the run from the mob after a daring heist turns sour.

Tag Line

It’s a Hip Hop Oceans 11 when The Town meets Across 110th Street.
                                                                                                
CRANE is a career bank robber with an unusual MO for committing his crimes – he follows the plots of popular movies.
But when he’s caught pulling off a bank heist based on the Patrick Swayze Keneau Reeves film Point Break, he refuses a plea deal to give up his partners, and gets 25 to life......until he’s offered a get out of jail ticket by a corrupt warden.

  
Contact:

Miriam Holder-Jacobs
Producer
(323) 301-8995 Cell
mirijacobs@aol.com
www.jujujontrafilms.com​  
© WGA – Writers Guild Of America West
  

  
"THE SOUL SINGER"
  
Story & Characters created by Nadine Weathersby
  
  
Log Line:

The son of an old school Baptist minister, leaves his family, his church and childhood sweetheart behind to pursue his dreams of becoming a musical superstar.

Synopsis:

THE SOUL SINGER is a musical-romantic-drama about a talented young singer, MICHAEL DANIELS, who is the son of an old school Baptist minister.  Michael is seduced by popular music and secretly spends his nights singing in nightclubs, which conflicts with his strict religious upbringing.  His father, REVEREND JASPER DANIELS, discovers that Michael moonlights serenading for the Devil.  This causes a rift between father and son, resulting in Michael leaving home to pursue his secular dreams in Los Angeles.  Not only does Michael’s departure devastate his family, it also breaks the heart of his childhood sweetheart VERONICA SATERFIELD.

  
Miriam Holder-Jacobs
Producer
323-301-8995
mirijacobs@aol.com
www.jujujontrafilms.com
​© WGA – Writers Guild Of America West

  

  
"THE HEART IN MY HEAD"  
   
(Novel – A True Story By Roxanne M.)
(Barnes & Noble / Amazon)
  
 LOGLINE:

As Sati’s world is turned upside down by political forces that don’t even know she exists, she immerses herself in the world of art and she finds that family, friendships, love are timeless and everlasting.


SYNOPSIS:

Sati’s family are relocated to Paris for her father’s job, when the revolution in Iran makes the stay permanent. As she struggles to find her place in this new city, she discovers in art a strong ally. When she meets Patrick, a dashing man who was affected by the revolution more deeply than she could imagine, she learns that while love and friendship may not always be timely they can be truly timeless.????



Contact:

Miriam Holder-Jacobs
Producer
www.jujujontrafilms.com
www.imdbpro.com
(323) 301-8995
© 2018 WGA – Writers Guild Of America West
  
 "THE BRIGHTEST STAR”

By 
Joy Shannon
  
  
  
LOG LINE:
 
"The Brightest Star" is a wonderful feel good family film.  A ten year old Black girl becomes an Orphan and her dream is to have new parents that love her.  Even though several mishaps occur, because of her strong belief, will-power and magical fantasies, she is blessed with the perfect parents! 
 
 
Additional information upon request.
 
 
 
Contact:
 
Miriam Holder-Jacobs
Producer
(323) 301-8995
mirijacobs@aol.com
www.jujujontrafilms.com
​© WGA – Writers Guild Of America West
   
“GRINGO PASS” 

By
Peter Allen


GRINGO PASS – Contemporary /crime/action/drama. The story has elements of “The Defiant Ones”, “The Getaway” and
“No Country for Old Men”.

Logline:


A hitman and his intended victim – one white the other black - reluctantly join forces to escape and then to combat a common enemy.


Additional information upon request.


Contact:

Miriam Holder-Jacobs
Producer
(323) 301-8995
www.jujujontrafilms.com
mirijacobs@aol.com

​© WGA – Writers Guild Of America West


  
  
  
"ENCUMBERED"  
  
Novel – Story & Characters created by Mischa P. Toland
  
Log Line:

In the decaying City of Westport, Baltimore, a middle school teen and his three friends set out to take back their drug infested community by confronting the most dangerous drug dealer in the neighborhood.


Synopsis:

Tish, Tracy, and Chuckie are three African American inner city teens who learn the true value of friendship and how a little bit of courage can go a long way in transforming lives, when they ban together to help their troubled friend, Rodney. Based in Baltimore’s decaying Westport neighborhood, Encumbered showcases the yearning and bravery of young people who believed in becoming the solution to the problems they were facing while garnering the support of caring adults from their school and community.​


CONTACT:
  
Miriam Holder-Jacobs
Producer
323-301-8995
mirijacobs@aol.com ​​
www.jujujontrafilms.com
​© WGA – Writers Guild Of America West


"CARMEN ESTRADA"  
 
By
Roland S. Jefferson
  
  
  
(Genre:  Detective Crime –Action- Drama)

Log Line
 
LAPD Detective, CARMEN ESTRADA, faces the challenges of solving the murder of a highly respected lawyer while her Boss, the Chief Of Police set her up to fail by assigning a long-time LAPD cop and newly minted detective who harbors resentment at being forced to work a murder case under Carmen Estrada. 

Synopsis

CARMEN ESTRADA – After 10 years with LAPD, this ex-Marine is a newly minted detective assigned to work the Hispanic district of Los Angeles. She has a fierce take-no-prisoners attitude with a compassionate side for the suffering of others.  While she labors under the disappointment of not being able to raise her 10-year-old son who is in the custody of his father living out of state, Carmen must also face the challenges of a corrupt Chief of Police in league with the mob; and a long-time LAPD cop and newly minted detective who harbors resentment at being forced to work a murder case under Carmen Estrada.


Contact:

Miriam Holder-Jacobs
Producer
(323) 301-8995
www.jujujontrafilms.com
mirijacobs@aol.com
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