Julius talks about JuVees new film The Personal History Of Rachel Dupree and his other half, Viola.
Julius Tennon and Viola Davis JuVee Productions is an artist-driven indie that seeks to produce economical yet premium and character-driven stories with an emphasis on narratives from a diverse range of emerging and established voices. Tennon is at the Cannes Film Festival this week talking up Davis-starrer The Personal History Of Rachel Dupree which Good Universe is selling internationally. QC Entertainment, which is producing the title with JuVee, is co-repping North American rights with CAA.
Tennon, who is attending his first Cannes, sat down this week to discuss the new project as well as JuVees mission statement. Weve become the company thats the voice to the voiceless. For us, everything is about inclusion We know that these talented people exist, but opportunity is really sparse. So while we are not trying to change the industry, what we want to effect is a change so that theres more doors opening, says Tennon.
He adds, Its always good to see people of color involved. The industry is shifting. Whats happening now is that people of color across the board, not just African Americans but all people of color, want to see a reflection of themselves and theres proof in the pudding with a lot of these films that have come out.
QC Entertainment most recently produced and financed, with Blumhouse Productions, Jordan Peeles box office smash Get Out, which has grossed more than $200 million at the global box office. Universal is releasing and just had a fantastic start in Korea with the title. Tennon and I touched on that films success as well as other recent titles like Hidden Figures and Moonlight.
Claire McCarthy writes and directs Rachel Dupree, based on the novel by Ann Weisgarber. It sees the passionately in love Rachel (Davis) and Isaac DuPree head for the Dakota Badlands, chasing their dream of a home for themselves. After years of sacrifice, Rachel finds herself looking back on her dreams as a young woman. As a series of misfortunes befall the family, Rachel loses control of her destiny and she must decide whether to follow the only man she ever loved or to strike a new path of her own.
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