JABU
1 hr 54 min
R
In Development
Biopic | Drama | History
GENRE: Biopic | History | Drama
VISION: ‘INVICTUS’ meets ‘BASQUIAT’ & ‘THE PURSUIT OF HAPPYNESS’. An inspiring true story of overcoming all odds to live the dream. The dream of becoming an artist. The vision of freedom. The hope for a better life, a better world.
LOGLINE: A young South African boy named JABU, an artist protesting Apartheid, is imprisoned for a year at the age of 12 for wearing a shirt to a protest with Mandela’s face on it. An image of Mandela that he himself painted. Along Jabu’s journey, he survives torture during his imprisonment and overcomes homelessness in Los Angeles while pursuing his dream as an artist. JABU since then has gone on to inspire people worldwide, changing lives for the better through his positive vision of what the future can be…if we try.
WRITER: Jabu Molo (Story & Screenplay)
PRODUCERS: Jabu Molo & Kevin Todd Lytle
Cast & Crew Wishlist
Director : Ava Duvernay
SELMA
WHEN THEY SEE US
QUEEN SUGAR
DJIMON HOUNSOU
AMISTAD
BLOOD DIAMOND
GLADIATOR
MORGAN FREEMAN
INVICTUS
DRIVING MISS DAISY
SEVEN
FOREST WHITAKER
THE LAST KING OF SCOTLAND
THE BUTLER
BETTER ANGELS
COMPARABLES
About Us
Illuminated Path Pictures is an Austin/Los Angeles based company specializing in features, documentaries, television, interactive, theater, music, & live events.
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