John Earl Jelks

Enter the Dangerous Mind (2013)

A psychological thriller set in the world of underground dubstep, Snap is the story of Jim Whitman, a brilliant but painfully introverted musician who develops a crush on a young social worker.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Youssef Delara  •  Victor Teran
CAST:  Jake Hoffman  •  Nikki Reed  •  Thomas Dekker  •  Scott Bakula

A psychological thriller set in the world of underground dubstep, Snap is the story of Jim Whitman, a brilliant but painfully introverted musician who develops a crush on a young social worker.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Youssef Delara  •  Victor Teran
CAST:  Jake Hoffman  •  Nikki Reed  •  Thomas Dekker  •  Scott Bakula

Compensation (1999)

The life of a deaf African American woman in the early 1900s parallels with another living in the 1990s.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Zeinabu irene Davis
CAST:  John Earl Jelks  •  Michelle A. Banks  •  Nirvana Cobb  •  Kevin L. Davis

The life of a deaf African American woman in the early 1900s parallels with another living in the 1990s.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Zeinabu irene Davis
CAST:  John Earl Jelks  •  Michelle A. Banks  •  Nirvana Cobb  •  Kevin L. Davis

Miracle at St. Anna (2008)

Miracle at St. Anna chronicles the story of four American soldiers who are members of the all-black 92nd "Buffalo Soldier" Division stationed in Tuscany, Italy during World War II.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Spike Lee
CAST:  Derek Luke  •  Michael Ealy  •  Laz Alonso  •  John Turturro

Miracle at St. Anna chronicles the story of four American soldiers who are members of the all-black 92nd "Buffalo Soldier" Division stationed in Tuscany, Italy during World War II.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Spike Lee
CAST:  Derek Luke  •  Michael Ealy  •  Laz Alonso  •  John Turturro

Night Comes On (2018)

Angel is released from juvenile detention on the eve of her 18th birthday. Haunted by her past, she embarks on a journey with her 10 year-old sister that could destroy their future.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jordana Spiro
CAST:  Dominique Fishback  •  Tatum Marilyn Hall  •  John Earl Jelks  •  Max Casella

Angel is released from juvenile detention on the eve of her 18th birthday. Haunted by her past, she embarks on a journey with her 10 year-old sister that could destroy their future.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jordana Spiro
CAST:  Dominique Fishback  •  Tatum Marilyn Hall  •  John Earl Jelks  •  Max Casella

Dark Exodus (1985)

Subjected to Jim Crow laws and an overtly racist white population that still sees Blacks as property, an African American family in the South sends its sons away to a better life. Visualizing the migration of African Americans from the rural South to the urban, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Iverson White
CAST:  John Earl Jelks  •  Angela Robinson  •  Starletta DuPois  •  Harold House

Subjected to Jim Crow laws and an overtly racist white population that still sees Blacks as property, an African American family in the South sends its sons away to a better life. Visualizing the migration of African Americans from the rural South to the urban, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Iverson White
CAST:  John Earl Jelks  •  Angela Robinson  •  Starletta DuPois  •  Harold House

Crocodile Conspiracy (1986)

Conflicts arise when a middle aged African American school teacher decides to visit her father's homeland of communist Cuba.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Zeinabu irene Davis
CAST:  John Earl Jelks  •  Sandra Sealy

Conflicts arise when a middle aged African American school teacher decides to visit her father's homeland of communist Cuba.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Zeinabu irene Davis
CAST:  John Earl Jelks  •  Sandra Sealy

A Powerful Thang (1991)

This innovative drama, set in Ohio, traces an African American couple's search for intimacy and friendship. The spirited, African-identified Yasmine Allen is a writer and single mother who has been dating saxophone teacher Craig Watkins for a month. Wishing to end ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Zeinabu irene Davis
CAST:  Barbara O. Jones  •  Asma Feyijinmi  •  John Earl Jelks

This innovative drama, set in Ohio, traces an African American couple's search for intimacy and friendship. The spirited, African-identified Yasmine Allen is a writer and single mother who has been dating saxophone teacher Craig Watkins for a month. Wishing to end ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Zeinabu irene Davis
CAST:  Barbara O. Jones  •  Asma Feyijinmi  •  John Earl Jelks

Tough (2015)

An estranged father and son reconnect after 11 years when they discover that they share the same apartment complex. The cause for the disconnect was the father inability to deal with his sons lifestyle.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alfonso Johnson
CAST:  Kymbali Craig  •  John Earl Jelks  •  Gillian Glasco  •  Jaiden Cutler

An estranged father and son reconnect after 11 years when they discover that they share the same apartment complex. The cause for the disconnect was the father inability to deal with his sons lifestyle.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alfonso Johnson
CAST:  Kymbali Craig  •  John Earl Jelks  •  Gillian Glasco  •  Jaiden Cutler

A Holiday in Harlem (2021)

Business executive Jazmin Carter is known for two things: turning fledgling businesses into profit producers and avoiding Christmas in Harlem, the neighborhood where she grew up.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Keith Powell
CAST:  Olivia Washington  •  Will Adams  •  Tina Lifford  •  John Earl Jelks

Business executive Jazmin Carter is known for two things: turning fledgling businesses into profit producers and avoiding Christmas in Harlem, the neighborhood where she grew up.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Keith Powell
CAST:  Olivia Washington  •  Will Adams  •  Tina Lifford  •  John Earl Jelks

Exhibiting Forgiveness (2024)

Utilizing his paintings to find freedom from his past, a Black artist on the path to success is derailed by an unexpected visit from his estranged father, a recovering addict desperate to reconcile. Together, they learn that forgetting might be a greater challenge ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Titus Kaphar
CAST:  André Holland  •  John Earl Jelks  •  Andra Day  •  Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor

Utilizing his paintings to find freedom from his past, a Black artist on the path to success is derailed by an unexpected visit from his estranged father, a recovering addict desperate to reconcile. Together, they learn that forgetting might be a greater challenge ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Titus Kaphar
CAST:  André Holland  •  John Earl Jelks  •  Andra Day  •  Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor